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Cardiff City Council gesture?

Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:50 pm

Given the historical links between ourselves and Nantes, twinned in 1964, could the Council consider renaming Boulevard De Nantes to Calle Emiliano Sala if only temporarily. I’m sure Nantes must have a street named after Cardiff that they could reciprocate on?

Re: Cardiff City Council gesture?

Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:06 pm

dorsetblue wrote:Given the historical links between ourselves and Nantes, twinned in 1964, could the Council consider renaming Boulevard De Nantes to Calle Emiliano Sala if only temporarily. I’m sure Nantes must have a street named after Cardiff that they could reciprocate on?

Boulevard de Nantes was changed from its previous name of Cathays Park Road (and partly Gorsedd Gardens Road) before being slightly re-routed away from the front of City Hall, so the precedent has been set

Cardiff City Council maintain their links with Nantes (as they do with other 'twinned cities' and I'm sure they will do something to show their unity in such times, although I'm not sure it would be the above

Re: Cardiff City Council gesture?

Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:15 pm

No of course they won’t.

Things like this is going a bit to far

Re: Cardiff City Council gesture?

Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:19 pm

Better off doing it at some part of or around the stadium.