Your opinions matter: Southampton City of Culture
October Books have been assisting the City of Culture team dig a bit deeper, to listen to and harvest the ideas and thoughts about what the City of Culture might mean for a wider Southampton Community.
Thank you so much to all our members who have filled in our online survey and attended one of our zoom discussions. It’s been great to hear your thoughts.
Not yet been able to have your say? There is still time, the City of Culture Team have asked us to share the following opportunities.
The City of Culture team would like to invite you to take part in the development of the bid for Southampton to become UK City of Culture 2025.
Bidding to become UK City of Culture 2025 is our chance to put Southampton on the map. UK City of Culture is a title awarded every four years, with the winner hosting a year-long programme of cultural events and celebrations. The winner receives significant funding to transform their city through culture, which will bring in new investment and tourism, lifting the economy and creating jobs.
To do this, we need to ask for your help. Your expert knowledge of the area you live in is vital to the development of the bid, along with your opinions on topics such as the strengths and challenges that the area you live in faces, and how you think becoming UK City of Culture will help Southampton. It is critical that our final bid represents all the voices of Southampton.
We would like to invite you to participate online to represent your area on the following dates:
Date Time Wards
Monday 25th January 17.00-18.00 Shirley & Freemantle
Tuesday 26th January 17.00-18.00 Bargate & Bevois
Wednesday 27th January 17.00-18.00 Redbridge & Millbrook
Wednesday 27th January 18.30-19.30 Coxford & Bassett
Thursday 28th January 17.00-18.00 Portswood & Swaythling
Wednesday 3rd February 17.00-18.00 Bitterne & Harefield
Wednesday 3rd February 18.30-19.30 Woolston & Sholing
Thursday 4th February 17.00-18.00 Bitterne Park & Peartree
To get involved, please email cityofculture25@southampton.gov.uk stating clearly in the subject line which meeting you would like to be invited to.
