I know, you are going to burst out laughing. But there are quite a few local folk that think it would be a wonderful idea. One has put forward the idea of having a barbed wire barrier across the road at Corfe. Anyone got any suggestions what uniform the border guards should wear.
Dancing Ledge
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Am I right in remembering a newspaper story from the fifties and sixties in which some students did set up a frontier post at Wareham and issued passports? We could reenact that event. In which case the appropriate dress is college scarves and duffle coats.
Being a Dorset man of long standing, I do suffer from the typical Dorset dry humour. I must admit I never hard of that escapade. But I do love the idea! Thinking about it all sorts of possibilites start to arise.
Just imagine the headlines. "The Republic of the Purbeck Isle" drops out of Europe.
The mind boggles, it certainly makes me smile.
Come lads! lets get to it!
Dancing Ledge
There was also a time when you could be soundly willeyfied for using the phrase "The Purbecks" instead of "The Isle of Purbeck" or just "Purbeck"
That is our old friend George I presume, Lovely bloke! what would we have done with out him.
Perhaps, if we decide to create a republican state of Purbeck. (notice the singular Purbeck!just to please him) We could elect George as "President" Could do a lot worse!
We could then leave him to charm the pants off all those who want to take us back into the "fold"
Dancing Ledge.
The idea of recreating the Normandy invasion era pleases. is'nt there something like that already in the pipeline? for VE day?
Dancing Ledge.
As I can't convince you to be nice to tourists I may as well give in and join you.
Uniform may be a problem, New Look don't do a line in military clothing, I've checked.
I do have a hacksaw to deal with the ferry chains though may need a hand, they're a little thick.
No firearms experience, though I was pretty nifty with a catapult in my youth.
Mr Royston Vasey
PLeased to have you. Ok when and where shall we set up a road block?
I know how to handle weapons. What do we do when we capture cross border prisoners? have a sort of slave labour institute. Might get my garden cleaned up for free.
Dancing Ledge
If we elect George President, then he can decide his own title.
I do like the idea of charging visitors twice the price for beer, what a clever fellow you are...brlliant!
Dancing Ledge
Pasport to Pimlico was a comedy, and fiction, but this could all end in a bitter
cival war between the Georgites and and the Julienians.
Julienians? Who He?
Dancing Ledge
Julienians? Who He?
Dancing Ledge
Julienians? Who He?
Dancing Ledge
Perhaps the first thing to do is apply for a very large grant to rebuild Corfe Castle for its medieval purpose- as a very tight nick!!
There is a (slightly) serious point to be made. Some years ago we were invitedto vote for our system of local government in Purbeck. I voted for the current system(retaining District Council and splitting dutis with County Council) It was a form of UDI (Purbeck goes it alone!. I now realise what a horrible mistake that was. Purbeck District Council is too poor to do anything practical and to parochial to do anything with vision. If we are going to declare independence then perhaps we should ally ourselves with someone who can run the place a bit more dynamically - off the job to Richard Branson.
Sorry for the mistakes in last message. Forgot to proof read it before pressing the button. That should be "... too parochial to do ..." and "offer the the job to Richard Branson." Among others.
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