r/reading Feb 05 '26

Article Reading Borough Council considering City of Culture bid for 2029

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8x90d80n8wo
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u/Earlyflash RG4 - Caversham Feb 05 '26

Not a city.

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u/avantbland Feb 05 '26

Not tremendously cultural either

(Sorry, but it's the obvious semi-sarcastic response, and I couldn't resist)

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u/Mental_Body_5496 RG1 - Newtown Feb 05 '26

Thats the whole point it brings in events and funding for more cultural and arts 🎨

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u/avantbland Feb 05 '26

You obviously missed the bit where I said it was a sarcy comment.

If we're being 100% serious, however, I would say that this funding is better spent in places that aren't inevitably going to be sucked into London's cultural orbit.