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Post by jean on Mar 14, 2012 18:52:29 GMT
How does it feel, ev?
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Post by everso on Mar 15, 2012 0:42:45 GMT
Well, we're all very excited here. We beat Colchester, which is the main thing. They're getting all out of their pram about it, as are Milton Keynes (pah!)
Look, Chelmsford is the birthplace of radio and the county town of Essex - we should have had city status before now really. In fact our football team has been called Chelmsford City for I don't know how long.
Anyhow, it's very nice to be chosen.
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Post by housesparrow on Mar 15, 2012 20:38:29 GMT
Don't you have to have a cathedral and a bishop to be a city?
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Post by aubrey on Mar 15, 2012 20:49:58 GMT
Nah. Just the endorsement of the Queen, I think.
(There are places with cathedrals that aren't cities. Don't ask me which, though.)
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Post by everso on Mar 15, 2012 23:21:27 GMT
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Post by jean on Mar 15, 2012 23:40:53 GMT
(There are places with cathedrals that aren't cities. Don't ask me which, though.) Well there was St Asaph, until just the other day. |
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Post by markindurham on Mar 16, 2012 7:03:08 GMT
(There are places with cathedrals that aren't cities. Don't ask me which, though.) Well there was St Asaph, until just the other day. Bury St Edmunds Blackburn Brecon Guildford Southwark Southwell Oh, and Rochester, which was once a city, but isn't any longer. Don't know why though  |
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Post by jean on Mar 16, 2012 9:12:05 GMT
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 16, 2012 13:45:04 GMT
Don't you have to have a cathedral and a bishop to be a city? And how would that work for the parts of the UK where the Church of England's writ doesn't run, and the established church has no bishops in it? |
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Post by jean on Mar 16, 2012 19:24:02 GMT
Someone should have seen that coming...
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 16, 2012 19:41:57 GMT
Someone should have seen that coming... In my experience, the English think the default position of everything is what is normal to them. Which is cool if it comes to things like GMT. But it's shit when it comes to anything politically or culturally different. |
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Post by housesparrow on Mar 16, 2012 19:50:36 GMT
But Chelmsford is in England, Riot. You Scots can do as you please.
Well, you will anyway, without my blessing.
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Post by trubble on Mar 16, 2012 21:01:37 GMT
Congratulations, Ev. I am more honoured than ever to know you now you are by royal appointment.
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Post by everso on Mar 16, 2012 23:49:23 GMT
Trubbs, I must confess I'm a bit miffed that I didn't receive a personal call from Her Maj.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 17, 2012 2:04:16 GMT
As I said elsewhere - Congratulations on another excuse to have your council tax put up! To pay for all those new road signs. Apparently Derby Peeps were bloody annoyed when the council came up with excuse after excuse to charge people for extra stuff after gaining City Status.
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Post by trubble on Mar 17, 2012 14:50:33 GMT
Trubbs, I must confess I'm a bit miffed that I didn't receive a personal call from Her Maj. All things come to those who wait.  |
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Post by trubble on Mar 17, 2012 14:51:12 GMT
As I said elsewhere - Congratulations on another excuse to have your council tax put up! To pay for all those new road signs. Apparently Derby Peeps were bloody annoyed when the council came up with excuse after excuse to charge people for extra stuff after gaining City Status. Like twinned-with signs? Off topicish - what's your town twinned with? |
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Post by trubble on Mar 17, 2012 14:51:43 GMT
Like...obviously I am hoping we will with twin with Chelmsford now.  |
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Post by trubble on Mar 17, 2012 15:00:07 GMT
My hometown (and the place of my birth) is twinned with Brest, France and Ynys Mon (Anglesey), Wales. The welsh one makes some sense as it's just across the water and businesses can work together, but I dunno how we got anyone in France to join up with us.
Our Council has "signed a friendship agreement" with Izumo, Japan.
I think that means that we are no longer at war with them - phew!
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Post by Patrick on Mar 17, 2012 17:55:00 GMT
Like twinned-with signs? Off topicish - what's your town twinned with? I have absolutely no idea! My old stomping ground, Tunbridge Wells, used to be twinned with Wiesbaden, although I think I read somewhere that they'd recently broken this off - as under the current circumstances it wasn't worth keeping it going. Or maybe they've declared war on them or something! |
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