Saturday 18 September 2010

The Peterborough Effect**

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I have had a brilliant day in Peterborough, listening to the ebullient Chris Duffett explaining how to arrange a “Get In The Picture” event.

 

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The people at Park Road Baptist were incredibly hospitable [fabulous lunch!] and the training sessions were really well planned and useful. I have returned bubbling with enthusiasm for the project.

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I only had one real problem with the day – I’d gone with the SatNav – I can get to Peterborough OK, but needed it for the last two or three miles off the A47 and into the centre to find the church.

And THREE TIMES I reached junctions and the instruction was to turn down a no-entry, the wrong way into a one-way street.

Therefore I took several attempts before I arrived at the Church – but the others there said that all the current building work etc means many road layouts have been altered, and actually central Peterborough is not a good place to navigate with a SatNav. I am just mentioning it in case anyone else is going there!

Bob has been just as busy doing PA/video links here

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…one of the Baptist Churches in the city of Leicester.

And now I am going to get some sleep – because Sunday is going to be even busier…

roy kinnear ** ‘the Peterborough Effect’ was a TV advertising campaign of the 1980s by the Peterborough Development Commission. The ads starred the late, great Roy Kinnear acting the part of a Roman Centurion.

I thought they were very clever ads, but they’ve probably been forgotten by most people now

5 comments:

  1. Hi Ang,
    we are contemplating doing "Get in the Picture" here in Glasgow (benefit of our dual Baptist natioanality!)... any good tips?

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  2. Oddly enough, I remembered the phrase, although not the adverts themseles... We have had some 'fun' with sat navs in rural France, too!

    I haven't heard from you a while and have just had the horrifying thought that I may have unintentionally offended you when I made a slightly flippant comment last time - I can't email you to say that as your computer is PERPETUALLY offended by my blacklisted email address! But if so, many apologies.

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  3. Hello Angela,
    I am your swap partner for the No Frills Magazine Exchange. I don't know if you've contacted me yet, I'll check my box later, but I wanted to introduce myself !
    Hope to hear from you soon !

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  4. Carole - I emailed just a few days ago - will try again if it never got through
    Catriona - Will get back to you when I have thought a bit more about GITP
    Floss - no, not offended, just a bit busy lately.
    Lately ,my computer seems to be a; not always receiving emails b; sending emails to other people which get spammed at their end. My apologies.

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  5. FYI

    Vene ad Petreburgum!

    Roy Kinnear, goon but not forgotten.


    From: John Allman
    Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 1:49 AM
    Subject: Roy Kinnear footage


    Could you please let Lord Rix know that, to my delight, I found one of the adverts in Latin for The Peterborough Development Corporation, at:


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnJ7K_YOu6Y

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