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No, Eric...when it comes to money this man knows that showboating takes a back seat.
The word 'Greedy' comes to mind. When the rest of us are in the situation of making do with a lot less, he isn't prepared to give up any of his allowances.......well, after all he is a politicain...of sorts. |
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'There will also be a spectacular fireworks display on the evening of the Friday 29 April to celebrate the royal nuptials.'
'On Saturday 30 April, four newly appointed Freemen of the Borough will join local people who celebrate their wedding anniversary on 29 April at a celebratory lunch at the Town Hall. There are also a range of music events in the planning stages - we'll let you know more as things unfold.' Royal Wedding And May Day Fayre On The Way Shall we have another poll, open of course? Guessing at who might be catering the butties at this shindig? :rolleyes::D |
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Since the much anticipated Victorian Swimming Gala was postponed due to 'bad weather', I wonder if this will see the expensive clowns attempting to dip another toe in the non-water, being nearly May, and make the trip over from Yorkshire?
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Especially regarding the value of community art. The cost of the Yorkshire clowns was only £2,500.00. http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...-55321-49.html Perhaps they'll wear old fashioned red, white, and blue bathing costumes. If the meagre budget will stretch that far. :rolleyes: |
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Will you stop moaning about the Royal Wedding bash? I may disagree about Britcliffe on most other matters, but it is surely right to spend a few bob on this occasion. After all, other town in England will be doing so; it will no doubt, induce a feel good factor - like the 'Chilean Miners Moment' - give a boost to the economy and on top of which we all get a day off work (for them that do work, that is).
Can you imagine the TV coverage, if on that fateful day, the rest of the country is celebrating with flags, bunting, street parties, trifle and general drunkenness? Meanwhile, the TV cameras flash up to Accy to show a bunch of miserly sour-faced baseball-cappers walking up and down in the rain spitting gum and with heads down and with dodgy dogs crapping in the street like a scene from a Lowry painting? I know that only afterwards, I would have to hide my face here in London in shame. |
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I guess we won't. You'll just have to accept you're in a tiny minority on this one. The vast majority of people thinking it a complete and an utter waste of money, at this particular moment in time. Butties and bunting, or Yorkist mummers, a 'Spend, spend, spend' mentality is unacceptable to most of us, whilst we are seeing such drastic cuts in jobs, and local services. |
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Purely so we could compare and assess, what fabulous programme of events have you planned in Tower Hamlets, to mark this occassion? |
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Still, I suppose that is one of Accy's charms, to be permanently caught in a time warp of '50's food,' 60's politics and '70's tat. |
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As long as you've paid for it all yourself, I'm sure we'll all hope you have a lovely day. |
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You stick to the Coronation Street Omnibus, which I think is on Channel 10 freeview. Later on, you can let us know how your day has gone and I'll let you know mine. You enjoy! |
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Takes all sorts, I suppose. He was rumoured to be, er...a little odd too. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/...ts-Photography |
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...and I think that sad old man, Ken Bailey, paid for all his own loyalist paraphernalia. I don't think Bournemouth Council did. ;) |
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Nah...not quite.
I've got a Restoration Party to go to. 350th Anniversary of the Crowning of Charles II, 23rd April 1661; the bash is on the Royal wedding day. Big buxomed serving wenches, lots of slap 'n tickle, etc. You stick with your Cromwellian Puritism; no fun, no games, no nowt. |
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I suppose that's part of the calendar of royal wedding celebrations in Tower Hamlets, funded by your council's £240,000.00? Please link the full list from THBC, for anyone up here who think our council haven't pushed the boat out far enough, and who might be tempted to join in the fun down there. |
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I keep asking, but am met with silence.
It's almost as if there isn't an east London council with a near quarter of a million quid budget, and in fact sod all is planned, to celebrate this historic occasion. Shameful. |
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You post the link on here from HBC with details of their spending, then I'll post mine. You started this thread, so put the HBC money where your posts are. Until then, I'm doing nowt. |
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I'll try again. In the link I helpfully provided, it was minuted that the Leader of the Council was asked what H.B.C.'s budget was for these celebratons, though his answer wasn't. Therefore we don't know. Though since we now know the cost to the public purse, to hire a Glee tribute act was £6,000.00, to turn on the Christmas lights, some people are in fear that any money spent in Hyndburn, will be too much. It doesn't show much respect from us towards the happy couple, who have called their wedding an 'austerity' marriage, mindful of the draconian cuts in public services, and have asked for celebrations to be pared back. So, your council's stated £240,000.00 budget, and programme of events that are planned, could we possibly have a link to the source of the information please? |
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You stated your own Council, London's Tower Hamlets Borough Council, had a £240,000.00 budget, to celebrate the royal wedding. That's much more than 'nowt'. So, where is the link to the source of that interesting information....? :rolleyes: |
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I can read - can you?
