{"id":9901,"date":"2022-06-01T14:12:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=9901"},"modified":"2024-03-20T16:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:43:36","slug":"bradford-2025-city-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/news\/business-news\/bradford-2025-city-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford announced as 2025 City of Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9901\" data-post-id=\"9901\" data-obj-id=\"9901\" class=\"elementor elementor-9901 dce-elementor-post-9901\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27c7abbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"27c7abbd\" 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elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df8168d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bradford announced as 2025 City of Culture<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eba12fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3eba12fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8a99ae elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial post-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f56a3\" data-id=\"a6f56a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d951c6 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d951c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last night, after years of campaigning, Bradford was announced as the 2025 City of Culture.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7504041 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b8313e\" data-id=\"0b8313e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8110b2 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8110b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1654085065241-1024x1024.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9903\" alt=\"Bradford 2025 city of culture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1654085065241-1024x1024.gif 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1654085065241-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1654085065241-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1654085065241-768x768.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbe103f\" data-id=\"fbe103f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c032e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c032e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The award helps celebrate the diverse range of culture in the UK. Previous winners have been Derry, Kingston upon Hull and Coventry. Since being awarded City of Culture, these cities have seen a boost in tourism and the local economy as well as opportunities for employment and attracting inward investment.<\/p>\n<p>This year the competition was fierce. A record number of 20 cities and regions entered bids. In October 2021, this was shortlisted to eight, and in March it was narrowed down to four finalists &#8211; County Durham, Southampton, Wrexham and Bradford.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11a74e custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e11a74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Judges explored each city in turn. In Bradford, they visited some of the city\u2019s cultural centres including:<\/p><ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\"><li>\u00b7 National Science and Media Museum<\/li><li>\u00b7 Bradford Central Mosque<\/li><li>\u00b7 Hindu Cultural Centre<\/li><li>\u00b7 Salts Mill<\/li><li>\u00b7 Kala Sangam<\/li><\/ul><p>Many companies and local figures were involved in the bid including one of our founders, Mark Cowgill, who is also the Vice President of Bradford\u2019s Chamber of Commerce. Mark has been invested in this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bradford2025.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bid<\/a>\u00a0throughout and attended the announcement in Bradford\u2019s Centenary Square last night. The square was full of signs, banners and eager faces all glued to the screen, waiting for the moment it was announced.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the result came through, the square erupted in cheers and jumps for joy. Even now, years before 2025, this means so much to the city of Bradford.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614281b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"614281b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cLast night before the announcement, I found myself far more nervous than I have been for decades, in fact since Bradford City played Wolves for promotion to the Premier League. It was at that point, despite being involved and fully supporting the bid for three years, that I realised how much this truly meant to me personally as a Bradfordian.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBut, and this is important, this is not about me, my business or my generation. This is about the difference it will make not just in 2025 but for many generations to follow. I get that this is hard for many people to fully understand or maybe even believe; but when you look at the faces of our younger generation at the announcement last night you can see what it means to them and what a difference they know this will make.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cI know it is a slogan but this really is Bradford's time and we will make the most of this opportunity to leave a lasting, game changing legacy for the people of Bradford.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Mark Cowgill, Commercial Director, Exa<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef5777 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef5777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bradford\u2019s status as City of Culture will not only bring lots of creativity and events, it will transform the city and provide much needed opportunities for young people to enhance their skills as well as meaningful employment. It will also show hundreds of people the cultural gems, not just for Bradford &#8211; but for the whole region. <\/p>\n<p style=weight:\"400pt;\"><strong>Congratulations, and well done to all involved in the bid. 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