Marlovians tell Royal Mail: We want golden post box (From Bucks Free Press)
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Marlovians tell Royal Mail: We want golden post box to recognise Sir Steve Redgrave and town's contribution to Olympic success
3:30pm Sunday 12th August 2012 in News
One of the golden post boxes around the UK
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to turn Marlow's High Street post box gold in tribute to Sir Steve Redgrave and the town's various Olympians.
Marlovians, who felt snubbed when it came to the Olympic torch route, are signing up to an internet petition.
Nearly 250 signatures had been gained by the time we went to press in just a few days.
Royal Mail is painting post boxes gold around the country to honour victorious Olympic athletes.
However, winning rower Katherine Grainger has selected Aberdeen, her family's town, rather than her adopted home of Marlow.
If the appeal is successful the double post box in the High Street would be painted golden.
Campaigners say already they have garnered the support of Professor Greg Whyte, a former Olympian and celebrity trainer, from Marlow Bottom, Olympic rower Sarah Winckless and Mayor Jocelyn Towns.
The petition has been started by residents Octavia Holmes and Dave Hampton.
See link below.
Tim Ashburner, founder of Marlow FM, which is backing the petition, said: "We think Marlow should be pretty much at the top of the list when it comes to golden post boxes because of Sir Steve Redgrave and the amount of rowers and Olympians from the town.
"To restrict it only to London winners would be shortsighted.
"There's a lot of ill feeling that the torch didn't come to Marlow, a lot of people were very angry that the torch came to Bisham for a virtually closed event, just down the road.
"Marlow and Sir Steve Redgrave should be recognised and this would go some way to making up for what happened with the torch."
The Royal Mail, however, did not offer much hope for the campaign.
The organisation told the Free Press it is solely concentrating on current Olympians, competing at the London 2012 games.
The sheer number of former gold medal winners would make it hard to go beyond this, the Royal Mail added.
Spokesman Nick Martens said: "We have no current plans to paint additional post-boxes gold."
Do you back the campaign? Leave your comments below.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/royal-mail-golden-post-box-es-for-marlow-please
Comments(38)
Lane End Man
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4:07pm Sun 12 Aug 12
IF a winner of a gold medal in 2012 was BORN in Marlow then they would have got a gold box but they were not.
end of story.
demoness the second
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4:11pm Sun 12 Aug 12
You have a wonderful statue of Sir Steve Redgrave in the park, he is very much a feature of your town and he played a huge part in the opening of the Olympics.
In the scheme of things, you are an insignificant little town in Bucks who has an overwhelming sense of your own importance.
As Lane End Man said, the post box painting was for this year.,
GROW UP MARLOW!!!
Slacker
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4:54pm Sun 12 Aug 12
listerps2
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5:22pm Sun 12 Aug 12
When responding to comments about a town please refrain from sticking us in one box its a little small minded. I'll go and GROW UP now.
hm1
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6:26pm Sun 12 Aug 12
There is a big statue of Sir Steve in Higginson Park - paint that gold!
demoness the second
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6:27pm Sun 12 Aug 12
listerps2 wrote:Huge apologies Lister - that was a little harsh.:((
So over 200 people signed a petition and this means all of Marlow want this. As a resident I can confirm that all the people I have spoken to couldn't give toss about it and neither can I.
When responding to comments about a town please refrain from sticking us in one box its a little small minded. I'll go and GROW UP now.
But really!
I am sure the sensible folk of Marlow who actually have lives must get tired of the very vocal boring few.
Bill Williams
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6:27pm Sun 12 Aug 12
This all seems a little bit sad. I would have though Redgrave's ego had had enough inflating by now.
Lividov
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7:07pm Sun 12 Aug 12
miccles
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9:19pm Sun 12 Aug 12
Is there any chance Marlow can be pushed over into Berkshire, let them have them.
demoness the second
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9:34pm Sun 12 Aug 12
miccles wrote:Why inflict them on Berkshire... although they would then be Berks :))))
sorry but its about time these (toffee) marlovians came down to earth, and realises they are not the only ones living in this world.
Is there any chance Marlow can be pushed over into Berkshire, let them have them.
laircm
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11:02pm Sun 12 Aug 12
demoness the second wrote:Yes we do...so stop tarnishing us with your broad brush approach to Marlow bashing.
listerps2 wrote:Huge apologies Lister - that was a little harsh.:((
So over 200 people signed a petition and this means all of Marlow want this. As a resident I can confirm that all the people I have spoken to couldn't give toss about it and neither can I.
When responding to comments about a town please refrain from sticking us in one box its a little small minded. I'll go and GROW UP now.
But really!
I am sure the sensible folk of Marlow who actually have lives must get tired of the very vocal boring few.
gotanybiscuits?
says...
8:10am Mon 13 Aug 12
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Any chance of a refund on the gold paint?
