We are Pompey: "Champion of Portsmouth" Lulu backs the city of culture bid
Meet the people backing Portsmouth’s City of Culture Bid
Portsmouth is bidding to become the 2029 City of Culture.
Here we meet one of the people in the city backing the bid - and find out why Portsmouth is so special to them.
Lulu Whitmore - Founder, Love Southsea Market
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Lulu Whitmore has spent nearly two decades creating markets and opportunities for local traders in Portsmouth. As the founder of Love Southsea Market, she has helped champion independent businesses, makers and entrepreneurs while creating vibrant community spaces that bring people together.
Why Lulu’s backing the bid
For Lulu, Portsmouth has spent years building a thriving culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and local pride. She believes being UK City of Culture 2029 would celebrate everything the city has achieved, create new opportunities for young people and businesses, and give Portsmouth the national recognition it deserves.
Portsmouth in three words: Beautiful. Resilient. Lucky.
Behind the Bio / Pompey Particulars:
Lulu and an entire pub serenaded Harry Redknapp after Portsmouth's historic FA Cup victory! Watching the final from a packed Drift Bar, she phoned her friend Harry after the final whistle, and the whole pub joined in singing down the line to a chuffed Redknapp.