'Why I'm backing Plymouth's City of Culture bid' - Mark Ingrouille
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 Mark Ingrouille, chief executive of QI Brand Communications, lends his support to the campaign.
Our geography has added to our insularity. Yet that very insularity has provided us with a catalyst to be a very different City of Culture. Because we have had to learn to be more self-reliant and develop our own approach to cultural activities, the richness and diversity of Plymouth culture is unique.And now, more than ever is the time to shout our cultural prowess to the world.
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Mark Ingrouille
We have a window, up until the Mayflower anniversary in 2020, to reposition and reinvigorate our city. Winning the City of Culture bid would be a major stepping stone on the road to becoming both perceptually and in reality Britain's Ocean City.I have just returned to the city after living abroad for 25 years. I was involved in the London 2012 bid and more recently the bid for Singapore to win the Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Drawing parallels with those two bids, I see Plymouth as having more powerful, more intrinsic and more compelling claims to becoming the City of Culture than either of those two cities had in their bids.Most importantly, as proven by the legacies in other cities that have won City of Culture bids, winning this would have long-lasting benefits for our whole society.
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9 Comments
by aquaperlarobe
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 11:11PM
“"Mark Ingrouille, chief executive of QI Brand Communications"
take a look at their website http://tinyurl.com/bwces6w
mmmmm - this award looks like another back door attempt at getting their hands on our cash by the marketers, media professionals and Plymouth's usual cartel.”
by kirtsy
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 10:59PM
“For those that are intrested here is the reality of what is going on in the UK city of culture and not the deceptive marketing used to hide their real issues .. http://tinyurl.com/cpoxmaa
as many have said before the real award is the European City of Culture - not this false award that means nothing except another excuse for the elite to pocket our taxes.”
by kirtsy
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 10:58PM
“For those that are intrested here is the reality of what is going on in the UK city of culture and not the BS marketing used to hide their real issues .. http://tinyurl.com/cpoxmaa
as many have said before the real award is the European City of Culture - not this BS award that means nothing except another excuse for the elite to pocket our taxes.”
by mydogateart
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 10:10PM
“Here is what going on in Derry~Londonderry for those that are interested http://tinyurl.com/2fmssjm”
by mydogateart
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 10:10PM
“Here is what going on in Derry~Londonderry for those that are interested
http://tinyurl.com/2fmssjm”
by mydogateart
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 10:09PM
“Here is what going on in Derry~Londonderry for those that are interested
http://tinyurl.com/2f5jlms”
by plymptonlad
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 9:35PM
“Real local Plymouthians are not stupid and can see right through yet another con on their taxes. For example "..... as proven by the legacies in other cities" you mean CITY as there has only been one winner of this secondary award and that was Derry which now suffers the negative impact of their locals realising it was not the coveted European City of Culture award but an a botched attempt by Andy Burnham at diffusing tensions between dissident republicans.”
by Felix_Devil
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 7:13PM
“Well this guy seems to be a Plymothian. But hey, why should it matter if they're supporting the city. And all the people I've seen commenting have made major contributions to the city. shouldn't that be the benchmark? after all, Drake wasn't Plymothian.”
by Cole_Brook
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 3:26PM
“I wish, when surveys are carried out, re. Plymouth, the people questioned were Plymouthions. Reading the Herald recently,all I could see was comments from students, and people connected to the so called university . I see constant references to Adrian Vinken....not a Plymouth man...Lets have some real Plymouth voices...and not foreigners....”