BSO Funders

Local Authority funding is one of the key elements of support in helping the BSO deliver a wide ranging programme of high quality professional orchestral music and education/community work across the South and South West of England. Securing long term arts funding is not easy when local authority budgets are required to cover an ever increasing variety of needs. Work on maintaining existing relationships and cultivating new ones is an ongoing task which is coordinated and administered through a dedicated post within the BSO's management team. Currently, the BSO receives funding from 21 authorities across the region ranging from large County and Unitary authorities, to smaller district councils. Each and every one matters and plays a vital part in underpinning the longer term financial stability of the BSO.

As well as the main funders listed above, the BSO is also grateful to the following local authorities for their continued support:

• Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
• Exeter City Council
• Test Valley Borough Council
• West Dorset District Council
• Wiltshire Council 

Jacky Thorne
Head of Communications & PR
Tel: 01202 644711
Email: jthorne@bsorchestra.co.uk