Post by Kev on Jan 3, 2004 6:19:29 GMT -5
From Liverpool Culture website
Liverpool is going to have a brighter New Year as many of its important buildings are spectacularly illuminated.
On New Year’s Eve, 12 of the City Centre’s most significant buildings will be lit up in the latest phase of the City of Light Programme.
The £1.2 million programme is being run by Liverpool City Council and Liverpool Vision and will eventually see 30 buildings illuminated.
The buildings which will be lit up as part of the City’s’ New Year’s Eve celebrations are: The Great George’s Dock Building; Port of Liverpool Building; The Sessions House: Walker Art Gallery ; the Central Library; the Picton Reading Room; Liverpool Museum; Wellington Column; Steble Fountain; the Cenotaph and Monuments at St George’s Plateau; St Luke’s Church and the Town Hall.
Funding for the scheme is being provided by Cityfocus with £460,000 from the Single Regeneration Budget; the Northwest Development Agency (£350,000) and the European Objective One Programme (£350,000) with owners of buildings also making a significant contribution to installation and meeting future operation of and maintenance costs.
Councillor Mike Storey, Leader of the City Council, said: ''We are going to see a dramatic improvement in the City Centre environment and nowhere will it be seen more than when Liverpool’s outstanding buildings are seen, literally, in a new light.
''However, this is not just about making great buildings look even better - important though that is. By making the City Centre more attractive we are encouraging its regeneration and stimulating night-time economic activity. Liverpool is fast becoming a 24 hour city and we want visitors to be able to appreciate our beautiful architecture day and night.''
The Chief Executive of Liverpool Vision and Cityfocus spokesman Jim Gill said: ''This scheme has already had a really positive impact on Liverpool and it builds on the experience of many European cities which have used lighting programmes as a key element in their regeneration.
''It reinforces one of Liverpool’s real strengths - its high quality architecture. Our lighting designs emphasise the quality of the buildings aiming to show them off at their best.''
Sue Woodward, Liverpool’s Creative Director, said: ‘’The Liverpool Lighting strategy is the biggest and most ambitious lighting programme being undertaken by any British city, and aims to establish Liverpool as the UK’s City of Light by 2006.
‘’It builds on the experience of many European cities which used lighting programmes as a key element in their regeneration.’’
Aidan Manley, Area Manager for Merseyside, Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) said: ''This is a fantastic project. Liverpool has some of the most beautiful and inspiring buildings on earth - it’s only right that we should show them off, rather than leave them hidden during the hours of darkness.
THE REOGANISED FIREWORKS CELEBRATIONS WERE SAID TO BE THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY!
Liverpool is going to have a brighter New Year as many of its important buildings are spectacularly illuminated.
On New Year’s Eve, 12 of the City Centre’s most significant buildings will be lit up in the latest phase of the City of Light Programme.
The £1.2 million programme is being run by Liverpool City Council and Liverpool Vision and will eventually see 30 buildings illuminated.
The buildings which will be lit up as part of the City’s’ New Year’s Eve celebrations are: The Great George’s Dock Building; Port of Liverpool Building; The Sessions House: Walker Art Gallery ; the Central Library; the Picton Reading Room; Liverpool Museum; Wellington Column; Steble Fountain; the Cenotaph and Monuments at St George’s Plateau; St Luke’s Church and the Town Hall.
Funding for the scheme is being provided by Cityfocus with £460,000 from the Single Regeneration Budget; the Northwest Development Agency (£350,000) and the European Objective One Programme (£350,000) with owners of buildings also making a significant contribution to installation and meeting future operation of and maintenance costs.
Councillor Mike Storey, Leader of the City Council, said: ''We are going to see a dramatic improvement in the City Centre environment and nowhere will it be seen more than when Liverpool’s outstanding buildings are seen, literally, in a new light.
''However, this is not just about making great buildings look even better - important though that is. By making the City Centre more attractive we are encouraging its regeneration and stimulating night-time economic activity. Liverpool is fast becoming a 24 hour city and we want visitors to be able to appreciate our beautiful architecture day and night.''
The Chief Executive of Liverpool Vision and Cityfocus spokesman Jim Gill said: ''This scheme has already had a really positive impact on Liverpool and it builds on the experience of many European cities which have used lighting programmes as a key element in their regeneration.
''It reinforces one of Liverpool’s real strengths - its high quality architecture. Our lighting designs emphasise the quality of the buildings aiming to show them off at their best.''
Sue Woodward, Liverpool’s Creative Director, said: ‘’The Liverpool Lighting strategy is the biggest and most ambitious lighting programme being undertaken by any British city, and aims to establish Liverpool as the UK’s City of Light by 2006.
‘’It builds on the experience of many European cities which used lighting programmes as a key element in their regeneration.’’
Aidan Manley, Area Manager for Merseyside, Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) said: ''This is a fantastic project. Liverpool has some of the most beautiful and inspiring buildings on earth - it’s only right that we should show them off, rather than leave them hidden during the hours of darkness.
THE REOGANISED FIREWORKS CELEBRATIONS WERE SAID TO BE THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY!
