Funding boost for Cowbridge Library

Monday, 15 September 2025 14:45

By Gareth Joy X @lookoutwales2

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Cowbridge Library will get a share of £3 million in Welsh Government funding to create new digital spaces.

It's one of 29 local projects at Welsh libraries, museums and archives to receive grants to improve their facilities and make them more accessible to visitors.

Vale of Glamorgan Council plans to turn the library, based at the Old Hall, into a "centre of excellence" for immersive digital engagement and cultural participation.

Glamorgan Archives also receives funding for two projects designed to help expand capacity for preserving material digitally and to provide resources for local heritage organisations in the event of a disaster.

Culture Minister, Jack Sergeant, said: "Our local museums, libraries and archive projects are vital community assets serving as visitor attractions, valuable resources for schools, and health and wellbeing hubs for the whole community."

"This fund will help protect them into the future. And it will do so with a focus on my priorities: improving access and facilities for visitors, diverse communities, families and young people; enhancing collection care and digital access; and developing the sustainability of the local culture sector." 

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