City of Culture 2021 - who gets your vote ?

[Flick of the Elbow]

Tell us who gets your vote and why.

For me I'm torn between the potteries of Stoke v the bicycles of Coventry. And the bombed ruins of the old cathedral. And my old university. And Alvis cars. Yes, I think I will plump for Coventry.

 

[Drago]

Surprised Milton Keynes isn't in the list. Cough.

 

[Welsh wheels]

Hmm interesting choices for that list What exactly do they mean by city of culture? If you're from one of these places, I'm sure your city is wonderful and all....

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Hmm interesting choices for that list What exactly do they mean by city of culture? If you're from one of these places, I'm sure your city is wonderful and all....

I think it's one of those competitions where some ponces from elsewhere look down their noses at a number of cities across the country, decide one of them could do with a decent coffee shop and they then vote as to which one gets it.

 

[toffee]

Surprised Milton Keynes isn't in the list. Cough.

Well it's got more culture than the candidates listed, but as i am from Sunderland it gets my vote.

 

[Drago]

Well it's got more culture than the candidates listed, but as i am from Sunderland it gets my vote.

The EastEnders omnibus on a Sunday counts as a cultural event in MK.

 

[srw]

On 1 January 2017, the Hull event opened with a fireworks display over the river Humber and a series of sound and light installations collectively known as Made in Hull, which reportedly attracted more than 25,000 visitors.[25][26] By the end of the first week, the BBC was reporting that 342,000 people had participated in the opening events.[27] The event included multimedia sound and light projections onto landmark buildings in the city's Victoria Square[28] as well as a display of Hullywood Icons featuring local people recreating famous scenes from film.[29]

...plus £3m from the Lottery. Not a bad return on a small investment in making a bid.

My vote is with Swansea, on the grounds of shameless favouritism.

 

[Fnaar]

Surely Clacton should b on the list?

 

[Levo-Lon]

Peterborough But which culture would they choose

 

[threebikesmcginty]

It's clearly the home of the sky blue whippets.

 

[John the Monkey]

Stoke - if only for the New Vic and their company. I saw "Beryl" there, cleverly restaged to work in the round, and "Cyrano" a terrific retelling of the old tale. The cultural quarter is starting to take off, and City of Culture could give it a real boost.