The East Midlands Skybar

[Stefan88]

Wow I didn't even know this things existed. It looks pretty amazing.
Maybe we should set up a toll station there so people have to pay for the priveledge of driving through our beautiful region.

[danz013]

Originally Posted by stef17

Wow I didn't even know this things existed. It looks pretty amazing.
Maybe we should set up a toll station there so people have to pay for the priveledge of driving through our beautiful region.

that would never happen...especially if it was on the m1... i wouldnt wait it to happen either lol

[Stefan88]

Course it wouldn't happen. Think of the gridlock caused.
People would hate us if we did that.

[Kurt Nirvana]

Sorry to Nott’s Guys if think I’m being controversial, but…

I believe that all our signature on the EMSF should be based on truth.

Thus, the posts which are signed “Nott’s Capital of the East Midlands” should be changed to something more based on fact.

There is no capital of the East midlands!

Nott’s is a great city with many things happening, and in some respects ahead of the other towns and cities that are now trying to catch up.

So until the said signatures are changed I’m going to add the signature “Leicester, Capital of the East Midlands” at the bottom of my post.

I think we should all do the same for our own towns and cities and then the whole statement would become a joke!

Thus, we should either have the one of the following signatures:

Corby, Capital of the East Midlands

Derby, Capital of the East Midlands

Kettering, Capital of the East Midlands

Loughborough, Capital of the East Midlands

Northampton, Capital of the East Midlands…………….

What do you all think?

Come on Nott’s guys, Nott’s has many unique features why not change to a more factual signature?

[Kurt Nirvana]

Originally Posted by danz013

Government... Councils... funding...businesses..... opinions differ from you yours...

I appreciate the moaning about the first few comment...they were nothing but a joke....apologies if i offeneded anyone...

I'll change em today... Cheers to the EM boom!

danz013, Well done mate, thats much better.

[Stefan88]

We could maybe think about an east midlands signature that we could all have?
An East Midlands regeneration blog would be good similar to the leicester and nottingham ones currently underway.

What do you think?

[danz013]

I shouldn't say any of this really as I know it could create another conflict however i'm going to say it anyway....

Nottingham IS the largest city in the east midlands by way of population inurban area
Nottingham IS the largest city in the UK by way of area (actual size)
Nottingham is so large even cities from Derbyshire are considered part of Nottingham
Nottingham is a core city
Nottingham has the best peforming university in the EM (And one of the best in China and Malaysia)
Nottingham has the largest Hospital in the EM
Nottingham has 2 of the largest regeneration projects in the country (Eastside City, ISIS Trent Basin)
Nottingham has the highest number of large business located in the city
Regional business such as the BBC, EMDA, DSA and DVLA choose to locate in Nottingham
National Business like Inland Revenue and Ofsted choose to locate in Nottingham
Multinational business like Capital one, Boots, Siemans, Ericsson, Experian choose to locate in they HQ's in Nottingham,
Nottingham takes in more funds through retail by any other city in the EM (And most cities in the country)
Nottingham will shortly have one of the largest shopping centre in the country
Nottingham has a wider range of restaurants to go to (according to your boys)
Nottingham has an Arena that attracts multinational recognized artist
Nottingham has a Nationally praised Tram system with extensions to come
Nottingham has an award winning Bus Service
The EM Airport was temporarily names Nottingham EMA because of Nottinghams worldwide recognition
Nottingham is the home to world recognized Robin Hood
Nottingham is not the "official" Capital of the EM

Soo... should I change the name to King of the EM? Prime City of the EM? Biggest City in the EM? All of which will be based on the facts above?

[danz013]

Originally Posted by stef17

We could maybe think about an east midlands signature that we could all have?
An East Midlands regeneration blog would be good similar to the leicester and nottingham ones currently underway.

What do you think?

Stef your way to considerate of these guys feelings lol

[danz013]

I would just like to add.. before RS logs on and reads this... that I did not once in my statement above slate or say that nottingham is better than Leicester..

But yes.. now... I really am tired of arguing about Leicester... From this day onwards... I promise to never intrude into a Leicestermans thread with cheeky or negative comments towards their city.... there shall be nothing but positivity... this shall be the last argument I have

[Kurt Nirvana]

Originally Posted by danz013

I shouldn't say any of this really as I know it could create another conflict however i'm going to say it anyway....

