City of Culture briefing event in Warwickshire
Coventry City of Culture Trust and its various partners across the sub-region are working hard to make Coventry the successful bidder for City of Culture 2021.
A recent important milestone was reached when Coventry made it onto the shortlist, with Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Swansea as well as Coventry still in the running.
Current hosts Hull are enjoying an upturn in visitors, with Hull Trains reporting a 17% percent increase in train journeys during the first month of the year (compared to an industry average increase of just 4%) and 52,000 passengers in the first five months with overall year-on-year growth of 12.7%.
On winning the bid, Hull hoped to generate an additional £60m of spending and create 7,500 new jobs over the course of the year, so as well as a boost to the arts there are clear potential benefits to Coventry and the surrounding area.
For Warwickshire businesses keen to find out more about the benefits for Coventry and the surrounding area, and how they can get involved, the City of Culture bid team, in association with Warwickshire County Council and the five district and boroughs is hosting a City of Culture: Warwickshire Briefing Event.
The event will talk about the “ripple effect” of potential economic, tourism, cultural and social benefits, the ways partner can work together to help Coventry win and the latest news from Hull on the impact on the city and its neighbours.
The event takes place on November 6th from 7pm at Warwick Castle, and is open to all kinds of businesses, including those in the arts but also any business who would like to get involved and support the bid.
For more information contact Michael Mogan on Michael.mogan@coventry2021.co.uk