LEEDS 2023

Congratulations to Abigail Scott Paul on your award for Prolific Leader of the Year at the Prolific North Champions Awards. Also a big thank you to all in our marketing, communications and wider LEEDS 2023 team, our agency partners and all the brilliant freelancers who helped us win Campaign of the Year for Culture last night at the Prolific North Champions Awards. It's always a team sport.. 🏆 🎉 #PNChampionsAwards #CelebrateTheNorth.

😍 Just found out that LEEDS 2023’s #LettingCultureLoose #marketing campaign has been shortlisted in the Prolific North Awards 🥳 There are some fab entries from #Liverpool and #Manchester so good to see that #Leeds is represented! Also, feel a bit awkward in saying that I have been shortlisted for Prolific Leader of the Year ☺️ I’m in fantastic company so to reach this stage is very humbling. There’s an X-Factor style public vote 🙈 so if you did feel inclined to vote for me, it would be really appreciated! 🙏 👇 https://lnkd.in/eBW8xieK

"Hands down the best PR Agency I've worked with." As our 3+ years’ work for LEEDS 2023 comes to an end, here’s a snapshot of the work we delivered in partnership with the ace team, led by Abigail Scott Paul. Great projects, good people are our speciality. Tick and tick. https://lnkd.in/ewxvtpa9

My last article for LEEDS 2023 writing for The Northern Agenda in which I talk about the exciting ongoing #culture-led #regeneration in #Leeds - and how the narrative is shifting around culture. https://lnkd.in/dwY68EFR Rob Parsons

I’ve attended many conferences over the years but rarely come away feeling as stimulated as I did from yesterday’s ‘Here today gone tomorrow? Major events and why we do them’ in Bradford. Great lineup of UK and international speakers, honest presentations acknowledging challenges and learnings as well as much needed open discussions about legacy and evaluation. Real knowledge exchange in practice. Well done to LEEDS 2023 Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Spirit of 2012 Image: Sjoerd Bootsma, Arcadia, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, European Capital of Culture 2018 #majorevents

For anyone involved in large scale events this might feel familiar... how do you measure success and what is the impact of what you've all done? Beatriz Garcia Giles DringKully Thiarai and others sharing thoughts on the human stories behind these big programmes of work @bradford2025 @spiritof2012

🎺 Don't miss this fantastic event next week in Bradford as part of our work with Bradford 2025, Spirit of 2012, WYCA and other years of culture - all you wanted to know about putting on large scale events Final tickets remaining - book now! https://shorturl.at/txzR6

Sue Ball of Media and Arts Partnership (MAAP) reflects on the role of city leaders in enabling Leeds to become ‘culturally braver’ through imaginative commissioning of public art. LEEDS 2023

Busy Monday Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture with visits from West Yorkshire Combined Authority, IfATE (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education) and Department for Education. Followed by an inspiring session with SAIL on Creating Sustainable Events as part of our Spirit of 2012 supported knowledge transfer with LEEDS 2023 (and the launch of our grant programme with GiveBradford) Anika Gilbert Dr Jim Hinks Jamie Saye Caroline Pearce Dr Nicky Hatton Gail Smith Fozia Naseem Ben Rothera Steph Taylor John McMahon Daniel Bates

Apply now for a Bradford 2025 Apprenticeship and start your career with us 💥 We're thrilled to announce the first of our Apprentice roles, with five fantastic opportunities across our Programme and Engagement, Audiences and Operations teams. Work toward a Level 3 (Advanced) qualification and be part of something extraordinary! All roles are paid, delivered in partnership with Access Creative College and made possible by the support of Bradford Council For more information or to apply go to: 📎https://ow.ly/sZvm50QIPRJ Bradford is the UK's youngest city and we are determined to provide opportunities for young people to be part of Bradford 2025. Look out for more Apprentice opportunities coming later in the year, alongside 10 paid traineeship roles as part of our forthcoming Young Creatives programme. It's an exciting time to be a young person in Bradford! 🌟