Business Leaders Walking Tour of Bradford shows a tour of Bradford hosted by the Landscaping and Heritage team at Bradford Council for the business investors which was held on 4th September 2023. The tour was for showcasing purposes of the numerous developments happening in Bradford such as the ONE City Park, the schemes on North Parade, greener initiatives and an update of the old Odeon (Bradford Live). A booklet shows an article on the front page which reads ‘Walking Tour’ under the date...

Business Leaders Walking Tour of Bradford shows a tour of Bradford hosted by the Landscaping and Heritage team at Bradford Council for the business investors which was held on 4th September 2023. The tour was for showcasing purposes of the numerous developments happening in Bradford such as the ONE City Park, the schemes on North Parade, greener initiatives and an update of the old Odeon (Bradford Live). A booklet shows an article on the front page which reads ‘Walking Tour’ under the date of the article ‘Monday 4 September 2023’. A group of smartly dressed people (business leaders) wearing name tags are shown walking through centenary square in Bradford. An aerial view of Centenary Square is shown. People are shown enjoying time at the fountains in the square; the Alhambra and the Bradford Live building can be seen in the background. A man in a white shirt talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘James Mason: CEO West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce’. The business leaders continue to walk through Bradford City Centre and talk to each other. Aerial views of the city continue to be shown also. A woman wearing glasses talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe: Leader of Bradford Council.’ The business leaders are shown socialising and networking inside Bradford City Hall. A man wearing round glasses addresses the camera. Caption - ‘John Dewhurst: Partner at Vincere LLP’. A man in a blue shirt addresses the camera. Caption - ‘Umar Akbar: Partner at Faum Architects’. Aerial views of Bradford City Centre are shown. A woman in a black jacket is shown talking to a man in a navy suit. Caption - ‘Dr Saira Ali - Landscape Design and Conservation at Bradford Council.’ The business leaders are shown continuing to walk through Bradford City Centre. A man in a white top speaks face-to-camera. Caption: ‘Amir Hussain: Founder and CEO at Yeme Tech.’ Inside Bradford City Hall, the business leaders are shown sat in seats watching a speaker at the front of the room, who is at a podium. A man in a grey suit addresses the camera. Caption - ‘Tom Bridges: Director at Arup’. The business leaders continue to walk around Bradford. Some of them give small speeches to the crowd. Aerial views of Bradford buildings such as One City Park, Darley Street Market, City Village, Bradford Live (formerly Odeon), St. George’s Hall, the Alhambra theatre, the National Science and Media Museum and Kala Sangam are shown. Views of Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square train stations are also shown. Aerial views of a car park, Bradford City Hall and office buildings are shown. A man in a pale shirt addresses the camera. Caption - ‘Simon Dew: Development Director at Muse Developments’. Views of the Odean building (which will become Bradford Live) in its refurbishment stages are shown. A man in a white shirt talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘Partnership Team Leader at Historic England.’ Views of Darley Street Market and City Village are shown. Umer Akbar addresses the camera. Views of new city centre footways and pedestrianised street North Parade are shown, along with green spaces. The man in the navy suit addresses the camera. Caption - ‘David Shepherd: Strategic Director of Place, Bradford Council’. More aerial views of Bradford are shown, particularly showing roadworks. A man in a suit talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘Jeremy Bungey: Executive Director at 1Energy.’ Cars are shown driving around the city centre. Green public bike racks are shown. The business leaders continue to walk around the centre as more views of the city are shown. A woman wearing a City of Culture lanyard talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘Nicola Greenan: Strategic Lead for Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.’ A man in a striped shirt talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘Richard Middleton: Townscape Heritage Project Officer, Bradford Council.’ More views of Bradford are shown, as Saira Ali continues to talk to David Shepherd. The business leaders continue walking around the centre Nicola Greenan addresses the camera again. A man in a black suit talks face-to-camera. Caption - ‘Michael Grace: Director at Turner and Townsend.’ A montage shows more views of Bradford City Centre and the business leaders talking to each other or presenting to each other. End credit [logo] - ‘City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.’