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Marlovians: is there nothing more important to petition about? Really??
demoness the second
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9:05am Mon 13 Aug 12
laircm wrote:Thank you for accepting my apology so graciously :))))
demoness the second wrote:Yes we do...so stop tarnishing us with your broad brush approach to Marlow bashing.
listerps2 wrote:Huge apologies Lister - that was a little harsh.:((
So over 200 people signed a petition and this means all of Marlow want this. As a resident I can confirm that all the people I have spoken to couldn't give toss about it and neither can I.
When responding to comments about a town please refrain from sticking us in one box its a little small minded. I'll go and GROW UP now.
But really!
I am sure the sensible folk of Marlow who actually have lives must get tired of the very vocal boring few.
Plus ça change...
says...
9:50am Mon 13 Aug 12
There should be FIVE in a row!
Modern ones of course.
jane88
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10:07am Mon 13 Aug 12
jane88
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10:10am Mon 13 Aug 12
miccles wrote:I think you're being rude, I live in Marlow and have my whole life and you are putting us all into one box! We are a varied town with many different people and we are not all 'toffee' as you so call us. It's not fair to brand everyone with the same label when you dont know who actually lives in the town bar about 20% of the town...
sorry but its about time these (toffee) marlovians came down to earth, and realises they are not the only ones living in this world. Is there any chance Marlow can be pushed over into Berkshire, let them have them.
geoffW
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10:44am Mon 13 Aug 12
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It does get very boring. I am actually beginning to feel sorry for the majority of Marlovians who must read things like this and think "What are they up to now in our name?"
listerps2
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11:07am Mon 13 Aug 12
demoness the second wrote:That's no problem - I think I have one friend who wants the gold post box, I told her she was a muppet and left it at that ;-p
listerps2 wrote:Huge apologies Lister - that was a little harsh.:((
So over 200 people signed a petition and this means all of Marlow want this. As a resident I can confirm that all the people I have spoken to couldn't give toss about it and neither can I.
When responding to comments about a town please refrain from sticking us in one box its a little small minded. I'll go and GROW UP now.
But really!
I am sure the sensible folk of Marlow who actually have lives must get tired of the very vocal boring few.
demoness the second
says...
11:40am Mon 13 Aug 12
listerps2 wrote:Clearly she has nothing else to worry about :)
demoness the second wrote:That's no problem - I think I have one friend who wants the gold post box, I told her she was a muppet and left it at that ;-p
listerps2 wrote:Huge apologies Lister - that was a little harsh.:((
So over 200 people signed a petition and this means all of Marlow want this. As a resident I can confirm that all the people I have spoken to couldn't give toss about it and neither can I.
When responding to comments about a town please refrain from sticking us in one box its a little small minded. I'll go and GROW UP now.
But really!
I am sure the sensible folk of Marlow who actually have lives must get tired of the very vocal boring few.
miccles
says...
11:53am Mon 13 Aug 12
jane88 wrote:"We are a varied town with many different people"
miccles wrote:I think you're being rude, I live in Marlow and have my whole life and you are putting us all into one box! We are a varied town with many different people and we are not all 'toffee' as you so call us. It's not fair to brand everyone with the same label when you dont know who actually lives in the town bar about 20% of the town...
sorry but its about time these (toffee) marlovians came down to earth, and realises they are not the only ones living in this world. Is there any chance Marlow can be pushed over into Berkshire, let them have them.
You are certainly correct there.
If i offended you then i apologise, obviously you are one of the "normal" people in Marlow.
PiffleMan
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1:45pm Mon 13 Aug 12
jane88 wrote:I am sure it is a varied town, but unfortunately the small proportion of noisier residents tarnish teh reputation of the remaining population.
miccles wrote: sorry but its about time these (toffee) marlovians came down to earth, and realises they are not the only ones living in this world. Is there any chance Marlow can be pushed over into Berkshire, let them have them.I think you're being rude, I live in Marlow and have my whole life and you are putting us all into one box! We are a varied town with many different people and we are not all 'toffee' as you so call us. It's not fair to brand everyone with the same label when you dont know who actually lives in the town bar about 20% of the town...
However there is a certain air of superiority that emenates from shops and public places.
If marlow (sorry if 2% of marlow) wants a gold postbox becuase of their (asmittedly great) athelete of alympics past, what about;
Matthew Pinsent
Seb Coe
Daley Thompson
Kelly Holmes
Mary Rand
Linford Christie
When would it stop? Why not just petition the Queen to change the offical colour of post boxes from red to gold....?
Oh no you couldnt do that, because Marlow (again apologies to nromal people of the majority in the town) would want something else..
These running the petition are living in a la-la land where they think they can get what they want, and have a delusional belief that they deserve, just by making some noise.
Get a grip, and get on with sensible crusades, HS2, potholes, incinerators or anything else that has offended you recently.
(again apologies to anyone offended by this, it is solely aimed at the minority)
RenegadeJ007
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3:03pm Mon 13 Aug 12
mossella6
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5:42pm Mon 13 Aug 12
demoness the second wrote:well the best thing about lane end ????the road out
Ohh FGS Marlow - stop flipping moaning... all of the time, about something.
You have a wonderful statue of Sir Steve Redgrave in the park, he is very much a feature of your town and he played a huge part in the opening of the Olympics.
