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Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Thousands of pounds set aside for City of Culture bid

Cllr Carl Smith (right), Leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, and Cllr Steve Gallant, Leader of

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

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Plans to make the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft areas the UK’s City of Culture 2025 accelerated on Monday evening, as councillors voted to set aside thousands of pounds in funding.
East Suffolk Council leader Steve Gallant and Great Yarmouth Borough Council leader Carl Smith

East Suffolk Council

£320,000 could be spent on coastal City of Culture bid

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Some of the crowds at the First Light Festival in Lowestoft in 2019.

East Suffolk Council

Towns set to ramp up City of Culture bid with £200,000 boost

Mark Boggis

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The Cityliner giant observation wheel on Great Yarmouth seafront.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Giant Wheel soon to be 'operational' on popular seafront

Mark Boggis

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