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Ipswich 2029: City of Culture Bid

Thank you so much for completing this short form.

At this point we are looking a statement of intent rather than a commitment in writing. Please review the options below and indicate which of them you and/or your business would like to register an interest in
1.Whats the Business/Organisation name?
2.Are you happy for your details to be kept on file so we can contact you should Ipswich be shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029?(Required.)
3.If yes - which email should we use?
Ways to Support

There are many ways to be involved in the bid. This is not a commitment, but you can indicate here what you're interested in and whether you would like to find out more as Ipswich progresses through this process.

The 2029 Club Individual Giving Strand:
  • Individuals can commit £20.29, £202,90 or £2,029 over 3 years 2027 - 2029
  • This strand offers everyone the chance to be a philanthropist, for small clubs and fundraising events to channel their funds into a manageable pot.
  • In line with the ethos of the bid £20.29 is as valuable as £2029.

Ipswich 2029 Sponsorship Fund:
  • Bid Sponsor: Sponsor a single visible moment in the bid journey
  • Programme Sponsor: Sponsor strategic programme during delivery
  • Headline Sponsor: Sponsor the whole year as a headline sponsor
  • Commit to any line @ Tier 1 £5k - £50k | Tier 2 £50 - £250k | Tier 3 £250k+

Cultural Investment Fund: Long Term Vision

Cultural Rolling Investment Fund:

Commitment to explore a Special Purpose Vehicle to invest in long term cultural regeneration. High value investment being channeled into a portfolio of projects on a commercial to community spectrum with a ranging level of financial and social return on investment.

Giving Space

Landlords and retailers pledge short-to-mid-term use of vacant town-centre units as pop-up galleries, artist studios and rehearsal spaces.

Giving Skills

Professional firms pledge billable hours such as legal, marketing, logistics, HR, finance to help build the new Ipswich Culture Company.

Giving People

The “Culture Shift”: employers pledge blocks of staff volunteering hours as event crews, town stewards, bookkeeping support for grassroots groups.
4.Which of the following are you interested in? Tick as many as you want.
5.Tell us a bit more about the options you ticked and leave any messages you'd like the team to come back to you about.
* Submitting this response indicates your willingness to receive future communications from the Ipswich City of Culture 2029 Delivery Team. Your data will be stored and used in line with UK Data Protection Policy by Ipswich Central and will be transferred to and used purely for this purpose by the new Ipswich City of Culture 2029 Company and Cultural Strategy Team once established. You can read GDPR rules before submitting your answers here: GDPR Data Protection 'Our Policy'