In the scheme of things, you are an insignificant little town in Bucks who has an overwhelming sense of your own importance.
As Lane End Man said, the post box painting was for this year.,
GROW UP MARLOW!!!
little princess
says...
9:06pm Mon 13 Aug 12
gpn01
says...
11:41pm Mon 13 Aug 12
If certain Marlovians are so keen to have a postbox repainted perhaps they should look at what happened in Doddington, Lymington and Larkhill - where locals took it into their own hands and, rather than moaning, did something about it themselves. Unfortunately the Royal Mail and Police took a somewhat dim view of this approach!
Lane End Man
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4:57pm Tue 14 Aug 12
mossella6 wrote:Mossella6, when did I say anything Marlow?? did I say it is a dump? no, did I say I did'nt like the town? no then why the disparaging remark about Lane End?
demoness the second wrote:well the best thing about lane end ????the road out
Ohh FGS Marlow - stop flipping moaning... all of the time, about something.
You have a wonderful statue of Sir Steve Redgrave in the park, he is very much a feature of your town and he played a huge part in the opening of the Olympics.
In the scheme of things, you are an insignificant little town in Bucks who has an overwhelming sense of your own importance.
As Lane End Man said, the post box painting was for this year.,
GROW UP MARLOW!!!
Please tell me where you live so I can make a nasty remark about it, just to even things up.
Lividov
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5:03pm Tue 14 Aug 12
listerps2
says...
6:07pm Tue 14 Aug 12
Lividov wrote:Lol I think Renegade needs to learn that the phrase is that you CAN'T polish a turd (but hey, you can roll it in glitter)!
You need to take your tablets Renegade :(
JeanLac
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9:46am Wed 15 Aug 12
Seriously though painting the post boxes gold was purely done in honour of the winning 2012 olympians. Campaigning for such nonsense just sounds like sour grapes by people with nothing better to do. Sir Steve has his honour, his statue and his status.
And yes from Marlow (Marlow Bottom actually!) he maybe but he knew he was running the torch at Henley and obviously chose to - no one blind folded him and took him there against his will did they? Perhaps he is also fed up with moaning Marlow ?
And now I have wasted 20 minutes of my life talking about nonsense too..... it must be catching!
JeanLac
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9:52am Wed 15 Aug 12
unicorn1975
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6:25pm Wed 15 Aug 12
jane88 wrote:Its only a select few of stuck up snobs that want this ,A majority of marlow people could not care its all down to the meddling toffee nose chaps at the Marlow Society, Marlow is a fantastic place to live but i must admit this crowd make us a laughing stock, Remeeber the complaining that went on when the orange sainsburys hoardings were put up ,
miccles wrote: sorry but its about time these (toffee) marlovians came down to earth, and realises they are not the only ones living in this world. Is there any chance Marlow can be pushed over into Berkshire, let them have them.I think you're being rude, I live in Marlow and have my whole life and you are putting us all into one box! We are a varied town with many different people and we are not all 'toffee' as you so call us. It's not fair to brand everyone with the same label when you dont know who actually lives in the town bar about 20% of the town...
spottergirl
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11:08am Thu 16 Aug 12
Lane End Man
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5:28pm Thu 16 Aug 12
JeanLac wrote:I think you will find that The Post Office does not deliver your mail.
...and another thing - I would rather the post office concentrates on getting my post to me on time rather than running around the country pointlessly painting post boxes or dealing with whingeing campaigners!
gpn01
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7:35pm Thu 16 Aug 12
Lane End Man wrote:Are they no longer involved in the delivery process? Oh dear. Perhap someone should let the Royal Mail know as their site has a "Post Office finder" aid on its Mailing Toolkit website.
JeanLac wrote:I think you will find that The Post Office does not deliver your mail.
...and another thing - I would rather the post office concentrates on getting my post to me on time rather than running around the country pointlessly painting post boxes or dealing with whingeing campaigners!
Lane End Man
says...
11:12pm Thu 16 Aug 12
Post Office is a separate company providing the public with the ways and means to send items via the Royal Mail and Parcelforce ( again a separate company from Royal Mail)
you learn something every day don;t you :O)
gpn01
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11:35pm Thu 16 Aug 12
Lane End Man wrote:Indeed you do. Although I already knew that the Post Office was involved in the delivery process (albeit at the beginning). :-)
Royal Mail collect and deliver the mail from The Post Office.
Post Office is a separate company providing the public with the ways and means to send items via the Royal Mail and Parcelforce ( again a separate company from Royal Mail)
you learn something every day don;t you :O)
Imperturbable Lawrence
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11:49am Sat 25 Aug 12
Imperturbable Lawrence
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12:46am Sun 26 Aug 12
Lividov wrote:Marlow or the town of your youth?
I think that if whatshername wants to nominate her home town as Aberdeen then we as Marlovians have failed to make her feel at home here. I must say that even after 20 years of living here I still think of my "home town" as the town of my youth rather than Marlow. There is something mystical and vague about it.
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