juniee Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 you cannot include chesterfield as it is in derbyshire not yorkshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessie Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Chesterfield is also part of the Sheffield City Region. However you ask Joe Bloggs on the street in Chesterfield if they would want to be part of Greater Sheffield and the answer would be a resounding no. Not that Chesterfield has anything against Sheffield, its just Chesterfield proudly likes its own identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 you cannot include chesterfield as it is in derbyshire not yorkshire Why? Greater London includes parts of Essex, Middlesex, Surrey and Kent (at least). The old Greater Manchester had parts of both Lancashire and Cheshire. Personally don't think a "Greater Sheffield" is a feasible - it isn't one continuous urban area (it's largely rural), and Sheffield certainly isn't viewed as a "regional centre" by most people in Barnsley, Doncaster and Chesterfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate1984 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 i grew up in chesterfield and would hate the idea of my home town being called greater sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Wrong and almost wrong (respectively). The county of South Yorkshire certainly still exists. All that was abolished by the Local Government Act 1984 (effective 31 March 1985) was the County Council. So how am I "almost wrong?" That's exactly what I posted, apart from getting the dates out by a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 We live next door to the peak district and you want to annex rovrumm? Our lebunsraum will be in the southwest my friend, let Leeds take what they want from the northern and eastern wastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Would Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield and Doncaster actually want to become part of "Greater Sheffield" though? I'd think not personally, and even Barnsley is now included in the Leeds area, and is included as part of the Leeds City Region. Now wouldn't it be funny if Rotherham, our closest neighbour, did the same thing... Most most Sheffielders want them??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pac Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Like Manchester has its surrounding towns branded as Greater Manchester, do you think a Greater Sheffield would make us more competitive economically and put us more on the map? would we have to wear barnsley shell suits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfan_01 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 NO, why would anyone even think that anyone from derbyshire would want to become part of yorkshire !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardline Pro Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 The only advantage I can see is the extra bragging rights on the "my city is better than yours" banter I have with people from the surrounding areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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