City of Culture 2025

Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, announced the winner live on BBC One's The One Show on Tuesday evening, after months of intense competition for the title ...

“Bradford has been overlooked and underestimated for so long – it’s now our time to shine.” Its creative communities are notable for their “energy and dynamism”, Shanaz Gulzar, chair of Bradford 2025, said in promoting the city’s bid. Another cultural hub is the Kala Sangam arts centre, which specialises in south Asian art. Bradford has a thriving Asian community and Muslims make up about a quarter of its population. Another innovation in the competition was asking contenders how they would use culture to help their area recover from the Covid pandemic. The bid encouraged strong local engagement with artists and residents, focused on creating a sense of local pride, the judges said.

The city beat off competition from County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham to win the coveted title.

"It is more that one bid has the potential to make a bigger and deliverable impact." Southampton bid director Claire Whitaker said she was proud of the "passion and support of the city" despite losing out to Bradford. - Haworth, the home of the Bronte sisters, is one of the many villages in the Bradford district - Bradford is the world's first UNESCO City of Film, having long been home to the National Science and Media Museum She said the year would be a fitting showcase for the "incredible cultural and artistic" talent in the city. "As one of the youngest and most diverse places in the UK, Bradford will benefit so much from this platform to highlight everything it has to offer."

Bradford was picked ahead of three finalists, including County Durham, Southampton, and Wrexham Country Borough. The winner is picked every four years and ...

"No city deserves this more. Robbie Moore, who is the Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley, which is part of the Bradford district, said the announcement is a "testament to hard work of so many across our community". Bradford was picked ahead of three finalists, including County Durham, Southampton, and Wrexham Country Borough. The winner is picked every four years and attracts millions of pounds of investment.

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She said: “The UK City of Culture competition is a fantastic opportunity to shine a light on the contribution that art and culture make to all our lives. While betting has halted on most markets across the UK, County Durham will be hoping that the betting statistics are wrong, and they will still be crowned the City of Culture 2025. For the last 18 months, County Durham and its bid team have been preparing a convincing case and arguments for why County Durham should become the first region to land the City of Culture title.

The city beat off competition from County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham to win the coveted title.

"It is more that one bid has the potential to make a bigger and deliverable impact." Southampton bid director Claire Whitaker said she was proud of the "passion and support of the city" despite losing out to Bradford. - Haworth, the home of the Bronte sisters, is one of the many villages in the Bradford district - Bradford is the world's first UNESCO City of Film, having long been home to the National Science and Media Museum She said the year would be a fitting showcase for the "incredible cultural and artistic" talent in the city. "As one of the youngest and most diverse places in the UK, Bradford will benefit so much from this platform to highlight everything it has to offer."

The West Yorkshire city beat fellow finalists County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough.

Mary Kelly Foy, Labour MP for the City of Durham, said it was “disappointing” not to win, but their bid had “highlighted the extraordinary cultural heritage of our county”. Robbie Moore, Conservative MP for Keighley and and Ilkley, part of the Bradford district, said the title will provide “an awesome economic boost for our area”. Ms Dorries said Bradford “thoroughly deserved” the win, tweeting that it had been “a joy” to make the announcement. Artist Shanaz Gulzar, the chairwoman of Bradford’s bid, said the area had been “overlooked and underestimated for so long” but now was its “time to shine”. Ms Dorries, who revealed the winner on the BBC’s The One Show, said the standard of entries this year had been “phenomenal”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the win, announced live on television by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries on Tuesday, builds on the “dynamism of the city”.

The West Yorkshire city beat fellow finalists County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough.

Mary Kelly Foy, Labour MP for the City of Durham, said it was “disappointing” not to win, but their bid had “highlighted the extraordinary cultural heritage of our county”. Robbie Moore, Conservative MP for Keighley and and Ilkley, part of the Bradford district, said the title will provide “an awesome economic boost for our area”. Ms Dorries said Bradford “thoroughly deserved” the win, tweeting that it had been “a joy” to make the announcement. Artist Shanaz Gulzar, the chairwoman of Bradford’s bid, said the area had been “overlooked and underestimated for so long” but now was its “time to shine”. Ms Dorries, who revealed the winner on the BBC’s The One Show, said the standard of entries this year had been “phenomenal”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the win, announced live on television by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries on Tuesday, builds on the “dynamism of the city”.

The title, which is awarded every four years, has gone to Bradford, following Coventry which hosted a year of arts and cultural events in 2021. Southampton bid ...

She said: "Of course we are disappointed, but the process has been completely transformative in the city. Southampton bid director Claire Whitaker said she was proud of the "passion and support of the city". Southampton has lost its bid to become the UK's City of Culture for 2025.

The West Yorkshire city beat fellow finalists County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough.

Mary Kelly Foy, Labour MP for the City of Durham, said it was “disappointing” not to win, but their bid had “highlighted the extraordinary cultural heritage of our county”. Robbie Moore, Conservative MP for Keighley and and Ilkley, part of the Bradford district, said the title will provide “an awesome economic boost for our area”. Ms Dorries said Bradford “thoroughly deserved” the win, tweeting that it had been “a joy” to make the announcement. Artist Shanaz Gulzar, the chairwoman of Bradford’s bid, said the area had been “overlooked and underestimated for so long” but now was its “time to shine”. Ms Dorries, who revealed the winner on the BBC’s The One Show, said the standard of entries this year had been “phenomenal”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the win, announced live on television by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries on Tuesday, builds on the “dynamism of the city”.