Bristol tourist attraction the SS Great Britain is to get a funding boost of over £700,000 for urgent repairs. The cash injection was announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part a £60 million funding boost across the UK.
The cash will fund work on the weather deck, the primary access point for visitors. The SS Great Britain said in a statement on social media: “The SS Great Britain Trust is extremely grateful to the DCMS and Arts Council England for essential funding towards replacing the weather deck.
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