Can Hereford, a city of 58,000 people, shake off its villagey stereotype and become 2021 City of Culture, asks Nick Higham.
Hereford is a small city of 58,000 people. Does it have what it takes to become the 2021 City of Culture?
Joel Black is a trainee artist blacksmith - a big man in a check shirt with a great bushy beard, hammering metal in front of the forge as the sweat drips from the end of his nose. He also works as a chef. An unlikely combination? Apparently not.
Both involve heat, for a start. "It's about controlled burning," he says. "And this thing I'm doing with layered steel at the moment is very similar to puff pastry, but a lot more hard work. You're just layering and layering and folding and folding... Keep reading on BBC
Hereford is a small city of 58,000 people. Does it have what it takes to become the 2021 City of Culture?
Joel Black is a trainee artist blacksmith - a big man in a check shirt with a great bushy beard, hammering metal in front of the forge as the sweat drips from the end of his nose. He also works as a chef. An unlikely combination? Apparently not.
Both involve heat, for a start. "It's about controlled burning," he says. "And this thing I'm doing with layered steel at the moment is very similar to puff pastry, but a lot more hard work. You're just layering and layering and folding and folding... Keep reading on BBC