Christmas Lights

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 01 Oct, 2008 12:27 pm

chameleon wrote: I dunno, simonm sounds like he's switched on to something already - should do a good job I feel wired, if thats what you mean? I'm just rehearsing my speech"People of Leeds, thanks for coming, lights are on, now F*** off home and stop clogging the b*****d streets up"

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 10:45 am

Real Radio this morning suggested they are hosting the "switch on" next Thursday (6th!!!). Couldn't work out if it will be Darryl Denham but he did say Simon Webb (who he?) was one of the "star" guests!

Si · Post by Si » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 10:50 am

Simon Webb - ex boy band Blue....I can't believe I know that...

munki · Post by **munki** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 12:06 pm

I noticed that Santa's grotto has now been erected on Briggate. In October.No comment at all.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 12:55 pm

Surely that’s to do with Marketing Leeds?

munki · Post by **munki** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 1:03 pm

City Centre Leeds, I believe. Different from Marketing Leeds.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 1:05 pm

Oh a bit of inter departmental sniping then

munki · Post by **munki** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 1:11 pm

No! I don't work for either of them! It's all a little bit complicated, I suppose. Dsco works for Marketing Leeds. City Centre Leeds are the part of the Council's City Development Department who look after the retail trade in the city centre. I work for Arts&Events, who do stuff all over the city, but Arts stuff.I have difficulty explaining to my bosses why Secret Leeds & the Arts are connected. This is possibly because I have difficulty explaining it to myself! Love of history, ownership of place... that kind of thing.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 1:14 pm

BTW the celebrate Leeds 2007 link on the left hand side seems to have let the domain name lapse without renewing and is now an advertising/search site for the hosts and not Celebrating Leeds at all

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 29 Oct, 2008 1:21 pm

munki wrote: I work for Arts&Events, who do stuff all over the city, but Arts stuff.I have difficulty explaining to my bosses why Secret Leeds & the Arts are connected. This is possibly because I have difficulty explaining it to myself! Love of history, ownership of place... that kind of thing. Does Arts also cover Culture in Local Government as it does in Central. Secret Leeds is all about the cultural history, present and future of Leeds and its surrounds.