Guest Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 so Derby is on the long list of eight to be the City of Culture for 2025 taking over from Coventry. Could it happen? let’s hope so what a great boost it would be for Derby The other seven long-listed locations are Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Bradford, Cornwall, County Durham, Southampton, Stirling and Wrexham County Borough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Of those left, I'd have thought Bradford is the political favourite. Levelling up, Northern Powerhouse etc Abu Derby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Monty said: so Derby is on the long list of eight to be the City of Culture for 2025 taking over from Coventry. Could it happen? let’s hope so what a great boost it would be for Derby The other seven long-listed locations are Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Bradford, Cornwall, County Durham, Southampton, Stirling and Wrexham County Borough. City of Culture? District, county, county and a principal area are four of the candidates ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Yep a strange one apparently ‘It is the first time groups of towns have been able to apply for the title’ according to the BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, sage said: Of those left, I'd have thought Bradford is the political favourite. Levelling up, Northern Powerhouse etc Naah - they'll give it to Armagh. Another sweetener/bribe to keep the Northern Irish happy given all the issues they're having with the post-Brexit trade.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Gaspode said: Naah - they'll give it to Armagh. Another sweetener/bribe to keep the Northern Irish happy given all the issues they're having with the post-Brexit trade.... Maybe, but culture can be divisive and as well as unifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, sage said: Maybe, but culture can be divisive and as well as unifying. good point - yet another thing for them to fall out over.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gaspode said: good point - yet another thing for them to fall out over.... yeah surely the Culture Secretary will be sensitive to that kind of thing...oh it's Nadine Dorries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Well we’ve certainly got the history and heritage - we reminded by ‘We Are Derby’ Having read about more about the regeneration plans link below I really hope we win this. Some of the plans around the Market place area sound exciting particularly relocating the theatre onto the site of the old Assembly Rooms https://www.Derby.gov.uk/news/2021/october/uk-city-of-culture-longlist/ Edited October 8, 2021 by Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of4 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Will the selection committee choosing the winner be influenced by where in the country the previous winners are located. The present and previous holders being Londonderry, Hull and Coventry. So will the next winner be a candidate that is outside the areas of the country that these cities are in? If so I can't see them picking another city located in the Midlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Southampton is one big culture dish.. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Mash Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Apparently the centrepiece of Derby's cultural bid is a pub crawl followed by a kebab at Mcturks. That'll swing it in Derby's favour I reckon. cstand and TigerTedd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bob Mash said: Apparently the centrepiece of Derby's cultural bid is a pub crawl followed by a kebab at Mcturks. That'll swing it in Derby's favour I reckon. Finishing off, as it were, in bubbles. DarkFruitsRam7, Stive Pesley, cstand and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 08/10/2021 at 13:53, Gaspode said: Naah - they'll give it to Armagh. Another sweetener/bribe to keep the Northern Irish happy given all the issues they're having with the post-Brexit trade.... At least then they will be able to import goods using dance and mime. uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 21 hours ago, Eddie said: At least then they will be able to import goods using dance and mime. Your wasted on here Eddie. Most days, allegedly ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, uttoxram75 said: Your wasted on here Eddie. Most days, allegedly ?? Sometimes, having an IQ like mine is a curse. At all other times, it's far, far worse than that. uttoxram75 and TigerTedd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Just got back from a day in Coventry - never been before, but jesus - what a dump. It makes Derby look like Paris. The whole city centre looks like Derby's old Main Centre, but worse Which makes it even more incongruous that they have "City Of Culture 2021" banners everywhere I'd say on the evidence at hand that we are over qualified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Stive Pesley said: Just got back from a day in Coventry - never been before, but jesus - what a dump. It makes Derby look like Paris. The whole city centre looks like Derby's old Main Centre, but worse Which makes it even more incongruous that they have "City Of Culture 2021" banners everywhere I'd say on the evidence at hand that we are over qualified Before it was levelled by the Luftwaffe it had a medeavel city centre to rival York Ghost Town.. . angieram, Mucker1884 and Stive Pesley 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, sage said: ...Ghost Town.. . True story dat! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 26/10/2021 at 16:43, Stive Pesley said: Just got back from a day in Coventry - never been before, but jesus - what a dump. It makes Derby look like Paris. The whole city centre looks like Derby's old Main Centre, but worse Which makes it even more incongruous that they have "City Of Culture 2021" banners everywhere I'd say on the evidence at hand that we are over qualified Agree. It’s awful. Hamburg was levelled as well in WW2, but was rebuilt in the old style and now looks great, as opposed to the terrible buildings in Coventry. The sad thing is that pre-war, Coventry had lots of half timbered black and white 16th and 15th century buildings and just one medieval street remains. Stive Pesley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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