Bradford City of Culture

Probably explain why none of the paths near any school have been cleared if everything has been diverted to the city centre

 

Doesn’t surprise me. If you look back at the last few years, unlike Scandinavia, we’ve hardly ever had any snow that been at all deep or has lasted more than 24 hours. This current extensive cold snap is the first of its kind for years. Buying, storing and maintaining a load of very expensive equipment to use once a flood just doesn’t make economic sense.

 

Over the last 5 days 160+ schools in the area have been fully or part closed due to access issues and safety.

Looking at the T&A the City Centre is swimming in Grit down at Hinchcliffe Towers. So much so it reminds me of the Scarface scene where he is sat at his desk with a mountain of cocaine.

The priorities of the whole City is wrong. There were no way they were going to let this event be cancelled, but the education of tens of thousands of children is sacrificed without a thought. The most embarassing thing about this tonight is Bradford Live would have been a perfect fall back for something like this due to the minus temperatures that will no doubt keep some people away, but all we have for our £50m is an expensive bill board.

 

that’s right.

it is like people have to legally have winter tyres and change them over there but it would be a pointless expense over here for a few days a year.

 

I'd be happy with a grit bin near our house, but we don't seem to have that luxury. I took some from a grit bin from where I work but only half a bucket full and I've managed to clear access to the main road for most of us.

 

we don’t have one either and apparently it is because we are on a Priority One route.

 

Despite the expected negativity I hope tonight and the whole year benefits the city and the people of the area. 68 years of my life I spent there and still consider myself a Bradfordian. Let’s hope this showcases the best of all factions of the city.

 

Dynamo was very much there.

 

10,000 there apparently. Wonder if it was the same people doing the count as do our attendance figures?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6px105y71o

 

I see the T&A have an article about tonight where zero commented have been posted so far, which is strange. However when reading it there is a disclaimer saying commenting is a privilege. So I guess they are blocking anything which asks why has there been no bin collections or schools opened and why is the City Park office which is half un-let being used for council VIPs to watch events indoors rather than with the public freezing outside?

 

I went down. A lot of it was out of sync, the performances were bit like GCSE stuff and there was a real lack of culture on show, in terms of Polish, Romanian etc and others who are often forgot but bring a lot to the city. Dynamo has become more like a Butlins entertainer but the crowd participation stuff was good fun. The rapping music was awful though

 

There was some Wallace and Gromit event at the Media Museum, so we stuck our head in and what a joke it.
City of Culture was know for ages and they have 6 floors of which 3 are shut and 1 is half open. They won't be back up to 6 floors till the summer.

 

the refurb of the museum has been planned longer than the City of Culture bid has been going for

 

Seems they have rushed the opening seeing as 3 floors are closed. It seems almost pointless opening it.
The Kodak bit is open, the Wonderlab is open and there was an event in floor 2. Floors 4, 5 and 6 were closed, which is a shame as I enjoy the computer game bit.

 

Did someone shout city of culture?

 

I wonder if they'll mention it on the BBC "The Bradford Big Bash" 7:30 tonight BBC1

 

I think they will.
They’ve always been honest,open and more than happy to tackle head on the big issues that blight the city.


Probably.

 

I have to agree, You wonder in to Leeds and even though it's twice as expensive the bars are full, in Bradford it's just dead which is a shame especially for those who really are trying to make something of the City. North Parade is a shadow of what it was a few years ago with numerous of the bars now shut, and businesses up their blighted by over zealous parking wardens whilst 100 yards down the road pavement parking and fireworks in the street are just ignored.

I also see the council are refusing to tell us how much money is being spaffed on that upside down tower they have commissioned for the City of Culture, in a week where they are looking to put our council tax up 15%.