You've made a statement about HBC spending on the Royal Wedding. But you don't know how much it is. Is it £20, £2000, or £20000pds? Until you do know, shut up and don't criticise or question others, when in the best of faith, they put their numbers on line. Look for them yourself; I would respectfully suggest, that if you can't find 'em, you get yourself a new computer or at least change your search engine. |
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Sadly I couldn't find the translate into English option, on the Tower Hamlets Borough Council's website. |
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بہت:) سے تھوکنا اور چاول اور مرغی کے چھگری لاگت ائے گی. دو لاکھ پاؤنڈ اور پھلت کے امیر اور تھوکنا |
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Shameful in fact. No wonder he's so keen we fork out dosh up here. |
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I do not care about the celebrations that people fund for themselves....that is their choice(and their money)....but I do care about the money which I contribute through local taxes, being squandered on something like this. I would rather see the money used on things that will benefit the whole borough.....and as for bringing in trade:tongueout.......codswallop! There is only PB who can afford to spend anything. |
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I was in Manchester yesterday at a meeting of Labour Group members from all over Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. I asked several of the people who were there, what there local authority was doing to celebrate the Royal Wedding. No other authority appears to be arranging any civic celebrations.
After reading Jen links to Rossendale website -a Day out with Thomas - sounds much more exciting. |
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well ive never been one royals ,but its up to you.
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Street parties to mark Royal wedding celebrations | Rossendale Free Press - menmedia.co.uk |
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the street parties are what you organise yourself ... and theyre offering the free shutting of the road .. ie same as what every other borough is doing ...
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If people want to organise their own street parties, fine. No problemo. |
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is it true the Beckhams have been invited so the Brides parents will have someone to talk to. :eek: :D ;)
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Yippee, I can't believe it, I've got an invite, right out of the blue this morning, I'm over the moon, what to wear, get the wheelchair all clean and shinny, go faster stripes, special oxygen tanks made of aluminium very light and portable, Joan will have to get a new hat, can't wait
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Doesn't seem there's much civic celebration planned just yet, in our capital city's boroughs.
Have yourself a Royal knees up Perhaps they've blown all their budget on a present for the happy couple, from the tax payers of each borough. You can get some lovely stuff down Brick Lane Market. Might be sending 'em a glitzy bong. :rolleyes: |
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At least I didn't post Wilson, Kepple & Betty, and then people would have thought you were involved in some kinky threesome type set up. ;):D |
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im going to drag the spugster down to watch the wedding in the market hall .... i hope .. that is if he comes down ... :D |
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:eek: You won't be seeing Spugs until later in the summer now. ;):D |
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i will dont you worry ... :D:D:D |
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By eck, my wedding anniversary (as I posted earlier) is causing a fuss. Maybe I should cancel my Rhine cruise and stay at home and enjoy the day.
Not a cat in hells chance of that, I would sooner row the ship up the Rhine. |
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is anyone buying any of teh royal tat they are shoving out like cups,plates etc
i have a few 1911 coronation items i found and they are worthless so i dont see the point in them at all even as collectables |
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The net budget of the Royal Wedding celebrations in Hyndburn is earmarked as £15,000 which comes from the Cabinet Action Fund. In real terms this means that it could cost more than this but offsets from revenue generated by the event should balance the final figure out at no more than £15,000.
