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The Royal Borough of Greenwich

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,223
    Does this mean we are signing Ledley King next season, was he on that list emailed to AFKA?
    Pre-season friendly with Real Madrid?

    : - )
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited February 2012

    But born in Greenwich, lived in Charlton, went to school in Charlton, and worked in Woolwich....... Anyway, you only just qualify being about a mile from where I live. I once lived alongside Blackheath, near the pond and that was Lewisham council. Mind you. Lewisham/Greenwich/Bexley not exactly without there faults are they?



    Sadly on this evidence you are a quitter!
    No Royal band-waggon jumping for you, sir!

  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    I've just had a horrible thought, when I was born in the mid 60's I think the part of today's LBG was actually the London Borough of Woolwich. So I may not be the full blue blooded Greenwich citizen I thought.
  • ljm29
    ljm29 Posts: 275
    I'll be there for the fireworks on Sunday night, should be good. I'm from Bexley but Greenwich was my favourite place as a kid, well the Cutty Sark and the Thames barrier anyway. I was a very easily pleased child ha ha
  • Pre-season friendly with Real Madrid?

    : - )

    Cue Keith Peacock holding scarf aloft at Bernabeu....
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    When you're already a lord, these things matter little.

    :-)
  • If only he was still alive, perfect for Greenwich, maybe even Mayor of London.

  • But born in Greenwich, lived in Charlton, went to school in Charlton, and worked in Woolwich....... Anyway, you only just qualify being about a mile from where I live. I once lived alongside Blackheath, near the pond and that was Lewisham council. Mind you. Lewisham/Greenwich/Bexley not exactly without there faults are they?

    Sadly on this evidence you are a quitter!
    No Royal band-waggon jumping for you, sir!



    Yes, you may have something there Floyd, my name derived from ken from 'bexley village' as I used to ring up, 'Charlton Live' often in a state of 'anxiety' in those dreadful years when we slipped down the football leagues?. How come you have ended up in Montana?......
  • Exiled Ken, exiled.
  • I know the feeling Floyd?
    I have always been intrigued by Montana ........
    Are you familiar with the song 'Montana' by Frank Zappa
    Check it out on you tube.......
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  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited February 2012
    I'm more familiar with Tony Montana, but I have spent a lot of time in the ''Montana'''s having been engaged to a girl out there in my youth.
    Quite a fan of the better half of Mr Zappa's output.
    Will check out Montana tomorrow, thanks Ken. Always enjoy summat new!

    Big pointy empty state, as my friends family used to say!
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,229
    Fireworks in Woolwich town centre this evening and shown live on the local news.

    The last time I saw fire like that was the Weatherspoons going up last august :-(
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,738
    Financial side is being managed sensibly. Existing stocks of headed paper etc to be run down before new branding is ordered. Domains registered to SSL certificates dont change till they run out. Road signs only updated when required.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,734
    Can it be taken away if the council misbehaves, like Fred the Shred's knighthood?
  • Us Mothers and Babies babies can be proud
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited February 2012
    I thought Eltham was royal already and had been for some time.

    I can remember being in the 10th ROYAL Eltham cubs and scouts back in the day and Eltham was part of the London Borough of Greenwich when I worked there for a while also back in the day so what's new?
  • Doesn't it also mean that all other teams bar reading have to change their kit when we play them




    I am sure that reading have that privilege as a royal county



    ( dunno where I heard it or read it )
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    years ago when Greenwich and Woolwich boroughs merged it was suggested that the borough should be known as Royal Charlton but it was rejected.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    Had a lovely afternoon in the Royal Borough and made it down to watch the fireworks with the lights flashing off the Royal Naval College with Land of Hope and Glory blaring out. Lovely display and really enjoyed it.

    Hope a few of you made it down also.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    edited February 2012
    I thought Eltham was royal already and had been for some time.

    I can remember being in the 10th ROYAL Eltham cubs and scouts back in the day and Eltham was part of the London Borough of Greenwich when I worked there for a while also back in the day so what's new?
    Sadly not Len. The Cubs/Scouts just added Royal because of the palace. Infact from 1st Jan 2012 the Eltham Dstrict have actually dropped the Royal tag because of Greenwich getting Royal status.

    I was in 1st Royal Eltham as were my kids.
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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    chirpy.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  • sirjohnhumphrey
    sirjohnhumphrey Posts: 1,859
    edited February 2012
    Are we the only football club to be in a 'Royal' borough as Chelsea FC is officially in Hammersmith is it not?
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Curb_it.....Lol!
  • redcarter
    redcarter Posts: 1,011
    Are we the only football club to be in a 'Royal' borough as Chelsea FC is officially in Hammersmith is it not?
    Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon are in Kingston upon Thames which is a Royal borough
  • Is this cos Brenda's got a summer house or an observatory in the park or something?

    Well done ma'am.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Reading are in Royal Berkshire and so they don't have to wear an away strip if they don't want to.
  • PeteF
    PeteF Posts: 1,698
    I thought Eltham was royal already and had been for some time.

    I can remember being in the 10th ROYAL Eltham cubs and scouts back in the day and Eltham was part of the London Borough of Greenwich when I worked there for a while also back in the day so what's new?
    Sadly not Len. The Cubs/Scouts just added Royal because of the palace. Infact from 1st Jan 2012 the Eltham Dstrict have actually dropped the Royal tag because of Greenwich getting Royal status.

    I was in 1st Royal Eltham as were my kids.
    The Eltham District has gone now, they have merged wth Greenwich and Woolwich and become the Royal Greenwich District Scouts.
  • PeteF
    PeteF Posts: 1,698
    Maybe we need to install a royal box for the Queen - is she planning on coming tomorrow?
    Just stick ER in the gantry with Finchy
    Oh thanks...... just what I need, "one is top of the league"
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Lost 50p pocket money on a school trip to greenwich when I was 6. I want my money back.
  • Reading are in Royal Berkshire and so they don't have to wear an away strip if they don't want to.
    Do they get any other benefits?