Ellie Ames 07 July 2023

Bradford to receive £20m as City of Culture

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Bradford will receive around £20m to fund a programme of activities as part of its year as UK City of Culture 2025.

Funding announced today includes £10m from the Government, £5m from Arts Council England and £4.95m from the National Heritage Lottery Fund.

Around 1,000 performances are set to take place in Bradford during the year.

The Government said the performances are expected to attract 15.5 million visitors and bring an additional visitor spend of £136.9m into the local economy.

Bradford 2025 recently launched a competition with the Royal Institute of British Architects to design a touring venue, Beacon, which will host some of the live events during the summer.

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, said: ‘Now is our time, time for Bradford to shine and become a beacon for what’s great about Yorkshire, and about the North.

‘We will also be the largest, most ambitious and the first district wide City of Culture bid ever so we also remain optimistic that we will see more funding of this sort from Government in the near future to help us fully realise the opportunity that being the UK City of Culture in 2025 brings.’

If you were interested in this article, then check out, 'Eurovision and the importance of culture'.

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