lcfc81 Posted 2 August 2014 Share Posted 2 August 2014 Just thinking it is only a few weeks till the battle day re-enactment. I wonder what the visitor centre has planned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 2 August 2014 Share Posted 2 August 2014 Just thinking it is only a few weeks till the battle day re-enactment. I wonder what the visitor centre has planned? I think it's on the 16th August but it clashes with an appointment with Everton. I'd have gone to Bosworth otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc81 Posted 2 August 2014 Share Posted 2 August 2014 I think it's on the 16th August but it clashes with an appointment with Everton. I'd have gone to Bosworth otherwise. Now that is typical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad the Fox Posted 4 August 2014 Share Posted 4 August 2014 I may take a look then. Its not as if I'm going to go every week. I have only visited the Space centre Once or twice when it first opened. That was charge and I thought it VFM so why not> I can say I;ve been then. Something to do in my old age. If you gift aid your entry fee they'll give you an annual pass. Even more value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 4 August 2014 Share Posted 4 August 2014 Cool badges. Might buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 4 August 2014 Share Posted 4 August 2014 If you gift aid your entry fee they'll give you an annual pass. Even more value for money. Really? I'll do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 Just thinking it is only a few weeks till the battle day re-enactment. I wonder what the visitor centre has planned? I believe they've organised some fisticuffs with some morons from York. Most likely a fight in a car park somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 I believe they've organised some fisticuffs with some morons from York. Most likely a fight in a car park somewhere. Something along these lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 23 August 2014 Author Share Posted 23 August 2014 Richard III to have 'effective state funeral'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/11018416/Richard-III-to-have-effective-state-funeral.html# The world will be watching. And Geoffrey Boycott is a complete idiot, yorkshire has made more money out of it's history than most towns on this planet http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28726070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Troop Posted 23 August 2014 Share Posted 23 August 2014 The exhibition at Bosworth battlefield is better than the city centre effort in my opinion, plus its a greatbplace for walk. The coffee is better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperEadem Posted 28 August 2014 Share Posted 28 August 2014 Went to the visitor centre on a visit back home with the girlfriend and meet my parents there. That area of town is really starting to take shape and look great. So much history in those parts. The visitor centre is excellent, very informative and interesting and a good length as takes just under an hour start to finnish we found. Great for our city and particular sweet for me living in Yorkshire where it seems as a big one nil to Leicester and not York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 8 September 2014 Author Share Posted 8 September 2014 ''The country's most senior clergy will take part in services to mark the reinterment of King Richard III. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has announced he will take a service at Leicester Cathedral next year.He will be joined by the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster to take mass at local churches in the week running up to the service, on 26 March 2015 It means senior members of both the Catholic church and Church of England will be key to the reinterment'' Bloody hell this is going to be BIG, the world will be watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 ''The country's most senior clergy will take part in services to mark the reinterment of King Richard III. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has announced he will take a service at Leicester Cathedral next year.He will be joined by the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster to take mass at local churches in the week running up to the service, on 26 March 2015 It means senior members of both the Catholic church and Church of England will be key to the reinterment'' Bloody hell this is going to be BIG, the world will be watching Shame that Channel 4 are doing the TV coverage, would have prefered the BBC but I guess its better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 8 September 2014 Author Share Posted 8 September 2014 This will probably be shown on some American tv channel. You can expect some of it to be shown live on a channel such as CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Not really interested in the funeral. Its the church and religion that is off-putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 I'm not interested in religion either to the point that I won't participate in the singing of hymn's or saying prayers at Weddings and funerals etc. However, I do appreciate churches as historical monuments of the past as it's our heritage. I'm always up for a gander around an old church and our Cathedral is no exception. Sadly it's being 'reordered' at the moment so I hope it still retains it's character when they have finished installing the tomb etc. This is a very big deal for Leicester putting the city on the world stage. Robin Hood ?? Pah !! We've got a real King. The city and county out to Bosworth will be rammed next March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Out of interest, does anyone know where the King's remains are stored at the moment? In a cardboard box at the University somewhere, like in the C4 documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 8 September 2014 Author Share Posted 8 September 2014 Out of interest, does anyone know where the King's remains are stored at the moment? In a cardboard box at the University somewhere, like in the C4 documentary. The university has the remains, and I suspect they are in something better than a cardboard box now. This is a very big deal for Leicester putting the city on the world stage. Robin Hood ?? Pah !! We've got a real King. The city and county out to Bosworth will be rammed next March. This is a HUGE thing. Snottingham has their robin hood rubbish, and York has, well who cares. Hopefully more people will learn about our great histroy here now, just as some of us have become aware of it thanks to publicity created by the discovery of OUR king. And the religious element of this reburial creates even more international publicity for the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Not really interested in the funeral. Its the church and religion that is off-putting. So you're going to turn your nose up at the biggest event to happen in your home city because it happens to be in a church? I'm not quite sure where you were expecting a reburial to take place? I'm as unrelegious as anyone, and I'll be enjoying this and all the events around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Events Yes. Celebration yes. Funeral procession church service no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 This is a HUGE thing. Snottingham has their robin hood rubbish, and York has, well who cares. Hopefully more people will learn about our great histroy here now, just as some of us have become aware of it thanks to publicity created by the discovery of OUR king. And the religious element of this reburial creates even more international publicity for the city Nottingham stole the story of Robin Hood for themselves anyway, Yorkshire has a bigger claim on that story than King Richard III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Nottingham stole the story of Robin Hood for themselves anyway, Yorkshire has a bigger claim on that story than King Richard III. Having lost the battle for KRIII, seems Robin Hood is their next target. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/daggers-drawn-in-bid-to-bring-robin-hood-home-1-6825688 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsHisName Posted 8 September 2014 Author Share Posted 8 September 2014 Events Yes. Celebration yfufral procession The funeral procession will make good tv and people from around the world will watch it and many will come from other countries to take part. Having lost the battle for KRIII, seems Robin Hood is their next target. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/daggers-drawn-in-bid-to-bring-robin-hood-home-1-6825688 I think it's a bit too late now for them to take an interest in Robin Hood. And the plantagenet alliance are a complete joke, with their letter being read out on youtube not being taken seriously - link to the youtube video near the end of the page http://www.kingrichardcampaign.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 Having lost the battle for KRIII, seems Robin Hood is their next target. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/daggers-drawn-in-bid-to-bring-robin-hood-home-1-6825688 Well he was a yorkshire la' - at least Nottingham still have an undisputed claim to Harold Shipman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 8 September 2014 Share Posted 8 September 2014 I think it's a bit too late now for them to take an interest in Robin Hood. They waited 500 years for try and claim KRIII, To be fair to Yorkshire, Robin Hood is a more convincing argument on their part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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