City Of Culture

[BlueToffee]

Congratulations to Hull, 2017 City of Culture.

Fabulous news for the whole region.

[humbersloop]

Wooo hooo!!

[mikey4444]

Yes...good for Hull.

I only went to Hull once, many years ago in the 70's. I have to say that I thought it was the worse place that I had ever been. That was until I went to Blackpool a few years later.

[lady-janine]

how much of that is down to you and your exploits sloppy?

[dave50]

Culture - Hull? Been there and it's a dump. Who goes to Hull for a weekend away? Nobody.

[joggerjayne]

How jolly. I might have to visit.

The closest we ever came was in 2009, when the bid to be the City of Culture for 2013 was abandoned because (apparently) the town "lacked ambition" (according to our local paper).

So, well done Hull.

[humbersloop]

nowt to do with me lj :-D, great news for the Humber

just waiting for the outdated cliches to get trotted out though

[joggerjayne]

I see from one of the related posts that the other contenders included ... Leicester.

[mrs_overall]

Does this mean if you are mugged you will then be politely directed to the hospital?

[lady-janine]

hope it gives it a really good boost in trade and self-confidence. went thre many moons ago and didn't find it that bad - no worse than lots of other places i had been.

[humbersloop]

^^ button it, overowl ;)

[emmie]

i have been there, and it wasn't anything to write home about.

[tonyav]

Will they get a new football team now.

[jd_1984]

Hull??

[mushroom25]

the city might now get cultural ideas above its station and calling itself "Kingston".....

[jd_1984]

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[mrs_overall]

John Prescott will now be even more insufferable than ever and will probably claim credit for it

[tonyav]

He might buy himself another Jag, mrs overowl !.

[youngmafbog]

What does it actually mean?

I have never understood it. Most of the cities put forward are dumps, or certainly were when I went there. Never been to Hull though, but have a mate who has a farm there. Reckons it is Grim so he lives abroad, maybe he will change his mind now; must ask him later.

[ichkeria]

The fine old walled city of (London)Derry has benefited hugely from being Coty of Culture and I'm sure Hull will too. I've only been once but I thought it was a good place