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« on: March 14, 2012, 12:21:01 pm »

Looking at the winners of the jubilee awards of city status I noticed we did not even compete (of course our friends from down the M1/A5 did and thankfully didn't win) - over you Brian to tell us why Northampton is a progressive forward thinking town?
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 12:23:56 pm »

Looking at the winners of the jubilee awards of city status I noticed we did not even compete (of course our friends from down the M1/A5 did and thankfully didn't win) - over you Brian to tell us why Northampton is a progressive forward thinking town?


Corby, MK and Luton all applied.  Given they handed out to Scotland which pot did Corby compete in?
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2012, 23:46:46 pm »

Looking at the winners of the jubilee awards of city status I noticed we did not even compete (of course our friends from down the M1/A5 did and thankfully didn't win) - over you Brian to tell us why Northampton is a progressive forward thinking town?

because with about 4 knock backs in recent years and at a time when they're making cuts left right and center it'd be seen as a frivolous waste of money?
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2012, 00:23:43 am »

because with about 4 knock backs in recent years and at a time when they're making cuts left right and center it'd be seen as a frivolous waste of money?

I think thats just about the measure of it, plus the councillors like to brag that Northampton is the largest town in England. Whether it is is debatable.
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2012, 00:30:47 am »

Bit like saying you're the tallest dwarf. And then being wrong about it and you're actually the 4th tallest dwarf and a dwarf without an Ikea at that
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2012, 11:09:44 am »

Chelmsford and Milton Keynes should have been disqualified from the start as any town that calls its self a City when it is not is like saying to the Queen "make us a city but if you don't we will still call ourselves a city anyhow". Slap in the face to Her Majesty should not be encouraged.
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2012, 22:04:26 pm »

Whats so special about being a city? Northampton Town does just fine.
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2012, 08:30:10 am »

Whats so special about being a city? Northampton Town does just fine.
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2012, 12:54:42 pm »

Its for the ego of poxy local councillors so in years to come they can say they were the ones to make town xxx a city
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2012, 23:19:13 pm »

Chelmsford and Milton Keynes should have been disqualified from the start as any town that calls its self a City when it is not is like saying to the Queen "make us a city but if you don't we will still call ourselves a city anyhow". Slap in the face to Her Majesty should not be encouraged.
Chelmsford the town has never classed its self a city it is the football club unlike MK who still class them selfs a city when every one knows they are not
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2012, 23:39:12 pm »

I thought it showed class from our councillors to refuse to enter into the race for city status, showing we're happy to work with what we have without status hang ups.  We are the biggest town as more people actually live within the borough boundries of Northampton than any other town, others include local areas that are out side the boundries.
For the record both Luton and Reading spent £200,000 chasing the prize, Milton Keynes just £160. The peoples republic of Shoe Town did not enter.
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2012, 15:38:22 pm »

I thought it showed class from our councillors to refuse to enter into the race for city status, showing we're happy to work with what we have without status hang ups.  We are the biggest town as more people actually live within the borough boundries of Northampton than any other town, others include local areas that are out side the boundries.
For the record both Luton and Reading spent £200,000 chasing the prize, Milton Keynes just £160. The peoples republic of Shoe Town did not enter.

I think perhaps for the reason that you outlined above, that Northampton could well be the biggest town in England, and bigger population wise than some cities. The last count had the population of Northampton as 209,000 which is bigger than Sunderland, although Sunderland have a metropolitan population that is 360,000 or so. What we should get is unitarty status for the whole of Northants call ourselves Northants City and with a population of 700,000 we would p*ss all over loads of places!   Grin
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