'Why I'm backing Plymouth's City of Culture bid' - Vivien Pengelly
Plymouth is bidding to be named UK City of Culture 2017. We are asking the people of the city to speak up to support the move. Today councillor Vivien Pengelly lends her support to the campaign.
I am a Plymothian born, bred and educated in Plymouth. I love my home town and originally became a councillor to help improve our leisure facilities, especially the ones concerning sport. I firmly believe that a bid for Plymouth to become City of Culture must include sport in the leisure section.
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Vivien Pengelly
We now have an excellent sports centre to compliment the Theatre Royal - the Life Centre. People of all ages now indulge in a great variety of physical activities, some to become the best in the world, others who enjoy being active in all kinds of different ways purely for pleasure.
Some of our great successes in diving and swimming do help our young children to aspire to greater things and believe in themselves. More people than ever are now participating in healthy activities.
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It has already been stated that Plymouth is home to hundreds of cultural events. Our pictures of the Americas Cup went around the world and we want to have more of the same thing.
Plymouth is capable of putting on huge events and a successful bid for 2017 would help our cultural events whether in the arts, sports, music etc to showcase our beautiful city even more.
That can only be good for the economy. A successful bid for City of Culture 2017 can be enjoyed by everyone and also it is something the citizens of Plymouth can be very proud of.
Let's all get behind the bid, enjoy going for it and enjoy 2017 whatever happens.
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by LHPlymouth
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:28PM
“Here we go...'promote Pengelly' campaign by the Herald..the Herald, The Voice of Pengelly
Stop banging on about the America's Cup...most of the 'positive' Plymouth events are out of reach of most who live in the City - times are hard and we don't need you keep rubbing our noses in it.
Hey Viv how come you forgot to mention your flagship incinerator that you are so proud of?
Because its not something to be proud of and certainly not to be proud of what you have inflicted on people by being party to it and the location of it.
You have your Life Centre...we have our Death Centre!!”
by frankdrake
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:23PM
“Thev gun an chenged it ann um - Plymothian - Geddon”
by sasquatch1
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:17PM
“plymothian is the correct spelling,not plymouthian.”
by frankdrake
Thursday, March 14 2013, 7:30PM
“Visualise Viv naked with nothing but her tricorn and mayoral chain on - with a whip :/”
by CityCyclops
Thursday, March 14 2013, 7:01PM
“I was introduced to Mrs Pengelly at a political event in Plymouth about 18 months ago. I found her very cakey. She sounds like a 'special needs' case or something. I can't quite evaluate what the accurate terminology is but her actual voice does this city no favours.”
by frankdrake
Thursday, March 14 2013, 3:44PM
“Geddon Viv - Plymouthian is bledddy well spelt wrong innit????”
by Brian2011
Thursday, March 14 2013, 2:19PM
“So glad I moved away from that decaying flea pit that is Plymouth!”
by jtme1
Thursday, March 14 2013, 1:39PM
“Who voted for her? get out of our city..... vote UKIP”
by BettyD
Thursday, March 14 2013, 1:25PM
“How many other cities of culture have a huge incinerator in the heart of the city........oh that's right , NONE. You dozy woman you've sold this one brilliant city down the river/ sewer. Who the hell wants to come here and breath in god knows what that will blowing all over the city before much longer”
by firkinjeffery
Thursday, March 14 2013, 1:22PM
“Viv get off the band wagon and help get this superb city back up to scratch, stop following the party line and help get it sorted stop selling off the city and start by looking at our 3rd world roads all over this city.
have the herald only got one photo in its library???
F”