Central City Of Culture

Amal is a giant puppet of a child refugee, currently travelling across Britain on her journey from the Syrian border with Turkey.

Local female artists have been leading a 'walking forest' performance where they've been moving around with tree limbs that were recently felled in Warwickshire

The winner will be announced next year. Each shortlisted city will get £40,000 to develop their bid. Winning brings investment, jobs and thousands of visitors