banjo48 928 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Just got this from our sons FB page from the Secret nottingham FB site. Only a copy and paste I'm afraid but a search for Secret Nottingham and it should be there in full. Real or a windup ? Looks like there bad news coming to Nottingham folks! BBC Radio Nottingham and Nottingham City Council have been looking into a communication from the Italian town of 'Flair Polo'. This was the town which in 1927 presented Nottingham with the Stone Lions which stand in front of the Council House in Old Market Square. The Lions were given by the people of the town to celebrate Nottingham soldiers who helped liberate Flair Polo in WWI. It seems that during renovation to their town hall, the Italians discovered documents which state that the Lions were not a gift, but were loaned to Nottingham on a lease of 80 years. The Mayor, Signore Isese Diot has written to the Lord Mayor of Nottingham asking for the Lions back. He wants them to stand outside of their new town hall. We, (the Hidden History Team), were asked last week to search through the documents relating to the Lions, but couldn't find an English copy of the lease. However, the Italian documents are sound and have already gone to an EU Court for approval! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Check the date of the article 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 You've been "had" banjo ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 "Signore Isese Diot"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davep5491 360 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Flair Polo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terence12 725 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 mum always said that if a virgin walked passed the lions in the square they would stand up and roar, or was phwoarrrrrrrr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EileenH 496 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Can`t be true! I never heard them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Oh dear Oh dear, hook line and sinker ! I didn't know what date it was, every day is the same to me. Bugger I feel a right idiot now ! I'll go and hide now. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Aptil fool joke!!! Many in Nottingham would probably fight for those lions. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redbowen 131 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Don't worry Banjo you're not alone.I fell for it as well. Oh well bring on next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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