Campaign for Little Britain http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog Join our Campaign for Little Britain in the Big Apple Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 en The British are still coming http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/the-british-are-still-coming/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/the-british-are-still-coming/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:04:22 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/the-british-are-still-coming/ This week The Villager  published a page on  the campaign, with interviews. Check it here

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]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/the-british-are-still-coming/feed/ Local resident letter in The Villager http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/local-resident-letter-in-the-villager/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/local-resident-letter-in-the-villager/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:24 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/local-resident-letter-in-the-villager/ The revolution is over!

To The Editor:
New York City is now a global apple in the 21st century. Why can’t we act that way?
Americans pride ourselves on our country being a place of inclusiveness, drawing people from all over the world to visit and live here. A melting pot of generations of immigrant cultures and regional food is responsible for giving so many New York City neighborhoods their character and flavor.

I am shocked and disappointed that the few people on Community Board 2 have decided for all of us that some of those who come from faraway places to make New York City their home are not allowed to celebrate their heritage. These people have voted against co-naming a portion of Greenwich Ave. in the West Village “Little Britain.”

As a former West Village resident on Leroy St. and, more recently, Jane St., I have been a customer of Tea & Sympathy (one of the businesses advocating for the designation) for more than seven years. It is the sole reason I have to visit this small block, which often seemed like the Bermuda Triangle with its crisscrossed streets and lack of signs. A home away from home, I have always enjoyed visiting this establishment and have marveled at how dedicated the owners have been in serving their community, especially given the high costs of operating such businesses in such a high-rent market.

Why not acknowledge these businesses by allowing them their own designation as a round of thanks for their commitment to invest in our city and to recognize their contribution in making both tourists and neighbors feel at home? The appointed — not elected, mind you — members of C.B. 2 have nothing to lose by allowing this street designation. Not allowing it, however, is reverting to a sort of monarchy that doesn’t serve the 21st-century mentality of globalization.

Now, this decision rests in the hands of the full community board. There is still a chance to make things right.

Let’s go have some tea in “Little Britain”!
Colleen M. Delaney
Delaney is a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy

]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/08/01/local-resident-letter-in-the-villager/feed/ Tempted? You will be. http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/31/tempted-you-will-be/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/31/tempted-you-will-be/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:19:06 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/31/tempted-you-will-be/ Squeeze! They’re back, in New York, August 2nd. Details here

We are reliably informed The British Memorial Garden has some “special” tickets.

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]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/31/tempted-you-will-be/feed/ Vaughan Williams performed in CT http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/vaughan-williams-performed-in-ct/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/vaughan-williams-performed-in-ct/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:59:47 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/vaughan-williams-performed-in-ct/ We like to mix things up a bit, high brow to low brow to no brow, and, scout for happenings that fall between the cracks or are less well promoted. For the more cultured amongst us the Vermeer String Quartet is performing Vaughan Williams this weekend and next in Norfolk, CT.

t. 860-542-3000.

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]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/vaughan-williams-performed-in-ct/feed/ Battle of [Little] Britain http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/battle-of-little-britain/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/battle-of-little-britain/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:28:56 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/battle-of-little-britain/ We’ve turned New York Magazine!

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]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/27/battle-of-little-britain/feed/ And it is also Scotland ;) http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/26/and-it-is-also-scotland/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/26/and-it-is-also-scotland/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:38:30 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/26/and-it-is-also-scotland/ A few weeks ago we saw Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro, yes, admittedly in New York, but now you can see them all over America, on the Warped tour, starting on July 28th in Chicago. How good is that?! Some of the music press have been calling them the best British band around. Dates and stuff here.

Not 100% about the sleeve artwork, if we’re honest, but they are the business live.

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]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/26/and-it-is-also-scotland/feed/ This Is England http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/25/this-is-england/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/25/this-is-england/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:49:33 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/25/this-is-england/ We’ve decided to bring a new element to this blog - we’re going to find all the great British culture that currently “live” in the States - from music, to film, to theatre, whatever it might be - and post about it here.

