Louise Thirlwall is Head of Place & Partnerships at Peterborough Cultural Alliance, which helps creative culture grow by investing in people and places – working to enable diverse voices to be heard and supporting everyone to have the chance to take part in meaningful arts and heritage opportunities.

In this podcast we examine Peterborough's 2029 City of Culture bid; look at the success of challenges in promoting culture in the city; chat about what makes it a special city; and find out what inspires Louise.

Find out more about the Alliance here: https://peterboroughculturalstrategy.org.uk

And Peterborough Tourism Group here: ⁠https://discoverpeterborough.co.uk/⁠We're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough story - email us at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com

Tasha Dalton has been principal at City College Peterborough since 2024.In this 30-minute podcast learn about her inspirations; the future of the college; what she thinks of a possible ban on social media for under-16 year olds; lifelong learning; and the college's links with PCC. Find out more about the college here: https://citycollegepeterborough.ac.ukWe're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough story - email us at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.comOther pods of interest:How Safer Off the Streets is helping rough sleepers across Peterborough: https://youtu.be/-gFAvyDjUM8The Peterborough charity aiding victims of domestic abuse: https://youtu.be/Kk_N0m0jg6gThe Battle agains littering in Peterborough: https://youtu.be/kYL6sorhRGU

There are a huge number of events across #Peterborough in the first week of February - here's a good selection.

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