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September 24, 2007 at 7:46 pm #1120609General Lighting wrote:UK geography is apparently the most complicated in Europe!
a “region” is often defined differently according to the views of
– the Royal Mail
– the Ministry of Of Defence (Ordnance Survey)
– the wider public sector
– the BBC and commercial media (both have different boundaries)
– peoples own individual perceptionsand everyone has different ideas… (actually Bucks, Beds and Herts are a sort of “no mans land” which is “neither SE England nor East Anglia” – but Bucks is SE whilst Beds, Herts are East)
It really is no mans land, i recieve central news my friend down the road recieves east anglia and another one recieves themes valley.
Weird, lol.
September 24, 2007 at 7:46 pm #1141376General Lighting wrote:UK geography is apparently the most complicated in Europe!a “region” is often defined differently according to the views of
– the Royal Mail
– the Ministry of Of Defence (Ordnance Survey)
– the wider public sector
– the BBC and commercial media (both have different boundaries)
– peoples own individual perceptionsand everyone has different ideas… (actually Bucks, Beds and Herts are a sort of “no mans land” which is “neither SE England nor East Anglia” – but Bucks is SE whilst Beds, Herts are East)
It really is no mans land, i recieve central news my friend down the road recieves east anglia and another one recieves themes valley.
Weird, lol.
September 25, 2007 at 11:14 am #1120588Anonymous
Sandals wrote:It really is no mans land, i recieve central news my friend down the road recieves east anglia and another one recieves themes valley.Weird, lol.
We still dont get Channel 5 so dont worry about it lol
September 25, 2007 at 11:14 am #1141354Sandals wrote:It really is no mans land, i recieve central news my friend down the road recieves east anglia and another one recieves themes valley.Weird, lol.
We still dont get Channel 5 so dont worry about it lol
September 25, 2007 at 3:57 pm #1120600The middle… :love:
September 25, 2007 at 3:57 pm #1141366The middle… :love:
September 25, 2007 at 4:31 pm #1120595I’m from a towan called Cwmbran in S.wales approx 6 miles away from newport
September 25, 2007 at 4:31 pm #1141361I’m from a towan called Cwmbran in S.wales approx 6 miles away from newport
September 26, 2007 at 5:17 am #1120596cmon all u norfolk/suffolk ravars!! fuckin ave it raaa
September 26, 2007 at 5:17 am #1141362cmon all u norfolk/suffolk ravars!! fuckin ave it raaa
September 26, 2007 at 11:08 am #1120604I have never really understood where Oxfordshire falls into the areas, its like south but not south east or west? I am stumped
*Starlaugh Scratches head*
September 26, 2007 at 11:08 am #1141371I have never really understood where Oxfordshire falls into the areas, its like south but not south east or west? I am stumped
*Starlaugh Scratches head*
September 26, 2007 at 11:24 am #1120594starlaugh wrote:I have never really understood where Oxfordshire falls into the areas, its like south but not south east or west? I am stumped*Starlaugh Scratches head*
Oxfordshire is South East as well… (within this region Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire are seen as a “sub-region”
The Government has changed the boundaries several times in the last last 30 years or so, particularly in SE England. Where I used to live in Reading was in Oxfordshire for many years and then in Berkshire, then Berkshire County Council got abolished as an active council (but still exists as a county!)
TV regions aren’t very accurate due to signal overlaps (wireless comms has no borders!) and commercial as well as political pressures (in fact ITV is trying downsize the regions to save money). Those too have been reorganised, Meridian and Central South is now ITV Thames Valley and Central East/West has been merged back to Birmingham as the regional studios have been closed.
September 26, 2007 at 11:24 am #1141360starlaugh wrote:I have never really understood where Oxfordshire falls into the areas, its like south but not south east or west? I am stumped*Starlaugh Scratches head*
Oxfordshire is South East as well… (within this region Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire are seen as a “sub-region”
The Government has changed the boundaries several times in the last last 30 years or so, particularly in SE England. Where I used to live in Reading was in Oxfordshire for many years and then in Berkshire, then Berkshire County Council got abolished as an active council (but still exists as a county!)
TV regions aren’t very accurate due to signal overlaps (wireless comms has no borders!) and commercial as well as political pressures (in fact ITV is trying downsize the regions to save money). Those too have been reorganised, Meridian and Central South is now ITV Thames Valley and Central East/West has been merged back to Birmingham as the regional studios have been closed.
September 26, 2007 at 11:29 am #1120605Ok cool GL,
I have been classed as being in many different regions in the past lol
September 26, 2007 at 11:29 am #1141372Ok cool GL,
I have been classed as being in many different regions in the past lol
September 26, 2007 at 3:53 pm #1120601I’m suburbia,
the area of ‘the good life’ aka felicity kendal
but now we are classed as London,
although we wernt when I was born, and I still see myself as out of London but it seems to have got bigger and now includes us…. :you_crazy
September 26, 2007 at 3:53 pm #1141368I’m suburbia,
the area of ‘the good life’ aka felicity kendal
but now we are classed as London,
although we wernt when I was born, and I still see myself as out of London but it seems to have got bigger and now includes us…. :you_crazy
September 26, 2007 at 10:07 pm #1120610i’m a bit surpised by the stats (ok lies, damned lies and . . .) but i always felt that the South East (that includes the south and the east, sorry but that just tickled me) and the north (again 😉 ) outwieghed the Southwest by far
Pleasantly surprised that there’s a few southwesterners here as well as me :weee:
September 26, 2007 at 10:07 pm #1141377i’m a bit surpised by the stats (ok lies, damned lies and . . .) but i always felt that the South East (that includes the south and the east, sorry but that just tickled me) and the north (again 😉 ) outwieghed the Southwest by far
Pleasantly surprised that there’s a few southwesterners here as well as me :weee:
September 26, 2007 at 10:12 pm #1120589I was born under a gooseberry bush so what do i vote for?
September 26, 2007 at 10:12 pm #1141355I was born under a gooseberry bush so what do i vote for?
September 26, 2007 at 10:16 pm #1120611other
(am sure GL would create one if you ask nicely)
September 26, 2007 at 10:16 pm #1141378other
(am sure GL would create one if you ask nicely)
September 27, 2007 at 1:49 am #1120597MrAHC wrote:I was born under a gooseberry bush so what do i vote for?in what region was the gooseberry bush located? raaa
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