Nottingham IS the largest city in the east midlands by way of population inurban area
Nottingham IS the largest city in the UK by way of area (actual size)
Nottingham is so large even cities from Derbyshire are considered part of Nottingham
Nottingham is a core city
Nottingham has the best peforming university in the EM (And one of the best in China and Malaysia)
Nottingham has the largest Hospital in the EM
Nottingham has 2 of the largest regeneration projects in the country (Eastside City, ISIS Trent Basin)
Nottingham has the highest number of large business located in the city
Regional business such as the BBC, EMDA, DSA and DVLA choose to locate in Nottingham
National Business like Inland Revenue and Ofsted choose to locate in Nottingham
Multinational business like Capital one, Boots, Siemans, Ericsson, Experian choose to locate in they HQ's in Nottingham,
Nottingham takes in more funds through retail by any other city in the EM (And most cities in the country)
Nottingham will shortly have one of the largest shopping centre in the country
Nottingham has a wider range of restaurants to go to (according to your boys)
Nottingham has an Arena that attracts multinational recognized artist
Nottingham has a Nationally praised Tram system with extensions to come
Nottingham has an award winning Bus Service
The EM Airport was temporarily names Nottingham EMA because of Nottinghams worldwide recognition
Nottingham is the home to world recognized Robin Hood
Nottingham is not the "official" Capital of the EM

Soo... should I change the name to King of the EM? Prime City of the EM? Biggest City in the EM? All of which will be based on the facts above?

Um, some big statements, some may be true.

However, it doesn’t make Nott’s the capital of the East Midland.

If that was the criteria, New York would be the capital of the USA, Sydney Australia….................

[danz013]

Originally Posted by danz013

Soo... should I change the name to King of the EM? Prime City of the EM? Biggest City in the EM? All of which will be based on the facts above?

??

[Kurt Nirvana]

Originally Posted by Kurt Nirvana

Sorry to Nott’s Guys if think I’m being controversial, but…

I believe that all our signature on the EMSF should be based on truth.

Thus, the posts which are signed “Nott’s Capital of the East Midlands” should be changed to something more based on fact.

There is no capital of the East midlands!

Nott’s is a great city with many things happening, and in some respects ahead of the other towns and cities that are now trying to catch up.

So until the said signatures are changed I’m going to add the signature “Leicester, Capital of the East Midlands” at the bottom of my post.

I think we should all do the same for our own towns and cities and then the whole statement would become a joke!

Thus, we should either have the one of the following signatures:

Corby, Capital of the East Midlands

Derby, Capital of the East Midlands

Kettering, Capital of the East Midlands

Loughborough, Capital of the East Midlands

Northampton, Capital of the East Midlands…………….

What do you all think?

Come on Nott’s guys, Nott’s has many unique features why not change to a more factual signature?

Maybe a good signature would be “Nottingham, a city with good road access routes to Leicester”

Only Joking!!

[Kurt Nirvana]

Originally Posted by stef17

We could maybe think about an east midlands signature that we could all have?
An East Midlands regeneration blog would be good similar to the leicester and nottingham ones currently underway.

What do you think?

Stef17, Great idea.

[ben77]

Originally Posted by Kurt Nirvana

Sorry to Nott’s Guys if think I’m being controversial, but…

I believe that all our signature on the EMSF should be based on truth.

Thus, the posts which are signed “Nott’s Capital of the East Midlands” should be changed to something more based on fact.

There is no capital of the East midlands!

Nott’s is a great city with many things happening, and in some respects ahead of the other towns and cities that are now trying to catch up.

So until the said signatures are changed I’m going to add the signature “Leicester, Capital of the East Midlands” at the bottom of my post.

I think we should all do the same for our own towns and cities and then the whole statement would become a joke!

Thus, we should either have the one of the following signatures:

Corby, Capital of the East Midlands

Derby, Capital of the East Midlands

Kettering, Capital of the East Midlands

Loughborough, Capital of the East Midlands

Northampton, Capital of the East Midlands…………….

What do you all think?

Come on Nott’s guys, Nott’s has many unique features why not change to a more factual signature?

This really shouldn't bother you, it does seem to me that many of the posters from Leicester have a slight chip on their shoulder. There was never any debate about Leicester on the Notts forum but whenever i had a quick look on the Leicester forum there always used to be a couple of snipes etc about Notts. Don't let it worry you Leicesters moving in the right direction and thats all that matters. But everyone changing their signatures to "we're all as good as each other" isn't going to change anything.

