THE second round of funding has been announced for the Norman Nicholson memorial fund.

Millom Town Council are running this and it is supported by the Norman Nicholson Society, this is open to students and others following a literary career who are resident in Copeland, and those studying specifically the works of Norman Nicholson who live anywhere in the UK. The objective is to provide financial assistance to help with research or other education commitments.

The fund was set up as a way of commemorating the poet Norman Nicholson who lived in Millom his whole life and was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and the OBE. He died in 1987. Anyone interested can obtain details from Vicky Bradley, Millom Council Offices, St George’s Road, Millom, call 01229 772340, or email theclerkmtc@aol.com.

The application deadline for the fund in February 1, 2020.