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From the Blog
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Disappointment for Sheffield over UK City of Culture 2013 decision
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that Sheffield has unfortunately lost out to Derry in its race to become the first ever UK City of Culture in 2013.
This result follows an intense bid process throughout 2009 and 2010 involving Sheffield City Council, Creativesheffield and the city’s Culture Board.
Councillor Paul Scriven, [...] -
Why Sheffield deserves to be the first UK City of Culture
On Friday 9 July 2010, the Yorkshire Post newspaper took the unusual – and unprecedented – step of dedicating its weekly arts supplement, Culture, to one city. And that city is, of course, Sheffield.
As the Yorkshire Post explain in their introductory article about this special supplement:
‘Culture covers a multitude of art under five [...] -
City Celebrates Musical Prowess
On the evening of Wednesday 14 July 2010, Creativesheffield is holding a Wednesday Night Live event at the Showroom Cinema showcasing Sheffield’s musical excellence and they would like you to join them.
The evening will be a celebration of Sheffield’s musical prowess as outlined in the city’s recent culture bid.
As part of Sheffield Music City, an [...]
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