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« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2025, 16:20:38 »
Quote from: Phantom on August 01, 2025, 11:59:56
It is laughable how a county believe they should become their own country.
There are some strange people down that way, perhaps the sea air has gotten to them?

Never going to happen, but I guess it keeps certain people in a job
If Cornwall’s 580000 can form a country, then along here in Hampshire can we have 3?

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« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2025, 17:18:15 »
Vatican City qualifies as a country, with a population of about 882.  Grin

Monaco also manages to qualify as a country, with a population of about 39,000.  Smiley
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2025, 20:40:40 »
It’ll put the rail fares up.
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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2025, 11:13:27 »
Quote from: paul7575 on August 04, 2025, 16:20:38
Quote from: Phantom on August 01, 2025, 11:59:56
It is laughable how a county believe they should become their own country.
There are some strange people down that way, perhaps the sea air has gotten to them?

Never going to happen, but I guess it keeps certain people in a job
If Cornwall’s 580000 can form a country, then along here in Hampshire can we have 3?

Paul

I'm pretty sure the people in Yorkshire would be hot on the Cornish heals
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« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2026, 09:14:43 »
From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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The reason why we are proud to be Cornish

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Truro holds a St Piran's Day Parade annually on 5 March with music, dancing and shop window competitions

St Piran's Day on March 5, widely adopted as Cornwall's national day, is a moment for people in the county, and all over the world, to celebrate their Cornishness.

One song that will be sung lustily is Trelawny , also known as The Song of the Western Men, with lyrics by the Victorian vicar Robert Stephen Hawker.

In a line borrowed from the anthem, BBC Cornwall has been asking people "the reason why" they are proud to describe themselves as Cornish.


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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2026, 13:45:48 »
Ironically, given St Piran was Irish, he'd probably be regarded as an "incomer" these days, God help him if he purchased a holiday home or drove an SUV!  Cheesy
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