NORTHERN Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has called on communities to support local cultural institutions over the festive break as he visited the set of Coronation Street.

Rossendale and Darwen MP Jake Berry walked the famous cobbled street and met the cast and crew of Coronation Street in Manchester to to mark Northern Powerhouse Culture Week, and celebrate over 57 years of the household show being broadcast to the nation.

During the trip he threw the spotlight on how government investment is supporting cultural institutions across the North of England, and urged people to get out and celebrate their local highlights.

Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry said: "I can’t think of a more perfect way of marking Culture Week than visiting the set of one of the world’s most iconic TV shows – made right here in the Northern Powerhouse.

“As well as being an economic powerhouse, the North of England is also a cultural powerhouse, with hundreds of the country’s best museums, art galleries and other cultural organisations on people's doorsteps.

"Over the festive period, I'd encourage people to try something they haven't before.

"From Liverpool’s Albert Docks to Newcastle’s Discovery Museum, let’s enjoy some of the most iconic, well-known and well-loved places the Northern Powerhouse has to offer.”