Moorlands MP Karen Bradley said she was delighted to learn that organisations in the Moorlands have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund and also from the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme.

The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage is administered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, in partnership with Historic England on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Nearly 140 heritage organisations will share £15.5 million from the government's third-round of the Culture Recovery Fund and in Leek the Churnet Valley Railway has been awarded a total of £99,600. The Kenelm Youth Trust in Alton have also been awarded £192,000.

A project taking place in the Moorlands has also been awarded a Discovery Grant as part of the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme.

Through the Nature for Climate Fund, the Government is looking to invest over £50 million in peatland restoration, with a target to restore 35,000 hectares by 2025. Over £4.5 million has been awarded to ten Discovery Grant projects across England so far.

The project will be led by the Peak District National Park Authority, in collaboration with regional water utilities, wildlife trusts and the Ministry of Defence. The Moors for the Future partnership was awarded £935,000 to begin preparation for restoration of up to 14,310 hectares of blanket bog in the south-west Pennines and the Dark Peak. The project will develop detailed restoration proposals for 63 sites, engaging with stakeholders and addressing evidence and knowledge gaps in the restoration process.

Karen said: "It is fantastic news that organisations in the Moorlands are getting this vital support. Huge congratulations to all concerned."