'Why I'm backing Plymouth's City of Culture bid' - John Chapman
Plymouth is bidding to be named UK City of Culture 2017. We are asking the people of the city to speak up to support the move. Today John Chapman, senior partner with Wolferstans Solicitors, lends his support to the campaign.
Everyone in the city really needs to show their support for the bid. If we can demonstrate we want it most and more than any of the ten other competing cities we will win. We deserve to win it. I think we have more to offer and more to gain.
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John Chapman
Anyone who lives and works here knows there is something very special about the place. Wolferstans has just completed 200 years in business here. Its extraordinary natural environment and unique maritime heritage are remarkable.
And yet the city lacks money and confidence and is still battling to overcome years of deprivation. Regenerating parts of the city and attracting new investment to provide jobs and prosperity is crucial to making people's lives better.
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Winning this competition could be part of the transformation we are trying to make happen at once giving us the opportunity to showcase our history and culture and enable both visitors and ourselves to understand enjoy and appreciate the marvellous things we have already.
4 Comments
by tim_bucktoo
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:42AM
“Like I said the other day, a Scottish city will win! If not, surely Chester has more to offer culturally than Plymouth!!”
by jtme1
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 9:38PM
“You would like us to speek up?
ok.
First stop wasting cash on foolish ideas like Ocean city, Get pengely out of the mayors chair, stop building incinerator's, OPEN the airport so we can get business down in Plymouth again, sort the railway out and sort a motorway out. While your at it sort our roads out.
THEN
It would be nice to have the title city of culture.”
by plymptonlad
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 9:22PM
“Looking at social media all i can find is the same theme i.e. This bid is yet another excuse for all the croonies of Plymouths' ruling political elite to line their own pockets disguised yet again with the pretence of helping this poor city. Anyway nice free advert for Wolferstans.”
by mydogateart
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 2:50PM
“If people choose to look around on social media within the city there is a quiet revolution going on at the grassroots around the bid process. The desire to co-operate and collaborate is winning through.”