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mcthedc
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02 Jun 2012 : 17:18:16
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I find it somewhat ironic that the business that have really made an effort to decorate their premises in the spirit of Jubilee, are the Indian restaurants and pizza take-a-ways where the majority of the staff are from other countries.
Even the pubs, that usually go to town for football, aren't showing any sign of patriotism this weekend.
It doesn't happen often, but Hertford have got one over on Ware this time! The town centre looks great! |
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Mel
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Jun 2012 : 20:11:28
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I must say I agree with you. I was in Hertford on Monday and thought it looked very festive.
It will look better for the Olympic torch though! |
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skippy
Advanced Member
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Posted - 02 Jun 2012 : 20:36:30
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| That's because all over the bank holiday weekend all trade will be going to the big out of town malls, cebters and supermarkets, so why bother? |
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Dusty
Senior Member
United Kingdom
685 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jun 2012 : 21:18:18
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Originally posted by mcthedc
I find it somewhat ironic that the business that have really made an effort to decorate their premises in the spirit of Jubilee, are the Indian restaurants and pizza take-a-ways where the majority of the staff are from other countries.
I noticed that. They obviously pass the Tebbit test then.
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ajw
Average Member
United Kingdom
372 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jun 2012 : 22:29:31
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| Where is the Ware Beacon, even Amwell have a Beacon also Hertford, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne but not Ware, And no High Street Decorations. only a few shops. |
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cchallis
Average Member
United Kingdom
347 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jun 2012 : 23:25:03
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| Well some shop have done very well, like Barnardo's and other charity shops |
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steve
Moderator
United Kingdom
1350 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jun 2012 : 00:53:16
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Originally posted by mcthedc
It doesn't happen often, but Hertford have got one over on Ware this time! The town centre looks great!
And in another first for Hertford, the mayor has a blog, in stark contrast to Ware Town Council's fear of social networking.
http://mayorofhertford.com |
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Mel
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
1295 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jun 2012 : 07:01:15
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| I'm not denying some shops have done well, a lot of them have their displays in the window so it's not obvious. |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jun 2012 : 08:21:49
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| Perhaps something of the radical Puritan spirit of the town has survived sine the 1640s. Ware was, after all, at the dedicated heart of one of the most anti-monarchy bits of England back then. Of course, so was hertford.... |
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Craig
Project Leader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jun 2012 : 09:44:12
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Originally posted by steve
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Originally posted by mcthedc
It doesn't happen often, but Hertford have got one over on Ware this time! The town centre looks great!
And in another first for Hertford, the mayor has a blog, in stark contrast to Ware Town Council's fear of social networking.
http://mayorofhertford.com
Off topic for sure and from a mod. (Tsk). AND, it's factually incorrect.
Jan Wing was blogging over 10 years ago when she was Mayor of Ware. This was before the term blogging was as well known. Subsequent Mayors didn't continue and posts were deleted. |
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New Boy
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jun 2012 : 10:42:48
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I'm not a racist but....
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Originally posted by mcthedc
I find it somewhat ironic that the business that have really made an effort to decorate their premises in the spirit of Jubilee, are the Indian restaurants and pizza take-a-ways where the majority of the staff are from other countries.
Even the pubs, that usually go to town for football, aren't showing any sign of patriotism this weekend.
It doesn't happen often, but Hertford have got one over on Ware this time! The town centre looks great!
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Enoughofthat
Average Member
United Kingdom
109 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jun 2012 : 12:23:20
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George Bernard Shaw quotes, vote for your favourite.
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotation/patriotism_is_a_pernicious-psychopathic_form_of/166589.html
“Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy”
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.”
“You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.”
“Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.”
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spear
Advanced Member
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 00:49:46
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Originally posted by Dusty
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Originally posted by mcthedc
I find it somewhat ironic that the business that have really made an effort to decorate their premises in the spirit of Jubilee, are the Indian restaurants and pizza take-a-ways where the majority of the staff are from other countries.
I noticed that. They obviously pass the Tebbit test then.
The Queen is head of the commonwealth though and India is still a member. |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 09:30:23
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| But not head of state in India |
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Scouter
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 20:49:43
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Originally posted by steve
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Originally posted by mcthedc
It doesn't happen often, but Hertford have got one over on Ware this time! The town centre looks great!
And in another first for Hertford, the mayor has a blog, in stark contrast to Ware Town Council's fear of social networking.
http://mayorofhertford.com
WTC are very active on Twitter. I did wonder if the bunting could have been kept from the summer and eeked out for this week. Hindsight eh? |
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Jubilee decorations in town (lack of)
