Did you feel safer knowing this?

[dunsbyowl1867]

Early 1980s?

[Guest Gramps]

Early 1980s?

Did the council have a private agreement with the Russians that Sheffield wouldn't be targeted in the event of a nuclear war ? he he

[neddy]

Nuclear free zones,

THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY.David Blunkett, Leader of the UK Sheffield City« ouncil since 1980, hisons for involvement:Peace is not only a matter for governments or lor politicianthe concern of everyone. We are not bound by the nationalboundaries which surround us, nor by the edicts of those who wishto foster the notion of outside threat in order to convince us that theoperation of our democracy or the use of our resources should bebent in a particular way. Lifting town twinning from the bonhom.cof civic banquets of the past and into the dialogue of peaprosperity and equality is all-important. Link tha. with civil rigwhich are threatened by suppression which is justified by supposedexternal threat and you have a real opportunity to ensure thatspeaking and competing together can make a difterence.Declarations have not only been drawn up and signed, .hey have beenwidely publicised in the communities concerned. This applies m thecase of the Sheffield City Council initiative, not only with its maindustrial twin town m the Ruhr-Bochum, but with the industrial cityof Donetsk in the Ukraine. The cities have followed this upapproaches through the United Town Twins Organisation to initia snowball elicci. Other authorities have simultaneous^taken thcr own action and Manchester has been instrumental ingetting cues and towns togethe. across the world. Additionally, theMadrid Conference in 1983 gave a further boos,, and Similahave since been made on a European and international basisincluding .his year's Montreal gathering. Sheffield has mad, Unitedprogress with its newly formed twinning link with the city ol Anshanin northeast China, bul at leas, the dialogue has begun.Once agam it has to be stressed that .hese are small pinpricks in theoverall problems which face us; but they can make a differencehave to stop believing that we are powerless to affect whal happensaround us. We have instead to have confidence m ourselves and mour ability to determine what happens to us and those who comeallei us. (II

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Well that's clear enough he he

[RichardB]

Nuclear free zones,

THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY.

David Blunkett, Leader of the UK Sheffield City Council since 1980, reasons for involvement: Peace is not only a matter for governments or for politicians but the concern of everyone.

We are not bound by the national boundaries which surround us, nor by the edicts of those who wish to foster the notion of outside threat in order to convince us that the operation of our democracy or the use of our resources should be bent in a particular way.

Lifting town twinning from the bottom of civic banquets of the past and into the dialogue of prosperity and equality is all-important.

Link that with civil rights which are threatened by suppression which is justified by supposed external threat and you have a real opportunity to ensure that speaking and competing together can make a difference.

Declarations have not only been drawn up and signed, they have been widely publicised in the communities concerned. This applies in the case of the Sheffield City Council initiative, not only with its main dustrial twin town m the Ruhr-Bochum, but with the industrial City of Donetsk in the Ukraine.

The cities have followed this approach through the United Town Twins Organization to initial snowball elicci. Other authorities have simultaneous taken their own action and Manchester has been instrumental in getting cues and towns together across the world.

Additionally, the Madrid Conference in 1983 gave a further boost, and similar have since been made on a European and international basis including this year's Montreal gathering. Mrs Miggins Pie Shoppe now offers the finest selection of Belgian Smuggled Whelks.

Sheffield has made, United progress with its newly formed twinning link with the city ol Anshanin northeast China, but at least, the dialogue has begun. Once again it has to be stressed that these are small pinpricks in the overall problems which face us; but they can make a difference we have to stop believing that we are powerless to affect what happen saround us. We have instead to have confidence in ourselves and our ability to determine what happens to us and those who come allei us.

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Tried to clear this up, some bits may be wrong, there may be subliminal advertising included.

[neddy]

Either comrade Blunket was using some form of electronic voice typing device, or the labrador was typing.

ps, keep the whelks under your hat ;-)