A promotional film produced by Pishdaad Modaressi Chahardehi that features members of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) taking groups of international students from The International Masters Summer School University of Bradford around the city to show them the work that has been is being done to make Bradford a greener more sustainable city. In the early morning Saira Ali, Team Leader Landscape, Design and Conservation CBMDC stands in Centenary Square watching the dawn. Tite:...

A promotional film produced by Pishdaad Modaressi Chahardehi that features members of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) taking groups of international students from The International Masters Summer School University of Bradford around the city to show them the work that has been is being done to make Bradford a greener more sustainable city. In the early morning Saira Ali, Team Leader Landscape, Design and Conservation CBMDC stands in Centenary Square watching the dawn. Tite: Bradford – Learning About Placemaking. In collaboration with The International Masters Summer School University of Bradford and Bradford’s Council’s Department of Places Over a montage of building and people around Centenary Square and City Park Saira talk about Bradford’s vision as a successful healthy city where the urban population can experience an attractive sustainable environment. Also walking around Centenary Square is Christophe Hamard Senior Project Manager CBMDC who talks about the cities journey and vision and how to turn that vision onto practice. A South Asian man walking across Centenary Square changes to Saira Ali talking directly to camera about Bradford Council decision to declare a climate emergency and its commitment to a green economy. She talks about working in partnership with organisations such as Born in Bradford and University of Bradford being examples of partnership work that has already been done. Over a montage of students from the International Masters Summer School being given a tour around Centenary Square, Christopher Kauslhal-Bolland from the University of Bradford talks about the opportunity the university have given students to study and gain experience and be able to go away with knowledge about sustainable building developments. As well as walking around the city centre, some of the students also feature holding a discussion in a classroom setting. As part of one of these tours Alex Bartle Senior Planning Officer CBMDC talks about students being excited about what can be delivered in Bradford over the next 10 to fifteen years changes to Nimesha Goal MBA Student from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Jammu talking about 2025 being a completely new phase of Bradford with green and sustainable work being a way of life. Following Professor Jabi Ali from IIM Jammu talks about how collaboration enhances the quality of teaching members of Bradford Council meet up and shake hands as Professor Vishanth Weerakkody talks in voiceover about how different council teams work together with regards environment, transport and infrastructure and how it reflects in the teaching at Bradford University with regards assessments and assignments. As he talks about the university a group of students holding a discussion group. As Zuby Hammard Sport and Physical Activity Manager CMBDC walk past posters relating to Bradford’s UK City of Culture Bid she talks excitedly to Saira Ali about meeting students changing to Zuby talking to another woman as Professor Vishanth Weerakkody talking in voiceover about the opportunities this programme has while student Stephanie Turgeon talks about become aware of what cities are doing to be more sustainable. As a group of students listen to Saira Ali talking to them from in Centenary Square, Angela Hutton Senior Public Health Specialist CBMDC talks in voiceover about housing development and her hope that the students will think how people live in the spaces around their home. Over a montage of streets and green spaces Angela talks in more details with regards issues such as social isolation and being able to walk rather than take a car from people homes to where they need to go. An aerial of Bradford city centre changes to children enjoying the Mirror Pool in City Park with Alex Ross-Shaw Portfolio Holder Regeneration, Planning and Transport talking about what is being done as part of Place Making to improving the experience of visiting Bradford. Inside Bradford City Hall Darren Starkey Project Manager CBMDC gives a tour of the building for the international students and talks about the work he does as a guide. Outside Richard Middleton Project Manager CBMDC explains that city hall gives Bradford an identity. As a group of international students walks around the city, Sheena Campbell Saltaire World Heritage Officer CBMDC talks about the importance of retaining old buildings and working with landscape artists to make them really attractive. Following student Oluseyi Oluwatobi Akandi talking about a city like Bradford being more defined by its existing structure the students listing to a presentation inside St George’s Hall with a Sheena Campbell talking in voiceover about how the building is an example how an old building can be brought back into public use. As the presentation comes to an end and students begin to leave the auditorium, student Jude Nonso Okeleke explains he is going to introduce these ideas back in his home country. Over a montage features aerials, engineers and the representatives of Bradford Council who is speaking details are provided on what is being done to make the city more attractive and make air quality as best as possible. Following heavy traffic on busy roads people in bicycles and walking with the man from the council talking about the work being done to the balance of vehicle reduction and increased public transport as well as improving walking and cycling connections. As cyclist ride past Emma Young Cycle and Active Travel Champion talks about introducing cycle hangers. As two female students walk past as part of a tour of the city, one of them talks about how Bradford is trying to build a city for pedestrians and the people while Angela Hutton talks about making it easier for the people to make the changes they want to make for a whole community. A group of international students on a tour around North Parade with Andrew Mindham Gateway Officer CBMDC talking about what is being done to improve the business environment around this thriving area of shops and bars. As Andrew along with Alex Heard Senior Transport Planner CBMDC speaks with the students, they move onto Bradford Foster Square train station where Alex explains what is being done there and working alongside the railways to improve services to London. As he speaks an aerial of a commuter train travelling through Bradford. As Alex talks about the poor pedestrian links around the station area, a student on the tour using a motorised wheelchair. Over a montage of various aerials of the Bradford Saira Ali talks in voiceover about the cities ambition to be an exemplar local authority for clean growth and provides more details. Over a second montage around the city centre at dusk with the sun going down, Christophe Hamard explains that once completed it will provide deliverables that can be enjoyed by the community for the century to come. The film ends on a final montage featuring the various groups of international students on their tour of Bradford, some of them talk about why they enjoyed it. Title: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. University of Bradford. BD25 Bradford UK City of Culture 2025 End Title: Thanks to all who took part. Saira Ali, Darren Badrock, Christophe Hamard, Richard Middleton, Andrew Mindham, Angela Hutton, Steven Jenks, Alex Heard, Stephen Broadbent, Emma Young, Jon Ackroyd, Hannah Meekings, Darren Starkey, Janet Snare, Roger Scales, Teresa Raimondo, Parysa Gharib, Maria Glott, Vishanth Weerakkody, Christopher Kauslhal-Bolland, Michele Peel, Mahriya Saleem, Jayna Mistry, Sheena Campbell, Zuby Hamard, Penny Green and all the students at The International Masters Summer School