"Back in the day", yada yada yada, yes we all know there were more pubs than people, there was a pub every two houses, the largest number of pubs per square mile than anywhere in the known universe, there was a pub named after each and every one of us, and yet, YET we only ever went to same one every time. Monmouth has changed, it now only has 10 pubs. "Ten! Ten? It used to be ten pubs just in the top of town. There were ten pubs I'd walk past to get to my local." Yes, yes ... times change, we now have 10 pubs in Monmouth . Oh, and the Mayhill but that seems to be more a ghost pub, it can be seen but only in the dark and no-one will believe if you say you went in. Monmouth, a town in Wales (YES, it is in Wales ), a town that has a population of around 10,317 (as at 2021). A town who's 1980's population was, well, I don't know, despite a century of censuses being taken, it's impossible to find (1991: 8,206 | 2001: 8,877 | 2011: 10,508 | 2021: 1
I was surprised as well... I was in Christchurch a couple of weekends ago with several friends who reported multiple incidents of minor aggression. I think the report must have been bought.
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The following communities/cities have been Safe Community accredited in New Zealand:
• New Plymouth
• North Shore City
• Porirua
• Tauranga
• Waitakere
• Waimakariri
• Wellington
• Whangarei
Christchurch is the largest New Zealand city to be awarded Safe Community accreditation and will be only the second Safe Community in the South Island. The other is neighbouring Waimakariri District.
I thought Wellington was larger than Christchurch? How did Porirua get it? Why not Dunedin? Or do cities need to request these certificates?
apparently it not whether your city is actually safe
ReplyDeletebut all the policy and programmes you have dreamt up intended to make it safe
how dumb
My friend was beaten up when he lived in Christchurch - in his own back garden. All because he told some skinheads to stop throwing beer bottles into his garden.
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