After failing to make the shorlist for City of Culture 2025, Stirling can look to Paisley for its culture-led renaissance, writes Teddy Jamieson.
In the grand scheme of things – when Europe is at war and when Farage and his cronies are pushing back against zero carbon at a time when we’ve had heatwaves at both the North and South Poles at the same time – Stirling’s failure to make the shortlist for the UK City of Culture 2025 can be fairly labelled a disappointment rather than a disaster.
Even so, when the news emerged at the weekend that the city had not been successful, it was deflating. Given that previously the UK City of Culture tag has already gone to Northern Ireland (with Derry/Londonderry being the first to win back in 2013) and England (with Hull in 2017 and Coventry playing host this year), you might have thought that the Scottish and Welsh entrants might have been in with a strong shout for 2025.
Well, the Welsh entrant, Wrexham County Borough, still is, but it will be up against Bradford, Southampton and County Durham, not Stirling unfortunately. It has fallen short, as Perth and Paisley did in the last competition...Keep reading on Herald Scotland.
In the grand scheme of things – when Europe is at war and when Farage and his cronies are pushing back against zero carbon at a time when we’ve had heatwaves at both the North and South Poles at the same time – Stirling’s failure to make the shortlist for the UK City of Culture 2025 can be fairly labelled a disappointment rather than a disaster.
Even so, when the news emerged at the weekend that the city had not been successful, it was deflating. Given that previously the UK City of Culture tag has already gone to Northern Ireland (with Derry/Londonderry being the first to win back in 2013) and England (with Hull in 2017 and Coventry playing host this year), you might have thought that the Scottish and Welsh entrants might have been in with a strong shout for 2025.
Well, the Welsh entrant, Wrexham County Borough, still is, but it will be up against Bradford, Southampton and County Durham, not Stirling unfortunately. It has fallen short, as Perth and Paisley did in the last competition...Keep reading on Herald Scotland.