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Blimey. Hardly the 'austerity wedding' the happy couple themselves hoped it would be. Many local couples will have spent much less than that on their own wedding day, and that'd include cake, photographer, dresses, reception, and a honeymoon. |
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There will be some savings for you, as the couple will not require new sheets, after their first marital night trogether, apparently. ;):D |
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Thirty years ago Lady Diana Spencer's uncle, publicly proclaiming her purity, which would ensure the royal bloodline. Cut to the present day. A royal bride-to-be, who's already played house with someone before Wills, and the bride's uncle more known for snorting coke in his Spanish villa, than making statements about young womens' virginity. :rolleyes: |
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Was it before they became German? jaysay:D:D
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It's never easy, and they do have the advantage over other royal couples, in that they are both in love with each other. Not just the poor brood mare bride. |
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We thought that about his mum though and look how that turned out, but as you say we should wish them well.Its probably extra hard for them being in the spotlight in everything they do.
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That image may take some moving thx jaysay:eek::D
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Wish the happy couple well, hope they have a nice long life together. :D
As for our council spending £15k, well you could run peel st toilets for a year and a half on that and I know which we would prefer the pennies being spent on. |
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this link was posted on US Yahoo, shows Kates links to the downtrodden masses, just a lass from a Durham coal mining village
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She's brushed off the coal dust, and now we're told she's to be known as Catherine. Kate Middleton will use Queen Catherine when Prince William is crowned | Mail Online I'm sure Lady Di, and Fergie would wish her well with that hope. |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...Catherine.html but make it choppy. It's way past your bedtime. :D |
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I voted no, but not for the obvious reasons, the fact is that this wedding is going to cost the country a fortune, and in no small way will damage the economy and many businesses/industries, aside from the 'bank holiday', many people (and probably most of them paid 'work or play') will take an extra 3 days of their statutory holidays before the wedding, coupled with the other bank holidays in the period means a lot of holidays in a short time, which in essence means they will have 11 consecutive paid days off work, this will hurt a lot of small businesses again!!
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Well unless you're the Queen. Who has decreed her staff will be working on the Bank Holiday on the 29th. |
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Plus I'm told she's not that dependent from what they take in the gift shops. Unlike many other businesses, who will struggle to cope with losing trade/productivity, and forking out for another days paid holiday. ;) |
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I voted NO it is going to take more than a Royal Wedding to lift the spirits of this country ( the state its in ) I also wonder how long the marriage will last ( or is that me being tooooooooo negative )
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How much are they spending on the wedding? Ive heard that pubs are getting flags and stuff paid for by the council, just before the elections. If is a few 100 quid, fair shout. It more, surely that could be spent better@
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£15 grand!!! What the f? Surely the money could be better spent? That's ourtragous, never thought it was so much. If people want street parties, great let them make there own sarnies. How does that budget break down. Please tell me my council tax isnt paying officers to arrange celebrations.
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£15,000 pounds. You could keep public toilets open for 18 months on that !!
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wonder how many street parties are being held ....
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Why isnt this reported in the local papers? I guess this explains why I dont buy them, theres never anything interesting. BECAUSE THEY IGNORE IT. Does any of the cabinet action fund go to free lunches with journalists, I wonder.....
Hyndburn has a bad political culture. People who work for the council tell me GJones was rude (almost bullying))), so even tho I support labour, I worry about him. Allegedly. |
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Should balancs that out, apparently Miles is great to work with.
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Speaking as someone who has been on a steep learning curve and been gently steered back on course when I've slipped up, I can also categorically confirm that he is no bully. Best man for the job, just listen to him speak. |
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I have never heard anyone say a bad word about Graham Jones(well, except one....who is a political foe,so expected)everyone who knows him will tell you he is hard working and his focus is for the good of the town...he has no egomaniacal tendencies either.
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This is your money, ask the question. Councillors - Peter Britcliffe You could always e-mail [email protected] although that will take up to 20 working days for a response. |
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Not only that but they chose my wedding day to get married - which is now a bank holiday. makin my wedding nearly 50% more expensive! Thanks royals!!
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Ere you go, tells us what streets are going to be closed so far and what our leader has said about it...........................
East Lancashire set for 25 royal wedding street parties (From Lancashire Telegraph) |
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I spoke to someone who knows people who work at HBC who will get extra pay for working over the weekend and the bank hols. Staff that basically do what PB says to help him get elected. Will they get paid double time and will that be included in the councils budget for the wedding. I agree with what most people are saying, up for partying, I remember enjoying Charles and Di getting wed when I was a kid. But we got together with neighbours, we didn't have fireworks in Accy. If there were some I cant remember anyway, but I was only a nipper.
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