{"id":4823,"date":"2017-03-03T12:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coats.com\/?post_type=news_post_type&p=4823"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:09:44","slug":"coats-backs-paisley-bid-to-become-uk-city-of-culture-2021","status":"publish","type":"news_post_type","link":"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/fr\/news\/2017\/03\/coats-backs-paisley-bid-to-become-uk-city-of-culture-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Coats backs Paisley bid to become UK City of Culture 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coats, the world\u2019s leading industrial thread manufacturer and a major player in the Americas textile crafts market, is backing Paisley\u2019s bid to become UK City of Culture 2021.\u00a0 Paisley is bidding for the title as part of its wider plans to transform its future using its heritage and cultural assets.<\/p>\n

Rajiv Sharma, Group Chief Executive, Coats, said: \u2018Coats is very proud of its heritage and Paisley is where it all began.\u00a0 This bid will help transform the future of Paisley by bringing much needed regeneration and opportunities that will give the town the civic pride it rightly deserves once more.\u2019<\/p>\n

Coats has strong links with Paisley as its origins can be traced back to the Coats and Clark families that created the weaving and textile industries there during the 1750s.\u00a0 It still retains a presence in the town today through its global Colour Systems Team, which is based in the Mile End Mill building.\u00a0 The team is an integral part of the global business and leads the development of cutting edge colour management technology which drives best practice and productivity improvements across Coats\u2019 45 thread dyehouse operations around the world.<\/p>\n

In the 1880s Paisley was one of the fastest growing towns in the UK and over 10% of its 60,000 population were employed by the Coats or Clark firms, which came together in the 1890s to form Coats.<\/p>\n

The families were major benefactors to the town of Paisley including iconic buildings such as the Coats Observatory, one of only three remaining public observatories in Scotland, and the A listed cast iron Grand Fountain, recently restored to its former glory.<\/p>\n

They also funded the building of Paisley Museum and bequeathed many items which remain in the town\u2019s collections. \u00a0Renfrewshire Council last year revealed plans for a \u00a349m revamp of the museum to turn it into an international-class heritage attraction by 2022.<\/p>\n

Paisley 2021 Bid Director, Jean Cameron said: \u2018We are thrilled to have one of Paisley\u2019s most famous names on board for the bid.\u00a0 Paisley\u2019s name is known around the world for the role it played in shaping the global textile industry. \u00a0But as much as Paisley made textiles, textiles also made Paisley.<\/p>\n

\u2018The legacy left by the Coats and Clarks is all around us in the town today in our buildings and in our people \u2013 and that legacy will feature strongly in our bid when it is lodged in April.\u2019<\/p>\n

The UK City of Culture competition is run by the UK Government\u2019s Department for Culture, Media and Sport and bids are due to be lodged in April.<\/p>\n

To find out more about Paisley\u2019s bid to be UK City of Culture 2021 go to:\u00a0http:\/\/www.paisley2021.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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