| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 18:20 - Nov 19 with 2980 views | Darran |
Let's hope we get it Scouce will be gutted. |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 18:40 - Nov 19 with 2955 views | jandyt |
As much as I hope we get this, I'm not holding my breath. When one of the selling points was the allotments at the Vetch, I think we may be struggling!
BTW, I'll be nothing short of ecstatic if I'm wrong! |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 18:45 - Nov 19 with 2942 views | jack_lord |
Swansea, Hull, Leicester and Dundee have been named as the four cities left in the running to become the UK’s next City Of Culture. They are competing to receive the title for 2017, following this year’s chosen city, Londonderry. Well I suppose we will get it eventually. |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 18:54 - Nov 19 with 2931 views | pansypants |
If its 10grand we've only spent then lump on at the bookies! |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 19:01 - Nov 19 with 2916 views | Jackbustard |
ID love to see us get this, but if the city council are involved its guaranteed to be an absoulute shambles of an event.
Sad to see how once a great city has been run into the ground by its council members. |  | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 20:37 - Nov 19 with 2879 views | oldgrey |
No doubt we'll win. That picture of a women sh!tting in the street will be the clincher. | | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 20:47 - Nov 19 with 2869 views | jack_lord |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 20:37 - Nov 19 by oldgrey |
No doubt we'll win. That picture of a women sh!tting in the street will be the clincher. |
some people would call that art. | |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 21:07 - Nov 19 with 2854 views | FearOfAJackPlanet |
According to the EP, if we win there'll be a £7 million renovation of the Albert Hall into a live arts venue aimed at live music and comedy.
Have to say, when reading that I didn't know where the Albert Hall was in Swansea, turns out it's the old Mecca Bingo eyesore. Would be a boost to a fairly decrepit part of the city centre, so for that alone I really hope we win.
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 21:11 - Nov 19 with 2849 views | Jackinthebox |
I thought this was a joke, then saw the stiff competition comes from Hull. | | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 22:10 - Nov 19 with 2823 views | jack_lord |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 21:07 - Nov 19 by FearOfAJackPlanet |
According to the EP, if we win there'll be a £7 million renovation of the Albert Hall into a live arts venue aimed at live music and comedy.
Have to say, when reading that I didn't know where the Albert Hall was in Swansea, turns out it's the old Mecca Bingo eyesore. Would be a boost to a fairly decrepit part of the city centre, so for that alone I really hope we win.
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The Albert Hall, what a fine building. I saw Towering Inferno there circa 1975. If that building were to get a facelift it could provide synergy to the area that has already been improved with Swansea Met taking over other buildings. | |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 22:18 - Nov 19 with 2809 views | ItchySphincter |
We've got it. |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 07:48 - Nov 20 with 2729 views | navyjack |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 21:11 - Nov 19 by Jackinthebox |
I thought this was a joke, then saw the stiff competition comes from Hull. |
Stiff competition indeed!... | | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 07:57 - Nov 20 with 2702 views | 1jack |
We are in Wales, we are west of Keeeerdif and we can't even buy a penalty, did we really expect to win? |  | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:16 - Nov 20 with 2667 views | Uxbridge |
Is there a monetary amount attached to this title? Is there anything stopping the council or the bid just arranging whatever they were going to do anyway?
I've been to all the cities. Hull needed it more than any of the rest, and for that reason I congratulate them. |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:23 - Nov 20 with 2657 views | Darran |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 22:18 - Nov 19 by ItchySphincter |
We've got it. |
You're good mind Wemb fair play. | |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:29 - Nov 20 with 2641 views | Lord_Bony |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:16 - Nov 20 by Uxbridge |
Is there a monetary amount attached to this title? Is there anything stopping the council or the bid just arranging whatever they were going to do anyway?
I've been to all the cities. Hull needed it more than any of the rest, and for that reason I congratulate them. |
Yes there would have been millions come in immediatley for various projects.
But more importantly it is the weight and prestige the title holds for any city for four years.it adds a lot to the name of the city and attracts a lot of attention,tourists and inward investment for business.
It will be about thirty odd years before we can get a shot again.
Similar happened ten years ago when Cardiff got pipped at the post by Liverpool for the 2008 title. |  |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:31 - Nov 20 with 2637 views | 3swan |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:16 - Nov 20 by Uxbridge |
Is there a monetary amount attached to this title? Is there anything stopping the council or the bid just arranging whatever they were going to do anyway?
I've been to all the cities. Hull needed it more than any of the rest, and for that reason I congratulate them. |
Same thoughts going through my mind.
Only caught a bit on BBC this morning but Londonderry have had £120m? investment since they were awarded it.
Didn't say if they got some hand out for the win.
Swansea still has the same to offer win or not, let's hope the council will be more determined to still go for what is on offer. | | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:39 - Nov 20 with 2620 views | Lord_Bony |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:31 - Nov 20 by 3swan |
Same thoughts going through my mind.
Only caught a bit on BBC this morning but Londonderry have had £120m? investment since they were awarded it.
Didn't say if they got some hand out for the win.
Swansea still has the same to offer win or not, let's hope the council will be more determined to still go for what is on offer. |
With cutbacks in council spending these days there is no way of local authorities spending a fraction of what we could have received. £120 million for Londonderry as you say,is a great boost for any city.
Our local council can t stump up a fraction of that for future projects.
The problem was we did nt really get behind the bid like hull did.most people were unaware of it. | |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:42 - Nov 20 with 2614 views | 3swan |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:39 - Nov 20 by Lord_Bony |
With cutbacks in council spending these days there is no way of local authorities spending a fraction of what we could have received. £120 million for Londonderry as you say,is a great boost for any city.
Our local council can t stump up a fraction of that for future projects.
The problem was we did nt really get behind the bid like hull did.most people were unaware of it. |
Not expecting the authorities to spend the money, but the investment opportunities are still out there. How much of the £90m a year the Premier League brings to Swansea finds itself in the local economy. | | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:44 - Nov 20 with 2613 views | Uxbridge |
So no direct funding then. The £120m seems to be revenue coming into the city rather than anything else, and from what I've read Londonderry had more than its fair share of issues in that regard.
Hopefully the momentum of the bid will be carried on. Sounds like there's little excuse for the council! | |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 08:51 - Nov 20 with 2602 views | blaenaugwentjack |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 21:07 - Nov 19 by FearOfAJackPlanet |
According to the EP, if we win there'll be a £7 million renovation of the Albert Hall into a live arts venue aimed at live music and comedy.
Have to say, when reading that I didn't know where the Albert Hall was in Swansea, turns out it's the old Mecca Bingo eyesore. Would be a boost to a fairly decrepit part of the city centre, so for that alone I really hope we win.
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I would love to see this place turned into a live music/arts venue. Something swansea badly needs for a city of its size, and to have no reasonable size live venue is shocking. | | | |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 09:05 - Nov 20 with 2582 views | Lord_Bony |
Well as you pointed out in the evening Post,we would have had a 7million pound renovation grant for this project had we won.
Can't see much being done to the Albert Hall any day soon unfortunately though would be a great venue if done right. | |
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| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 09:27 - Nov 20 with 2550 views | Uxbridge |
| Swansea city of culture 2017 on 09:05 - Nov 20 by Lord_Bony |
Well as you pointed out in the evening Post,we would have had a 7million pound renovation grant for this project had we won.
Can't see much being done to the Albert Hall any day soon unfortunately though would be a great venue if done right. |
Was that fully grant funded, and was that grant entirely dependent on this title? Not clear at all. Everything I've read shows that no funding is actually dependent on this title. | |
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