Julia Thompson backs Grimsby's Town of Culture bid for 2028

Summarised from GrimsbyLive's report · Updated 26 Oct, 16:07 · Archive

Television producer and place-maker Julia Thompson is backing Grimsby's bid to become the UK's first Town of Culture in 2028.

Julia Thompson, a television executive producer and place-maker, is backing Grimsby's bid to become the first UK Town of Culture in 2028, according to GrimsbyLive. Thompson has worked at ITV, SONY Pictures Television and SYCO, contributing to shows including Britain's Got Talent and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. She has also volunteered for over ten years to help shape North East Lincolnshire's arts, culture and heritage sector.

Thompson was a founding member of VESR, a voluntary group of business leaders formed in 2014 to support the region's visitor economy, services and retail sector, and later became its chair. She helped develop economic strategies that brought funding into the region, including through the Heritage Place Fund. Thompson helped create Festival of the Sky, which won two National Festival Awards for Cleethorpes, and Grim Falfest, the town's Viking festival that drew more than 20,000 visitors to Grimsby town centre and won the UK National Outdoor Event Award in Place-Making.

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• Creator of Grim Falfest and Festival of the Sky backs Grimsby's Town of Culture bidPeople are ‘absolutely ready to showcase their talents’GrimsbyLive · 26 Oct, 15:44

In this story: Julia Thompson · Grimsby · North East Lincolnshire · ITV · SONY Pictures Television · SYCO · VESR

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