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The Queen to visit town for diamond jubilee
9:53am Thursday 9th February 2012 in News
THE Queen will visit Warrington on her tour of the UK as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
She will be in the borough in May in a tour of north west towns on May 16 and 17.
It is understood she could be involved in the opening of the new Orford Park project.
Council leader Clr Terry O’Neill said: “We are thrilled that Warrington has been selected as one of the destinations for HM The Queen to visit during her Diamond Jubilee year.
"We have a strong tradition as a town of putting on a wonderful display for our VIP visitors and I’m sure that we will pull out all the stops to ensure that Her Majesty receives the very warmest welcome in 2012.
"It is a real honour that we will be able to showcase some of the things that make Warrington great, and to do that as part of the Jubilee celebrations.”
Comments(25)
davehedgehog
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12:18pm Thu 9 Feb 12
ghostwriter wrote:Move to a different town then. I'd like to think we do make the effort to pick up all the litter and tidy the place up a bit when the Queen comes to visit.
so another load of cash that we are told we dont have will miraculously appear from no where to improve winwick road potholes, everything will be painted and looking spic and span for her. what a joke this town is.
moleogod
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12:41pm Thu 9 Feb 12
bill_paddington
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12:44pm Thu 9 Feb 12
Nick Tessla
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1:31pm Thu 9 Feb 12
If you believe in the divine right of succession then she should have only been on the throne since 1972 - when her uncle , Edward VIII died.
(Wonder if they'll include the Cromwell statue on the tour around the town. :-) Yes, I know, Cromwell was just as much a monarch as she is - perhaps more so)
HuffPuff
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4:52pm Thu 9 Feb 12
the equaliser
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5:15pm Thu 9 Feb 12
Nick Tessla wrote:On the contrary Nick.... seems to work pretty well to me.
Elizabeth Windsor is a representative of an an institution that has no place in a modern democracy. If you believe in the divine right of succession then she should have only been on the throne since 1972 - when her uncle , Edward VIII died. (Wonder if they'll include the Cromwell statue on the tour around the town. :-) Yes, I know, Cromwell was just as much a monarch as she is - perhaps more so)
The sovereign is a figurehead and does a fantastic job of representing UK interests around the world and even an ardent republican should be able to admit to the ££++ benefit the country sees in keeping the monarchy.
Frankly I think the modern monarchy is often misrepresented - most of the lesser royals cost us nothing and whilst the Queen is a wealthy person in her own right she still chooses (as a matter of duty) to fulfil a tough routine of public engagements and tours both in the UK and overseas. Remarkable at the age of 85 and a real inspiration.
old-codger
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7:44pm Thu 9 Feb 12
1:31pm Thu 9 Feb 12
Elizabeth Windsor is a representative of an an institution that has no place in a modern democracy...........
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What a load of B......s.
Edward abdicated in favour of the queens father in1936. If you dont like the monarchy thats your problem not ours, We like her and respect all the hard work she has done and all the income she brings into this country.
the equaliser
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11:44pm Thu 9 Feb 12
London Wolf
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8:43am Fri 10 Feb 12
Trapped in Dixie
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5:52pm Fri 10 Feb 12
5:48pm Fri 10 Feb 12
What an honor for the Queen to be paying a visit to Warrington. You should all be proud of your British history and of the wonderful job the Royal Family performs as goodwill ambassadors all over the world. Just look at the faces of the children and the crowd at Royal visits to see what an effect the Royal Family has. They are truly admired and loved. What price do you put on that? We, on the other side of the pond, have Obama.”
DominikTHH
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6:35pm Fri 10 Feb 12
Trapped in Dixie
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8:01pm Fri 10 Feb 12
WireGirl
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6:26pm Sun 12 Feb 12
DominikTHH wrote:Not everyone from Orford/Longford are "track-suited, Greggs-munching inhabitants".
I bet she can't wait: Orford Park, the slums of Orford / Longford with its track-suited, Greggs-munching inhabitants screeching at her. Why she'd want to stay in the Palace is beyond me! For a real treat, they might take her for a drive round the towns various 'pound shops' / discount stores.
