A TOTAL of 13 out of 23 district organisations have benefitted from the latest round of Bradford Council arts and culture funding.

Bradford Council has announced funding allocations to district organisations from its Arts and Cultural Investment Fund between 2015 and 2018.

The organisations to successfully gain cash were Kala Sangam, Artworks, Hive, Friends of Bradford Youth Players, Bradford Community Broadcasting (BCB) and Mind the Gap.

Other organisations to benefit from the fund for the first time were Ilkley Film Festival, Purple Patch Arts, South Square, Saltaire Inspired, Dance United, Common Wealth Theatre and Freedom Studios.

Organisations can bid for funding from Bradford Council’s Arts and Cultural Investment Fund every three years.

This round of funding will come into force from April next year. A total of £170,000 will be given to projects for 2015-16.