A FUND of £25 million to support the wedding sector and its supply chain is to open to applications this week.
The support package, to begin on Thursday, includes an extra £10m that had been added to the £15m originally announced last month, in recognition of the ongoing challenges facing the industry.
It was launched by Kate Forbes as she announced her own engagement.
She posted on Twitter: "Having launched the Wedding Fund today, I should declare an interest as a brave man asked me to marry him on a snowy local walk over the last few days and I said yes. No plans yet for a wedding - there’s plenty of Budget work to manage first. Some rare happy news!"
🎉💍Having launched the Wedding Fund today, I should declare an interest as a brave man asked me to marry him on a snowy local walk over the last few days and I said yes. No plans yet for a wedding - there’s plenty of Budget work to manage first. Some rare happy news! pic.twitter.com/kNWDVi00bk
— Kate Forbes MSP (@KateForbesMSP) January 25, 2021
One-off grants of up to £25,000 will be offered to eligible businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19, including venues, photographers, caterers and suppliers.
Forbes said: “This £25m fund will ensure one-off grants of up to £25,000 reach eligible business as quickly as possible and there is no equivalent fund in other parts of the UK.
“The pandemic has had a severe impact on Scotland’s wedding sector, and we know that the current restrictions, while entirely necessary in our fight against Covid-19, continue to take their toll on the sector.
"I’d encourage all those who think they are eligible to find out more about applying – we want to help as many businesses survive this pandemic as we can.”
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