Ramsbottom Come Together Festival has received £9938.56 from the Bury Culture Fund made possible by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The Bury Culture Fund is delivered by Bury Council, in partnership with Bury VCFA, to invest in local communities to unlock extra opportunities for people to get involved in arts, culture and local heritage in Bury. Ultimately showcasing Bury as having “Different Cultures, Same Horizons” in line with the borough’s cultural strategy.

The funding was secured by Bury Council from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) under the Communities & Place element of the fund, after submitting proposals to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), which manages the fund in the city region.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) has replaced the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). These funds previously helped support job creation, skills programmes, innovation, and carbon reduction in the city-region.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and place, supporting local businesses and providing opportunities to boost people and skills.

The Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025.