Medway Messenger throws its weight behind city status bid

Christiana Bryan wrote:

The arrogance of Conservative councillors in deciding on our behalf that a city of 'Medway' will somehow enhance our lives - beyond pre-rebranded bins - is shameful and as antidemocratic as any East-bloc stunt. We have not been asked but told. Not even the so-called Citizens' Panel were asked. The entire Kent Messenger Group loses all credible evenhandedness by throwing its readership behind such a bid.
The surreal scandal is the 'loss' of Rochester's true City status - which cannot be unintentional. Rochester Catheral and Castle bear witness to over 800 years of inherent City-ness that cannot be wiped aside by self-aggrandising civic meddling. How Kafkaesque was it to use Rochester Cathedral for the investiture of the latest Mayor? Once the Queen has seen through the scam, we can and should demand the legitimate City of Rochester be returned to us.

02 Aug 2011 11:54 AM

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Peter Cook wrote:

Since the Council tell me that the cost of the bid is just 5 p per resident, I have decided to auction my contribution to see if anyone else agrees with the valuation on e-bay

See http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130447151024

23 Oct 2010 3:47 PM

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Peter Cook wrote:

There is a facebook group set up to discuss alternative points of view on City Status. You can find it at Say NO to Medway City Status.

04 Oct 2010 5:27 PM

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jeffery wrote:

City status should be given back to Rochester. It was held by Rochester for 800 years until somebody very conveniently 'forgot'to re-apply for city status. 800 years of history all gone - but who cares about all that - just re-apply for city status for Medway. Don't worry about what the people of the Medway towns want. Don't worry about the fact that there is no where actually called Medway Just carry on you Councillors and bulldoze your way into getting what YOU want, as per usual. Sandra J

13 Sep 2010 3:21 PM

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Linda wrote:

The name is wrong. Don't tell me they are proposing to rename Rochester Cathedral as Medway Cathedral or Chatham Dockyard as Medway Dockyard. The Medway is a river not a city and the whole idea is cheap and tawdry marketing and attempted self aggrandisement by council wide-boys.

12 Sep 2010 2:55 PM

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Dave Sweeney wrote:

Is it April the 1st already ?

10 Sep 2010 1:12 PM

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Irresponsible Idiots wrote:

How much will this 'bid' cost? When will these irresponsible idiots at the council realise that the days of wasting money are over?

10 Sep 2010 10:53 AM

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bert wrote:

if it benefits the residents (eg more monies from the government) then good, however i dont think of it as a city, and there is sucha diverse standard of living between strood roch chatham etc
Think some areas need sorting out first

10 Sep 2010 10:34 AM

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victoria wrote:

Medway is not a city. It is a unitary authority. Rochester is or was a city and still would be if they didn't mess it up. The VT that was shown at the concerts at the castle did not show the Medway I live in!!!

10 Sep 2010 9:28 AM

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