So, here’s something we found that’s a little on the down low but we think will be great, at the IFC cinema in NYC.

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THIS IS ENGLAND

Showtimes for Wed Jul 25 - Tue Jul 31:
Starts Fri!
11:10am, 1:10pm, 3:25, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15pm, plus Fri-Sat: 12:25am

England, 1983: the era of Thatcher, the Falklands War, Charles and Diana, ska and Doc Martens. In a tough town in the depressed North, 12-year-old Shaun is a lonely boy growing up without a dad. A group of local skinheads takes him under their wing, and Shaun jumps at the chance to belong, shaving his head and convincing his mom to let him buy his first boots. But when an older member returns from prison, he turns the gang from their harmless pranks towards violent, disturbing ends.

For a fuller review see the NYT who called it a “modest, near-flawless gem”


]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/25/this-is-england/feed/ Carry on campaigning! We’ll never surrender. Never, never. http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/20/its-official-we-are-unofficial/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/20/its-official-we-are-unofficial/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:19:17 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/20/its-official-we-are-unofficial/ Some people have been asking what we have been up to as it’s been a bit quiet here. Apart from a bit of vacation we’ve been fighting the good fight on a variety of blogs and web sites. We’ve been enjoying a little ding dong with New York Magazine this week, see Battle for Little Britain, they’re quite witty, unlike Englishman in New York, who we think is a sanctimonious tit.

7/27. Finally. Englishman in New York sees what’s been obvious to us for months. Lifted from his Adrian Mole-esque online diary.

5pm Postscript: Rereading this post, I can’t help but feel like a bit of a twit. As I’ve said in the comments, I don’t have anything against Tea & Sympathy. I wish them well. In fact, as Nick points out, America could do with a good cup of tea.


]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/07/20/its-official-we-are-unofficial/feed/ We are #2 at Current TV http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/27/we-are-2-at-current-tv/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/27/we-are-2-at-current-tv/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:31:18 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/27/we-are-2-at-current-tv/ A couple of months ago Eleni, a correspondent for current.tv made a short film on Tea & Sympathy.

It’s now the second most watched video at current.tv

Check it out here

http://www.current.tv/

]]> http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/27/we-are-2-at-current-tv/feed/ A Soho House discount ticket offer for friends of The Campaign for Little Britain http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/19/a-soho-house-discount-ticket-offer-for-friends-of-the-campaign-for-little-britain/ http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/19/a-soho-house-discount-ticket-offer-for-friends-of-the-campaign-for-little-britain/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:25:18 +0000 Rupert http://www.campaignforlittlebritain.com/blog/2007/06/19/a-soho-house-discount-ticket-offer-for-friends-of-the-campaign-for-little-britain/ On Sunday, July 1, 2007 Mind The Gap Theatre will hold their second annual Ascot-themed fundraiser- A NIGHT AT THE RACES at the exclusive Soho House, 29-35 9th Avenue, New York NY 10014, between W. 13th & 14th Streets (www.sohohouseny.com).

The evening will feature on-screen horse-racing (bet with “Mind The Gap Money” to win prizes), hat-trick artist/tap dancer Rod Ferrone, Performance by Emily Harvey (fresh from the West End’s PHANTOM) cash bar, music and a special appearance by Tony Nominee Gavin Lee (Bert in MARY POPPINS). All proceeds benefit Mind The Gap Theatre. Members and non-members of Soho House are welcome to this very special event!

Tickets are $25 and are available via Smarttix at www.smarttix.com or by calling 212.868.4444. As Soho House is a members-only club, ticket sales will need to close on Saturday, June 30th so that a guest list can be prepared. Please book tickets early. Only a limited number are available.

SPECIAL OFFER….
**Book now through JUNE 28th and mention code “CLB” when calling or enter “CLB” if ordering online and get tickets for only $20.00!**

Please go along and show your support for Mind the Gap and Little Britain.

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