Are you from Widnes by any chance??
richiepooh
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10:23pm Sun 12 Feb 12
if we recover all the land owned by the aristocracy who lay claim to over £65 Billion worth of land £25 Billion the royals family alone, Buckingham palace worth £5Billion alone.. because they were "in the club" back in the day and us peasants were slaved to work for the landowners.
the queen alone gets an annual payment from our government of £13 Million but get this £28Million of our taxes as EXPENSES !!! "gawd bless her"and we mince over BANKERS £1million BONUSES !!! at least they work for it deserve it or not !!!
Prince charles gets £30 Million from one of his estates alone !!!
and we are told that he has his own income...well wheres my family estate stolen from people 1000s of years ago?
The Royal family own 200,000 peices of art if they viewed 50 of them a day it would take them ten years to see them all !!!
The estimated total annual cost of the monarchy to taxpayers is £202.4m
We call ourselves a democracy..but the queen can withold our right to vote by not dissolving Parliament...what is Britain but a bunch of slaves who **** but never stand up.
the jobs they do as ambassador?? are you serious, we can all go around shaking hands and nodding for that kind of money!!
if you want to bow to these scroungers on society then you do so, but I would rather bow to your chavs of longford who have struggled for their dole which aint close to these peoples DOLE !
old-codger
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3:27pm Mon 13 Feb 12
Nick Tessla
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5:42pm Mon 13 Feb 12
old-codger wrote:Do you mean North Korea - another country with an unelected, dynastic head of state?
You would be better at home in south korea richpoo, 87% of this population want the royal family, Only 6% dont and 7% abstained. So although I dont say your opinions dont matter I will say other peoples matter 87% more.
Why should anyone leave their own country because they disagree with how its head of state is chosen? How ludicrous to suggest it. I am sure there are things you disagree with but still stay.
I never hear those who want to reduce EU influence being told to move to Switzerland.
When was this referendum held in which 87% voted to keep the monarchy? I am sure I would have noticed if there had been one.
Nick Tessla
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5:47pm Mon 13 Feb 12
old-codger wrote:The point I was making is that if you believe in the divine right of succession then the nazi-admiring Edward VIII would have not been forced out and Elizabeth Windsor would have only come to the throne on his death (he died in 1972)
Nick Tessla says... 1:31pm Thu 9 Feb 12 Elizabeth Windsor is a representative of an an institution that has no place in a modern democracy........... .... What a load of B......s. Edward abdicated in favour of the queens father in1936. If you dont like the monarchy thats your problem not ours, We like her and respect all the hard work she has done and all the income she brings into this country.
Nick Tessla
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5:50pm Mon 13 Feb 12
old-codger
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6:01pm Mon 13 Feb 12
Nick Tessla
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6:03pm Mon 13 Feb 12
old-codger
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6:32pm Mon 13 Feb 12
DominikTHH
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11:33pm Mon 13 Feb 12
She could have a go on our state-of-the-art Ice Rink in the CockHedge Centre if she's lucky! Or did that go bust already?
Top it all off with a stroll through the market with it's Pram-faced mothers shoving their grubby children round with Greggs-dummies in their mouths (pasty-fiers) and a bottle of cold, milky tea to keep them quiet.
She's in for a real treat.
WireGirl
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5:10pm Wed 15 Feb 12
DominikTHH wrote:OMG!!!! By the sounds of it you really hate Warrington!! If you live here why dont you just move so you can get away from all of what you have just said so you dont have to see people "pushing prams" etc you sound like a right moaning idiot!!!! And thats been polite! Get a grip, so what if shes coming to town you dont have to go see her do you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aside from the ghettos (either side of Winwick road ), Her Majesty might be interested in taking in some of the Borough's other noteworthy sights; the removed roundabout on Winwick Road; the queue outside the benefits place on Mersey Street ( refuse to call it a Job Centre!); the McDonalds on Bridge Street or she could even be treated to a game of Bingo at that one near the CockHedge Centre! She could have a go on our state-of-the-art Ice Rink in the CockHedge Centre if she's lucky! Or did that go bust already? Top it all off with a stroll through the market with it's Pram-faced mothers shoving their grubby children round with Greggs-dummies in their mouths (pasty-fiers) and a bottle of cold, milky tea to keep them quiet. She's in for a real treat.
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old-codger
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6:38pm Wed 15 Feb 12
ghostwriter says...
10:07am Thu 9 Feb 12