Ep 1 Fiona Matthews and Tom Newman of Culture Weston discuss Weston’s cultural renaissance and the importance of culture to the local communities.

Welcome to the very first episode of the We are Super Weston podcast.  Thank you so much for taking the time to listen today.  

Giant bats in a climate carnival, massive murals on walls and festivals for the grieving - the impact of Culture Weston on the town can't be understated.
In this podcast, we talk to Fiona Matthews, Artistic Director and Tom Newman Executive Director of Culture Weston who are the driving force behind some of the outstanding cultural activity at the heart of Weston-super-Mare's daily life.

In this episode they talk about:

• The importance of culture to Weston and the town’s regeneration
• Why Weston was chosen as a ‘priority place’ for Arts Council funding
• How community and collaboration is a big part of the success of Culture Weston 
• Weston’s cultural renaissance over the past few years
• How projects in Weston like SEE MONSTER and Banksy’s Dismaland were important for Weston
• The development of Weston for creative people, where paid work is no longer something they have to move away to find
• Lesser known facts about Weston and their favourite places to eat, drink and shop
• Exciting events Culture Weston has in the pipeline

If you are interested in culture and creativity and its impact on a town, then we hope you’ll find this episode really interesting. 

Click here for the full podcast transcript and links to where to find further information about Weston's culture offer. 

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Huge things are happening in Weston-super-Mare, the creative, historic seaside town on the Somerset coast in the South West of England.

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Huge thanks to our host Becky Walsh and our voiceover artist Matt Hardy