01/09/2026
The Sea Ilfracombe Crew would like to encourage as many of you as possible to Have YOUR Say on what you think, feel or would like to see as One Ilfracombe put together our bid to be the UK Town of Culture 2028.
We are very excited and have lots of ideas how we could grow not only the Sea Ilfarcombe Festival but also how Ilfracombe can come together as one to put on an amazing year of events in 2028 and beyond....
So read the post below and follow the links, it won't take long and it will make a huge difference.
🎭 ILFRACOMBE — HAVE YOUR SAY! 🌊
Our journey to become Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport UK Town of Culture 2028 is underway and now we want to hear from YOU!
Our new website is now LIVE:
👉 www.ilfracombetownofculture.co.uk
On the website you can:
📝 Complete our Community Culture Survey and tell us what culture means to you and what you’d love to see in Ilfracombe in 2028.
🎨 Young people can share their ideas about careers, opportunities and how cultural events could support their future.
🏪 Businesses can tell us how culture and events impact them — and how they could get involved in 2028.
🙋♀️ Sign up to volunteer and be part of making 2028 happen.
🤝 If you’re part of a community group, organisation or venue, you can share your ideas about how you could support or be part of the programme.
THE NEXT 6 WEEKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT!
We’re launching a huge programme of community engagement to make sure as many Ilfracombe voices as possible are heard.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be:
📍 Running pop-up engagement stands at the Soapbox Derby and Sea Ilfracombe
💬 Holding focus groups and 1:1 conversations with identified groups and individuals
📮 Sending postcard surveys to 6,000 Ilfracombe households through Royal Mail in September
And we’ve been working with local artists and venues to create Community Cultural Postboxes around Ilfracombe — so when your postcard arrives, you’ll be able to complete it and simply pop it into one of the special postboxes! 🎨📮
🚀 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Once we’ve gathered your ideas, November will be all about bringing everything together — using what we’ve heard from the community to shape our proposed 2028 programme.
We’ll then develop the budget and write our full application, ready to submit by the end of November.
This bid is about Ilfracombe, and it needs to be shaped by Ilfracombe. ❤️
So please take a few minutes to have your say, share the survey with friends and family, and help us make sure your ideas are part of the conversation.
👉 www.ilfracombetownofculture.co.uk
Questions or enquiries?
📧 [email protected]
Let’s make Ilfracombe’s culture count! 🌊🎭✨
