Fantastic letter in The Argus written for real Brightonians

[Lord Bracknell]

Bring back Le Tour de France, I say.

That was a superb event.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What about a 'Campaign for higher petrol prices' march up the London Road and down the Lewes Road?

 

[Skidmarks]

Can't they just do it at Withdean?

 

[BensGrandad]

How about a Sussex Marathon start at Bognor or Hastings and run along the coast road to finish in Brighton. It would not upset traffic too much because there are othetr roads that can be used.

 

[Easy 10]

Why do shop owners and car drivers think they have the monopoly on streets?

Cos we pay for em'

 

[Wozza]

Timmy in NIMBY 'shock'.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

So, if I've got it right, a real Brightonian is someone who does not want investment in the town and does not want it's name on the map. Rather it hopes that it can be a town with a village mentality trading off of it's nostalgia in a small way so all the nice Brighton families can go to Rottingdean on Sundays and have a cream tea.
Hmmm.... don't think I'm a real Brightonian. I personally wonder how Brighton would have recovered it's gleam without the English Language Teaching Boom of the late seventies, early eighties, the patronage of the gay community and the Marina.

 

[Skint Gull]

Cos we pay for em'

Beat me to it

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

How about a Sussex Marathon start at Bognor or Hastings and run along the coast road to finish in Brighton. It would not upset traffic too much because there are othetr roads that can be used.

Doesn't Hastings still have it's own half-marathon?

 

[Yoda]

I think it'll be great, we could move the Worthing 20 to a month before the Brighton & Hove marathon instead of London as the warm up for all the athletes.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Bring back Le Tour de France, I say.

That was a superb event.

Don't we already have enough drugs in Brighton?

 

[Franks Wild Years]

How about a Sussex Marathon start at Bognor or Hastings and run along the coast road to finish in Brighton. It would not upset traffic too much because there are othetr roads that can be used.

The Great Sussex Coast Run. Sounds good to me.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Cos we pay for em'

I think we all pay for roads my friend. It's not just road tax that pays for tarmac. I have as much say as you.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

So, if I've got it right, a real Brightonian is someone who does not want investment in the town and does not want it's name on the map. Rather it hopes that it can be a town with a village mentality trading off of it's nostalgia in a small way so all the nice Brighton families can go to Rottingdean on Sundays and have a cream tea.
Hmmm.... don't think I'm a real Brightonian. I personally wonder how Brighton would have recovered it's gleam without the English Language Teaching Boom of the late seventies, early eighties, the patronage of the gay community and the Marina.

Brighton's industry is tourism. It's what Brighton does to earn money. Next they'll be moaning that plumbers plumb.

 

[Beach Hut]

The Great Sussex Coast Run. Sounds good to me.

I think there is already a great Sussex run involving the Seven Sisters ?

 

[Yoda]

The Great Sussex Coast Run. Sounds good to me.

There used to be a run along the length of the South Downs Way, would quite often run through the night.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

misery

Brighton for BRIGHTONIANS Dave lol!!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The fact a marathon will annoy all the conservative dullards in this city makes it even more appealing.

 

[Questions]

Why dont they have a gay marathon ?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can't they just do it at Withdean?

Indeed.

Have 30,000 of them jog on through one turnstile, paying a tenner a head, then one lap of the hallowed Withdean track, then jog on out through another turnstile, paying another tenner a head