Bradford City of Culture 2025: Co-Valuation Workshop One

Co-Valuation Group Workshops – Help Shape Bradford’s Story of Value

Join us for a series of three creative, community-led workshops where we work together to shape the Story of Value for Bradford City of Culture 2025.

These Co-Valuation sessions are a space for residents, creatives, volunteers, organisations and community researchers to explore what Bradford 2025 really means to people – what feels happier, more connected and more proud – and how we can evidence the changes that matter most.

Across three evening sessions (Jan–March), we will:

• Share early insights from the Social Value research carried out so far
• Explore what value looks and feels like to different communities
• Test and refine emerging themes and outcomes from the Story of Value framework
• Co-design ways of capturing lived experience, community benefits and legacy
• Build a shared understanding of Bradford’s cultural impact in 2025 and beyond

These workshops are friendly, participatory and accessible, designed with local voices at the centre. No prior experience with evaluation or research is needed – just an interest in Bradford, its culture, and its future.

Who should attend?
We have 25 spaces available on first come first served for anyone connected to Bradford’s cultural life: community groups, creatives, young people, volunteers, local organisations, residents, peer researchers and partners.

What will you get for attending? (Payments & Travel Support)

We recognise and value the time, experience and insight participants bring to these sessions. All workshops are paid.

Payment rates:
• Attend 1 Workshop: £20
• Attend 2 Workshops : +£40 (total £60)
• Attend all three workshops: +£75 (total £135)

Travel support:
Participants will also receive up to £15 travel reimbursement for each in-person session.

Payment is made via bank transfer after each workshop.

Why your voice matters
This Social Value Impact Assessment is bottom-up and community-led, ensuring Bradford’s cultural story is shaped by the people who make the city what it is. Your insights will directly inform the final evaluation report in 2026, used locally and nationally, helping to evidence the cultural, social and wellbeing impact of Bradford 2025.

Info: Overview of the Social Value Impact Assessment and the purpose of the Co-Valuation Group.
Quick, light introductions and warm-up activity.• What we’ve learned so far from the Story of Value research
• Emerging themes around happiness, connection and pride
• How today’s workshop fits into the wider Bradford 2025 evaluation journey

Info: Interactive exercises to review and refine the emerging Social Value outcomes.
Using creative prompts, story cards or mapping tools to explore what matters most and why. Participants work together on practical ways to evidence social value, including:
• how people experience culture
• what indicators feel meaningful
• how we capture stories, pride, wellbeing and connection
This directly informs the interim and final evaluation stages.

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