Seagullsgonnagetya
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Wilts wrote:
“And culture and history, two things that Brighton and its new plastic monuments day-by-day could only dream of. A middle-class plastic city in on the south coast or a thriving place near London with the highest amount of local amenities in the UK, a culture of diversity in ethnicity, year-round carnivals and festivities, a large population as 16th biggest place in the UK, and all the trademarks of a proper city. In contrast, Brighton just has a lot of hotels and lots of people who retire to the place.”
Well lets clear this up:
Brighton has 8 million tourists a year that’s surprisingly why it needs lots of hotels! They generate £379milion revenue for the CITY
“16th biggest and retirement”
Brighton population - 247,817 (20.6% over 60 and way under national average)
Reading population - 143,096 (16.7% over 60)
From the Reading tourist site:
One of the joys of making Reading your touring base - and indeed one of the pleasures of living in the town - is the wonderful range of attractions, which can be found within easy reach.
These include major theme parks, acclaimed museums, heritage centres, stately homes and nature reserves - as well as the major tourist attractions at Windsor, Oxford and, of course, London.
There are also lots of places to explore in the heart of the Thames and Kennet Valleys, including many areas of outstanding beauty.
Attractions mainly outside Reading in London, Oxford etc
Brighton attracts tourists because it has amenities, facilities and tourist attractions (oh and hotels – lots of them)
Top 10 towns: after London, Britain’s most popular towns for overseas’ visitors staying trips, were: Edinburgh, Oxford, Glasgow and Manchester (equal), Birmingham and Cambridge (equal), Brighton/Hove, Bournemouth and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (equal), and Bristol City. Heritage towns, such as Windsor and Canterbury, are particularly popular for day trips.
Reading obviously falls somewhere below Bristol and Oxford and of course Brighton!
“16th biggest place in the UK”
What! Obviously poor maths education in Reading as well.
“all the trademarks of a proper city”
What hallmarks, where is the evidence?
And regarding Football success – that’s well documented – Reading aspire to be big, we have been for some time now – we have silverware and have experienced top flight and Cup finals!
The current difference between our Clubs and Town/City is that we are bigger in all departments, but they have a lump of concrete on a landfill site trading estate. Bring on Falmer and we will wipe the floor!
“And culture and history, two things that Brighton and its new plastic monuments day-by-day could only dream of. A middle-class plastic city in on the south coast or a thriving place near London with the highest amount of local amenities in the UK, a culture of diversity in ethnicity, year-round carnivals and festivities, a large population as 16th biggest place in the UK, and all the trademarks of a proper city. In contrast, Brighton just has a lot of hotels and lots of people who retire to the place.”
Well lets clear this up:
Brighton has 8 million tourists a year that’s surprisingly why it needs lots of hotels! They generate £379milion revenue for the CITY
“16th biggest and retirement”
Brighton population - 247,817 (20.6% over 60 and way under national average)
Reading population - 143,096 (16.7% over 60)
From the Reading tourist site:
One of the joys of making Reading your touring base - and indeed one of the pleasures of living in the town - is the wonderful range of attractions, which can be found within easy reach.
These include major theme parks, acclaimed museums, heritage centres, stately homes and nature reserves - as well as the major tourist attractions at Windsor, Oxford and, of course, London.
There are also lots of places to explore in the heart of the Thames and Kennet Valleys, including many areas of outstanding beauty.
Attractions mainly outside Reading in London, Oxford etc
Brighton attracts tourists because it has amenities, facilities and tourist attractions (oh and hotels – lots of them)
Top 10 towns: after London, Britain’s most popular towns for overseas’ visitors staying trips, were: Edinburgh, Oxford, Glasgow and Manchester (equal), Birmingham and Cambridge (equal), Brighton/Hove, Bournemouth and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (equal), and Bristol City. Heritage towns, such as Windsor and Canterbury, are particularly popular for day trips.
Reading obviously falls somewhere below Bristol and Oxford and of course Brighton!
“16th biggest place in the UK”
What! Obviously poor maths education in Reading as well.
“all the trademarks of a proper city”
What hallmarks, where is the evidence?
And regarding Football success – that’s well documented – Reading aspire to be big, we have been for some time now – we have silverware and have experienced top flight and Cup finals!
The current difference between our Clubs and Town/City is that we are bigger in all departments, but they have a lump of concrete on a landfill site trading estate. Bring on Falmer and we will wipe the floor!