Indy Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 50 minutes ago, Ramarena said: It’s Derby that’s entered not the club. Just the most useless government in memory getting something wrong again…… not separating Derby and County Durham in their graphic! Didn’t make the connection with County Durham! Ridiculous. Ramarena 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Indy said: Just seen this tweet from the Minister for Culture. It lists “Derby County” as applying for the next European City of Culture (not “Derby” and not “Derbyshire”). What’s that all about, then? Also how has this been extended to areas/regions/counties when the name is City of Culture. Taken their cue from the "Champions" League I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Rev said: No chance. East Suffolk includes Southwold, the politicians will be all over seaside freebies there. Oh bugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Southampton on the list as well..... Should be rich material for another quiz round in which @richinspain can get a big fat 0...... ? richinspain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Southampton on the list as well..... Should be rich material for another quiz round in which @richinspain can get a big fat 0...... ? I must get studying those 16th century Hampshire Peasant Anti Mushroom uprisings! I'm pretty up to date on the Turnip Uprising of 1463. Van der MoodHoover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Derby has a bit of a head start. Tracy Emin showed off a pile of bricks in the Tate Modern to massive acclaim (not sure by who). We have our own mouldering piles already with the Hippodrome and the Warehouse at bottom of Uttoxeter road. We do lose points for filling in the hole though. On the downside it will take the council at least 10 years to decide what to do with any money coming in, a host of self appointed cultural guardians will object to everything and the city will just go on slightly decaying as it has for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Mash Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 13:03, BaaLocks said: Live near Coventry and there's a lot of great stuff going on over there at the moment. It's actually impressive and Derby could do worse than to go for it. As for Coventry, yup it's a cheap and easy shot but The Specials, Two Tone, Delia Derbyshire, culturally diverse city. Look, I get it, sixties planning eyesore but there's enough there to make a pretty decent event out of and - to date - they're doing a pretty good job, even in all of what has been thrown at them. People who slag off cities like Coventry are people who haven't been there. BaaLocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 12:47, David said: We’ve got the second best beach in the country according to Trainline. Could be us, but then we’re not a city so how does that work? It's been opened up to regions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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