The deadline for Ipswich's full bid to become the UK's next City of Culture is fast approaching.
Ipswich could be permanently transformed if chosen to be the next in line for the £10million culture prize, with the outline of what it will deliver due to be submitted on Monday, August 10.
In March of this year, the town was named on the longlist of nine other locations to develop the full bid, after submitting their expression of interest in February.
The government awarded the town £60,000 to develop the bid, competing against other bids from Blackpool, Inverness-Highland, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Swindon and Wrexham.
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Throughout the last few months, Amy Vaughan was appointed to the position as BID Director as a consultant.
She has more than two decades' worth of experience, including at Arts Council England.
Four prominent creative leaders have also been tasked with setting the cultural direction for Ipswich’s campaign.
Marcus Harris-Noble, Kirsty Tallent, Kath Cockshaw and Hannah Houghton have helped craft the programme at the heart of Ipswich’s submission to Government, meeting with young people, creative leaders in the town and major stakeholders.
Global mega-star Ed Sheeran, musician Nandi Bushell, producer Brian Eno and comedian Rhys Griff Jones all were named ambassadors, supporting the bid through their shared love and pride of Ipswich.
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A huge focus over the last few months has been gathering the ideas and plans of young people in the town, with the lasting transformation in the town aimed at their generation and the generation after.
Following next Monday's deadline, the Goverment will whittle the list down to four locations which will placed onto the shortlist, each will receive £125,000 to develop key parts of their proposal and deliver meaningful change in their community.
In Autumn of this year, the judging panel will visit each area with the winner to be announced later this year.
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