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Bradford launches its bid to be the 2025 City of Culture THERE was a rare moment of political unity at this week’s meeting of Bradford Council, with all parties uniting to support the District’s City of Culture bid. On Monday Bradford will officially write to government to inform them that the District plans to bid to be the 2025 City of Culture. And at a meeting of the Council on Monday, members supported a motion, brought forward by the leaders of the three main political parties, to fully support the bid. The meeting heard that a successful bid could bring an extra 1.1 million visitors to Bradford in 2025, help create 3,000 jobs and attract £250 million worth of investment.
A NEW 10 year cultural strategy for the Bradford District will begin with a number of events this Summer. Yesterday saw the launch of Culture Is Our Plan - a strategy to get more people involved in cultural activities and give Bradford more recognition on the national, and international, stage. And the authors of the new strategy hope that the strategy will provide the push to help Bradford become City of Culture for 2025. The launch took place at South Square in Thornton, one of the District s many cultural organisations. Kick-starting the decade long strategy will be Summer Unlocked - a series of events across the District that will re-introduce arts and culture after over a year of lockdown restrictions.