COVENTRY is flying the flag to be crowned UK City of Culture in 2021.
Ten flags have been erected in Broadgate to highlight the city’s drive to clinch the title after the competition was opened by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport two weeks ago.
The flags show a selection of artists and cultural organisations from across the city, and organisers of the city’s bid to be named City of Culture hope they will help build on the support they have already received.
David Burbidge, chair of Coventry City of Culture Trust, said: “We want people to be reminded about the bid as often as possible and the flags in Broadgate are a great way of doing that in the city centre.
“We want people to know about the bid, understand the full benefits it would bring to Coventry – socially, culturally and economically – and to show their support on social media.
“Being UK City of Culture in 2021 would be a huge boost to Coventry – you only have to look at what’s happening in Hull already this year to see what it could help our city to achieve.”
Coventry City Council, The University of Warwick, and Coventry University are principal partners of the bid and are providing significant support.
The Ricoh Arena is bid sponsor while Jaguar Land Rover, Friargate, Coventry Building Society, the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham Airport, Pertemps and City Electrical Factors (CEF) are all bid development sponsors.
