2024 is set to be a landmark year from dozens of elections across the world to expected milestones from global temperatures, space exploration and artificial intelligence. From the 2024 Olympic Games set to happen in Paris from July 26th to August the 11th, and for the city of bristol many big names visiting the newly reopened Bristol Beacon. But with an extra day in this leap year, what are locals looking forward to in 2024?
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00:00 2024 is set to be a landmark year. From dozens of elections across the world to expected
00:08 milestones from global temperatures, space exploration and artificial intelligence. From
00:14 the 2024 Olympic Games set to happen in Paris from July 26th to August 11th. And for the
00:21 city of Bristol, many big names visiting the newly reopened Bristol Beacon. But with an
00:26 extra day in this sleep year, what are locals looking forward to 2024?
00:32 Better bus service, that's the main thing. It's run down quite a bit in the last few
00:39 years. So getting places is not so easy, especially here. And if they keep closing banks and things,
00:47 you've got further to travel. That kind of thing, you know what I mean? Like I'm interested
00:53 in using more public transport.
00:56 Particularly, not particularly, because I don't like, I like setting realistic goals,
01:03 you know. So when you've got so much on something and at the end of the day, supposing it doesn't
01:08 come the way you anticipated, you know, then you start, you know, so that's the way I look
01:15 at it.
01:16 There are many events happening in 24 for locals to look forward to. From the reopening
01:21 of Wake the Tiger with their additional upstairs art installation, to the Harbour Festival
01:27 in July and the Bloom Fiesta in August. But what are locals most excited for in 2024?
01:35 Let's find out if the people of Bristol have any hopes or plans for themselves or the city
01:40 for 2024.
01:43 Do not have any, no. I do not have any. I probably have all the usual ones which are
01:48 soon forgotten, but nothing major.
01:51 It depends what they are. I mean, on particular subjects, but not generally about perhaps
01:57 fitness and diet and things like that. But yes.
02:03 I would love the public transport to be a bit more reliant because especially late at
02:07 night, I finish work quite late and there's quite a lot of times where it says a bus is
02:11 coming and it does not come. So yeah, it'd be great.
02:15 According to Timeout.com, from a survey of the top 15 places to visit in the UK in 2024,
02:23 Bristol has taken the top spot due to a combination of picture-perfect streets, a bustling nightlife
02:29 scene and the cultural offerings going from strength to strength.
02:33 The top mentioned 2024 reasons to visit the city include the continuing improvement in
02:39 public transport and a brand new festival showcasing BIPOC global ethnic majority artists
02:48 across theatre, dance, music, visual and digital arts.
02:56 All that is left to say is 2024 is set to be an exciting year for the city of Bristol
03:02 and beyond.
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