Ayr Gaiety's joy as £250,000 grant from Creative Scotland saves jobs at theatre
dailyrecord.co.ukAyrshire Post , he said: "This has saved the jobs within this theatre, be in no doubt about that. "Every member of staff was at threat of being laid off until this morning - that's how critical the situation was."The theatre wasn't going to go bust or see its doors shut, we had ensured that was the case."But we had reached the point where keeping the building warm over winter was about all we could realistically achieve."Mr Wyatt said cash from the relief fund will now be used on a "range of community projects" to keep the theatre's brand alive.And "creating something really special in Ayr for Christmas" will focus minds on the Gaiety's team over the coming months."We have a fabulous creative engagement team who will be hard at work," said.
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