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Chicken Run

Chicken Run

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Jul 17, 2003
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Valley of Hangleton
Gava said:
Hello everyone. Gutted about the result today, but we’ll bounce back stronger as always.





I want to share something that I’ve been thinking about for a long time, and it’s now live as a petition.
Recently, I shared the idea with the City Council, and they suggested starting a petition to gauge public interest.





Here’s the petition link if you’d like to sign


Brighton & Hove City Council - ePetition - City name change

Delivering 24 hour council services to residents, visitors and businesses in Brighton & Hove
democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk


My idea is to simplify the city’s name from Brighton & Hove to just Brighton. Importantly, this wouldn’t erase Hove’s identity—it would still be recognized as a distinct and proud part of Brighton, much like areas like Chelsea are in London. This change is about creating a unified and stronger identity for the city as a whole.





The petition needs 1,250 signatures to move forward, so every voice counts.





As a lifelong Brighton fan, season ticket holder, and someone who deeply cares about our city, I’ve also emailed Paul Barber to make sure the club would be okay with this idea. If the club were against it, I wouldn’t go any further with it.





Right now, I’m just trying to gauge interest and see what the wider community thinks. Personally, I believe the City of Brighton sounds more streamlined and powerful while still preserving Hove’s unique identity as part of something bigger.





Once again, here’s the link to the petition if you’d like to share your views.

Brighton & Hove City Council - ePetition - City name change

Delivering 24 hour council services to residents, visitors and businesses in Brighton & Hove
democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk



I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, whether you agree or not.
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I have just re read your OP, you emailed Barber? Really, you sir are a weapons grade fuctard
 




schmunk

schmunk

Why oh why oh why?
Jan 19, 2018
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Brovion said:
Sorry, one more observation. Chelsea is indeed in London, it's also in the Royal Borough of Kensington AND Chelsea. Maybe Chelsea will be happy if it's just renamed 'Royal Borough of Kensington'?
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Derby County's Frank Lampard's Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground is in Fulham...

Given there's already a Fulham FC, perhaps Chelsea could be renamed to Fulham 2 FC to avoid confusion?
 


GJN1

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Nov 4, 2014
1,569
Brighton
Seems nobody is too keen on changing the name to simply 'Brighton' so how about changing it around so it's Hove & Brighton? And then change it around again after a year? You know, rotate the nomenclature out of it.
 




Winker

Winker

CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
Jul 14, 2008
2,547
The Astral Planes, man...
Hove didn't ask to be annexed, asset-stripped and trashed by the socialist shit-hole next door nor ask to be invaded by right-on, white-flight hipsters from London.
We didn't ask for our streets to stink of weed from the moronic students studying Mickey Mouse at their tinpot university either.
If there was ever a need for a Hove Independence Party then this is it!
(It's a no from me by the way).
 




Hugo Rune

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Chicken Run said:
Hove is/was a Town, Patcham is a suburb and i agree Portslade was swallowed up into Hove, let’s not make that mistake again eh
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Does Brighton own Shoreham too? Since they have our airport and port, they should be swallowed up and downgraded too. Don’t want Lancing though, Worthing can have them.
 


Boys 9d

Boys 9d

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Jan 3, 2012
1,863
Lancing
I agree about shortening the name of the City. I think the "City of Hove" is more compact and would fit the bill.
 


Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Gava said:
The petition needs 1,250 signatures to move forward, so every voice counts.
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Only another 1207 to go........

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, whether you agree or not.
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You're a twat.
 








PeterT

PeterT

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Apr 21, 2017
2,397
Hove
mothy said:
42 twats have signed so far
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By definition, they would not have been of sound mind, with the possible exception of M. Mouse who signed 16 times out of the 42, so actually those signatures can’t be counted anyway.
 




PeterT

PeterT

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Apr 21, 2017
2,397
Hove
GJN1 said:
Seems nobody is too keen on changing the name to simply 'Brighton' so how about changing it around so it's Hove & Brighton? And then change it around again after a year? You know, rotate the nomenclature out of it.
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It’s a good idea but I think the ‘&’ deserves to be front and centre on a rotational basis if we are changing it around as suggested.
 




The Grockle

The Grockle

Formally Croydon Seagull
Sep 26, 2008
5,780
Dorset
PeterT said:
I always liked the old name of Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic too.
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Boscombe also feels like a town in its own right with a large hightstreet and 20 thousand odd residents
 




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Brovion

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Jul 6, 2003
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Tom Hark Preston Park said:
Gotta love the special people, bless 'em
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I've just clicked on the link and looked at the site. I'd no idea you could do this but there are quite a few petitions, I think the most popular one has 346 signatures. One, (about parking permits in Whitehawk), has zero! Our guy's one is currently up to 43, which is by no means the worst score. It closes on 3rd June next year, so there's time yet. He could get 'Most Popular' even if he doesn't get the required number.

I'm thinking of starting one about renaming Old Steine Gardens to 'Brighton Square'. Every city should have a square, don't you agree?
 


BrightonCottager

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Sep 30, 2013
2,859
Brighton
schmunk said:
Derby County's Frank Lampard's Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground is in Fulham...

Given there's already a Fulham FC, perhaps Chelsea could be renamed to Fulham 2 FC to avoid confusion?
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Which is why we sing "One team in Fulham". C*****a only exist because the Fulham board refused to move Fulham FC to the dogtrack.
 


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Bodian

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May 3, 2012
14,661
Cumbria
Okay, I moved up north a while back now. But I never think of Brighton as a city anyway. And for me Brighton and Hove have always been separate places - except for the football. So, it doesn't matter what it's called!
 


Pevenseagull

Pevenseagull

meh
Jul 20, 2003
20,825
How very strange.
Gava said:
Hello everyone. Gutted about the result today, but we’ll bounce back stronger as always.





I want to share something that I’ve been thinking about for a long time, and it’s now live as a petition.
Recently, I shared the idea with the City Council, and they suggested starting a petition to gauge public interest.





Here’s the petition link if you’d like to sign


Brighton & Hove City Council - ePetition - City name change

Delivering 24 hour council services to residents, visitors and businesses in Brighton & Hove
democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk


My idea is to simplify the city’s name from Brighton & Hove to just Brighton. Importantly, this wouldn’t erase Hove’s identity—it would still be recognized as a distinct and proud part of Brighton, much like areas like Chelsea are in London. This change is about creating a unified and stronger identity for the city as a whole.





The petition needs 1,250 signatures to move forward, so every voice counts.





As a lifelong Brighton fan, season ticket holder, and someone who deeply cares about our city, I’ve also emailed Paul Barber to make sure the club would be okay with this idea. If the club were against it, I wouldn’t go any further with it.





Right now, I’m just trying to gauge interest and see what the wider community thinks. Personally, I believe the City of Brighton sounds more streamlined and powerful while still preserving Hove’s unique identity as part of something bigger.





Once again, here’s the link to the petition if you’d like to share your views.

Brighton & Hove City Council - ePetition - City name change

Delivering 24 hour council services to residents, visitors and businesses in Brighton & Hove
democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk



I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, whether you agree or not.
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I'm going to email the CEO of them up the road and Croydon Council with a petition to get the name changed to 'Crystal Meth'.

I'd be interested in your thoughts.
 








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