Lytham Town Council will be bidding into the Town of Culture 2028 process
9th of March, 2026
At the Town Council's meeting on Wednesday 25th February 2026, Councillors formalised their intention to work with key stakeholders and partners in submitting an Expression of Interest for selection into the UK Government's Town of Culture 2028 competition.
The process will see a structured Expression of Interest application being submitted for initial consideration.
Those town's which are successful at this stage, will win through to the second round where funding of £60,000 is provided to each entrant to prepare and submit an enhanced bid.
Town Councillor Kelly Farrington and other Councillors have been working to understand the process and start creating their initial Draft of an Expression of Interest, and have started engaging with stakeholders, partners and representatives of voluntary groups in Lytham to ensure that the submission captures the views and opinions of many.
Residents, business owners, employees and visitors of / to Lytham who would wish to be considered as part of the stakeholder partnership are invited to submit a contact form which can be found on our website here
More information about the Town of Culture 2028 process can be found here