What about:

"Nottingham by far the most beautiful city in the East Midlands (except Lincoln but thats not very big). With a much larger metropolitan area than any other city in the East Midlands (although Leicester has a larger city population) but that is basically a boundary issue. But more trains go through Leciester station if thats any consolation."

[danz013]

Originally Posted by Kurt Nirvana

Maybe a good signature would be “Nottingham, a city with good access routes to Leicester”

Only Joking!!

Lolol... I just think Kirt... I know sometimes I approach Leicester on the negative side with my comments in the threads... which I apologize for... but Nottingham is ahead on Leicester in so many ways, where as Leicester is ahead in so many less ways... I feel my statement of capital of the East Midlands is justified...

I know some of you may feel i'm wrong..but based on the list above...clealy im not...

Additionally... the title brings attention to my post... and encourages people to click on the link and view the website... Its a marketing tool... politically correct... but it does the job... 150 views a day on average for the website... about 60% go on to look at more than one page...

[danz013]

Originally Posted by ben77

What about:

"Nottingham by far the most beautiful city in the East Midlands (except Lincoln but thats not very big). With a much larger metropolitan area than any other city in the East Midlands (although Leicester has a larger city population) but that is basically a boundary issue. But more trains go through Leciester station if thats any consolation."

Lololol.... Are we all changing to this then...i'll go for that?

[Stefan88]

Has anyone read The Times today?
There was a list of the ugliest new buildings in the UK.

Opal Court in Leicester was in the list. Is it really that bad?
From pictures I saw on the Leicester thread it didn't look to bad but I've never seen it in person.

This is what it said.

Opal Student Accomodation for Leicester University Stephen George & Partners Building student houses has become a huge business, not for the universities themselves - once patrons of the best modern British Architecture - but outsourced to developers. I can think of few visions more depressing for a fresher than clapping your eyes on this shelving system for human beings as you weep your goodbyes to mum and dad. It's another vast bulky box with no concessions to humans, thinly draped with bright colours to disguise it's resemblance to a gulag.

Other buildings in the list were:

201 Broadgate & BIshopgate Tower, Central London
The Crescent, Bristol
Wembley Stadium, Northwest London
Norwich Market refurbishment
GSK House, Brentford, West London
St Georges Wharf, Vauxhall, South London
Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth
Every Matalan, Lidl, Netto, Toys 'R' Us, drive-through KFC and McDonalds, and retail park in the land
The Orion Building, Birmingham

[danz013]

Originally Posted by stef17

Has anyone read The Times today?
There was a list of the ugliest new buildings in the UK.

Opal Court in Leicester was in the list. Is it really that bad?
From pictures I saw on the Leicester thread it didn't look to bad but I've never seen it in person.

This is what it said.

Opal Student Accomodation for Leicester University Stephen George & Partners Building student houses has become a huge business, not for the universities themselves - once patrons of the best modern British Architecture - but outsourced to developers. I can think of few visions more depressing for a fresher than clapping your eyes on this shelving system for human beings as you weep your goodbyes to mum and dad. It's another vast bulky box with no concessions to humans, thinly draped with bright colours to disguise it's resemblance to a gulag.

Other buildings in the list were:

201 Broadgate & BIshopgate Tower, Central London
The Crescent, Bristol
Wembley Stadium, Northwest London
Norwich Market refurbishment
GSK House, Brentford, West London
St Georges Wharf, Vauxhall, South London
Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth
Every Matalan, Lidl, Netto, Toys 'R' Us, drive-through KFC and McDonalds, and retail park in the land
The Orion Building, Birmingham

Isit just me or is their something funny about this list...

I don't know any of the buildings so I searched them in google...

I search Opal Court Leicester and found this...



I though to my self why is this in the list... so i moved on.... types in Nowich Market and found this...



same again.. I thought why is this in the building... so I tried one more and typed in Orion Building in Birmingham... and found this???



Are you sure this is Not Best Local buildings list or something rather then worst?

[Stefan88]

Nope, I have the article in front of me. The render of Orion looks pretty good. Have you seen it real life? It looks like a highrise prison.
Type in St Georges Wharf, and Drake Circus shopping centre and you'll see why they made the list

[Kurt Nirvana]

Strange list, Leicester like many other cities has some really ugly buildings, but I don’t think Opal Court is one of them.