Stowmarket Food Museum given share of £2.2 million of funding for East of England

A Stowmarket museum is one of 10 heritage centres across the East of England set for a share of £2.2 million in Government funding.

The Food Museum, in Iliffe Way, has been granted £351,112 from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Museum Renewal Fund.

The money, part of a £20 million investment in the region, comes as the Government looks to ‘protect opening hours and jobs’, improve the public’s access to museums and ensure they remain for the next generation.

It is one of two centres in Suffolk to receive a share of funding, alongside Ipswich and Colchester Museums (£126,200), with other sites set for a share including Luton Cultural Services Trust (£530,528), Norfolk Museums Service (£360,000) and the Cromwell Museum (£240,300).

Baroness Fiona Twycross, minister for museums, said: "Museums offer a place where people from all backgrounds can learn, be inspired and delve into our rich history, helping to understand the stories that led us to where we are today.

“It [the funding] ensures much-loved civic museums across the East of England can remain open and continue to provide opportunities for future generations to learn about our shared heritage and how their local community has played its part in our national story.”