Precinct honour for Colne's Titanic hero (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Precinct honour for Colne's Titanic hero
12:00pm Monday 12th December 2011 in Colne
COLNE Precinct could be renamed in honour of the town’s most famous son to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster.
Talks are taking place to name the town centre shopping arcade after bandmaster Wallace Hartley, who famously lead the band as the liner sank after hitting an iceberg.
His body was recovered two weeks after the ship sank, still fully dressed in his bandmaster uniform, and returned to Colne where a huge procession followed his body to its burial on May 18 1912.
Councillors have been asking for suggestions for new names for the precinct in recent weeks and suggestions have included Hartley Parade and Hartley Plaza.
Coun Tony Greaves said: “Colne Precinct is not a particularly exciting name.
"I do think there is some value in doing it in collaboration with the Wallace Hartley Titanic celebrations next year and we should consult Colne in Bloom about it.
“We can see if Colne in Bloom could incorporate the renaming into the special Wallace Hartley stuff they have planned next year.”
Coun George Askew added: “I was talking to a business owner on Colne Precinct only recently and he made the point that most people in Colne don’t even know where the precinct is.
“They don’t know what area of town it is as it is not a name that is regularly used or is catchy.
“I think renaming it after Wallace Hartley could work very well given the timeframe of the anniversary.”
Traders and residents are likely to be consulted before a final decision on the renaming takes place.
Comments(12)
bikerjohn_uk
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2:05pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Cha'mone MF
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3:10pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Philip A Berry wrote:Sounds like something of Hill Street Blues !
Colne Precinct?
Where the hell is that?
Dan_Sugerman
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4:11pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Cha'mone MF wrote:shut up you tool
Philip A Berry wrote:Sounds like something of Hill Street Blues !
Colne Precinct?
Where the hell is that?
ToffeeGuy
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4:23pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Izanears
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4:24pm Mon 12 Dec 11
I will bet a thousand pounds to a pennorth of peanuts that most people now living in Colne won't even know who Wallace Hartley was. Yet another looney idea.
Graham Hartley
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4:54pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Cha'mone MF
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4:59pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Dan_Sugerman wrote:A bit harsh mate
Cha'mone MF wrote:shut up you tool
Philip A Berry wrote:Sounds like something of Hill Street Blues !
Colne Precinct?
Where the hell is that?
Kevin, Colne
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5:17pm Mon 12 Dec 11
tonygreaves
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6:32pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Tony Greaves
colnelad
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8:54pm Mon 12 Dec 11
tonygreaves wrote:Tony with all the taxi's parked in the centre of town and down all side streets so nobody else can park up,we should consider renaming the town NEW YORK ;-)
Good idea, Kevin. Tony Greaves
ToffeeGuy
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11:53pm Mon 12 Dec 11
And also in honour of the traffic along North Valley Road.
Philip A Berry says...
1:27pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Where the hell is that?