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divdiv class=story-body readability=49 span class=story-date#13; span class=date20 November 2013/span#13; span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time03:59 ET/span#13; #13; /span#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13; !-- This is the embedded player component --#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- wwrights check --#13; !-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13; #13; #13; #13; div class=videoInStoryB readability=2#13; div id=emp-25014289-83737 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71221000/jpg/_71221715_71221714.jpg alt=People cheering/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionCelebrations are in full swing in Hull, as Caroline Bilton reports/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13; #13; /div#13; !-- end of the embedded player component --#13; #13; !-- Player embedded -- #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1Hull has been named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017./p#13; pHull, known for being the home of poet Philip Larkin, the Ferens gallery and the Truck theatre, will follow the 2013 City of Culture, Londonderry./p#13; pThe UK government chooses a new destination every four years, with the aim of helping tourism and the economy./p#13; pHull council leader Stephen Brady said winning was a real game-changer./p#13; div class=story-feature wide readability=7#13; a class=hidden href=#story_continues_2Continue reading the main story/a !-- pullout-items--#13; #13; !-- pullout-body--#13; pI have witnessed first hand the transformation of Liverpool when it was European City of Culture in 2008, and Derry-Londonderry during its tenure as UK City of Culture this year. /p#13; pThe arts are not a panacea, but time and again they have proven to be remarkably effective in terms of urban regeneration. They bring tourists, investment, attention and confidence - all things from which Hull will benefit. /p#13; pMy guess is that the city will put on a great show. /p#13; #13; !-- pullout-links--#13; ul class=links-listlia href=/news/correspondents/willgompertz/Read more from Will/a/li#13; /ul/div p id=story_continues_2He added: It will give Hull a platform to tell the world what this great city has to offer, transform perceptions and accelerate our journey to make Hull a prime visitor destination./p#13; pTV producer Phil Redmond, who chaired the City of Culture panel, said Hull was the unanimous choice because it put forward the most compelling case based on its theme as 'a city coming out of the shadows'./p#13; pThis is at the heart of their project and reminds both its people and the wider world of both its cultural past and future potential, he said./p#13; pBeing City of Culture has brought Derry events like the Turner Prize and BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend./p#13; pBut income from sponsorship and ticket sales has failed to live up to expectations and there have been a href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-24727762tensions/a among organisers./p#13; #13; pMinisters created the UK City of Culture title in an attempt to replicate the success of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture in 2008. /p#13; pHowever, the winner does not receive direct funding from the UK government./p#13; pCulture secretary Maria Miller said Derry's tenure was encouraging economic growth, inspiring social change and bringing communities together./p#13; pIt can produce a wonderful mix of inward investment and civic pride, and I hope Hull's plans will make the most of all that being UK City of Culture can bring, she added./p#13; p id=story_continues_3Hull's most famous cultural figure is Larkin who, while not born there, lived in the city for 30 years and found fame while working as a university librarian./p#13; pHe produced most of his published poetry while living in the city and Hull's bid is partly based on his work./p#13; pA statement from Hull City Council said: Inspired by Larkin's poem Days, the ambition is for each day of Hull 2017 to make a difference to a life in the city, the UK and the world./p#13; pThe council said it expected the events to bring a £60m boost to the local economy in 2017 alone, as well as a longer-term legacy for the city./p#13; #13; pHull is already home to the Ferens Art Gallery, which broke visitor records with a Da Vinci exhibition last year, and the Hull Truck theatre company, which became a national force in the 1970s and '80s and moved into a new £14.5m home in 2009./p#13; pThe city's plans for 2017 include an opening ceremony involving theatrical elephants, dancing white phone boxes and four rivers of light, people and sound flowing into the city./p#13; pHull's annual Freedom Festival will incorporate a special aerial show taking its theme from the last line of Larkin's poem An Arundel Tomb: What will survive of us is love./p#13; pThere will also be a stadium sound and light concert that will see lighting designer Durham Marenghi work with 500 dancers on the theme of illusion and fairs./p#13; pPhil Redmond added that the panel was particularly impressed with Hull's evidence of community and creative engagement, their links to the private sector and their focus on legacy, including a commitment to enhance funding beyond 2017./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center