Leader bids to change Hampshire council's name (From Daily Echo)
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Leader bids to change Hampshire council's name
3:42pm Sunday 17th February 2013 in News By Echo Reporter
Leader bids to change Hampshire council's name
A HAMPSHIRE council leader wants to change his borough’s name – because it’s too negative.
Anthony Briggs has suggested renaming Havant to South East Hampshire to improve the area’s image.
The Conservative, who has led the borough council for five years, claims the current name sounds like “have not”.
He said: “I think a name such as South East Hampshire has a much better ring to it than Havant. It is confusing to people. When I go abroad and I’m asked where I come from, I tell them and they have no idea where it is.”
But the idea has been dismissed by local residents proud that Havant’s name was recorded in the Domesday Book.
Chris Everitt, chairman of the Havant Group Business Centre, said: “There will be a lot of opposition. People here are proud and there is no way they would stand to lose such an important part of their heritage.
Comments(8)
Inform Al
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4:44pm Sun 17 Feb 13
cliffwalker
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5:20pm Sun 17 Feb 13
redsnapper
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6:05pm Sun 17 Feb 13
My old man always said that councils were chock full jobsworths led by people with little or no idea about anything.
Proof!
rickey
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7:39pm Sun 17 Feb 13
When I worked in Havant I noticed that a lot of people did not know where Lee on Solent was, perhaps we should change its name to South West of South East Hampshire.
Night Mare
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9:04pm Sun 17 Feb 13
FoysCornerBoy
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12:02am Mon 18 Feb 13
Before the fish-fanciers from that part of the world get over-exercised, I also think that the same sort of thing should happen in the greater Southampton area.
st1halo
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2:33am Mon 18 Feb 13
redsnapper wrote:Your old man was right!
Incredible!, Local and national economies in distress and all this Tory buffoon can contribute is this stupid idea.
My old man always said that councils were chock full jobsworths led by people with little or no idea about anything.
Proof!
jonnyx says...
4:08pm Sun 17 Feb 13