Sussex Coastal Towns

[Grendel]

Leeds hasn't got a cathedral but the population grew.

"The difference between towns and cities

The difference between towns and cities is differently understood in different parts of the English speaking world. There is no one standard international definition of a city: the term may be used either for a town possessing city status; for an urban locality exceeding an arbitrary population size; for a town dominating other towns with particular regional economic or administrative significance. Although city can refer to an agglomeration including suburban and satellite areas, the term is not usually applied to a conurbation (cluster) of distinct urban places, nor for a wider metropolitan area including more than one city, each acting as a focus for parts of the area."

That's completely irrelevant - you've quoted a definition of the word "city", not something pertaining to City status in this country, which is something altogether different.

As the Department of Constitutional Affairs state:

"City status is not, and never has been, a right which can be claimed by a town fulfilling certain conditions. The use of specific criteria could lead to a town claiming city status as of right, which in turn might devalue the honour. All applications are considered on their individual merits."

 

[Strike]

So far seems a close one between Worthing and Eastbourne, a battle between the Sunshine coast and a town that has been home to some fine underground music scenes that produced the likes of Leo Sayer and The Ordinary Boys. While Littlehampton is bottom despite the fact it recently surprisingly got voted the coolest resort in England according to Vogue magazine. Mostly due to a new cafe that is opening soon.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1005703.0.town_is_dubbed_hippest_spot_in_uk.php

Will Bognor Regis get more votes due to its Butlins, will Bexhill impress with its fine De La Warr Pavilion, or will Hastings convince people it really has changed and can rival its large Sussex neighbours Worthing and Eastbourne.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

moved to Worthing last year,and so glad I did.Brighton is not the place I loved growing up,it's now full of pregnant 12 year olds and cod eyed gangtaaaaas,
A shining example of the New Labour project.

 

[wigman]

Rustington

and there was me thinking that rustington is a village!

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Newhaven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[John Dorian]

Bexhill because i lived here all my life. and hastings is shit. that is all.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Bosham where Knut failed to stem the tide

 

[Goring Gull]

got to be my hometown of Worthing

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

As a regular visitor to most of the towns listed above (albeit on a train) I can safely that that Eastbourne is the best of a bad bunch. Bexhill and Hastings are full of lifes drop outs. Worthing, Littledick and Bognor are full of chavs.

 

[Strike]

I voted Eastbourne, as love going for the tennis tournament and going for a nice stroll up and down the beach afterwards, though I also quite like Worthing (Chris Evans seems in love with Wonderful Worthing).

So looks like Eastbourne and Worthing are going to share the honours of the Unoffical NSC Sussex coolest seaside resort town.

 

[dougdeep]

Seaford rules, end of thread.