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* If the petition is to get the council/cultural company to tender the race, they might deem it inappropriate to support the petition and then tender themselves for that contract.
* If they publicly acknowledge that Liverpool City Council need a push to help get events off the ground, that is hardly going to endear them with the council and could infringe on their organisation of their usual races.
* If, as had been suggested, they have been given the rights to operate Liverpool City Council's races there could well be a clause meaning they are unable to do support the petition.
I wouldn't read too much into the fact they don't appear to be supporting it. Hopefully, they're letting the petition take care of itself (which they can do given how well its being taken care of) and doing all the 'behind the scenes' stuff to make sure the race can go ahead.
Wirral Dave, your points may or may not be valid, but irrespective of any of that, I emailed them a comprehensive overview of the campaign. And regardless of whether or not they want to be involved or not, a carefully worded thanks but no thanks, would have sufficed. To ignore it is just totally out of order actually. But as I’ve previously said, can we please leave RL out of this for now.
By the way, I heard today that the article on the blog was featured in the South Merseymart also, which is great news. That’s our side of the river covered, any news of the one we sent to the Wirral Globe?
Anyway of out now for the annual works Xmas do………so catch you all tomorrow.
Thanks and keep it up everyone.
Anywhere you can distribute info would be great.
Cheers
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He responded today, and said that he has asked colleagues in the Sport and Leisure Dept to look into our proposal and will contact me again soon.
I will keep you informed once I receive anything. Fingers Crossed!
:-)
In a nutshell, the response was that they are looking at the possibility of reinstating a Marathon, not only for 2008, but also as a permanent fixture in the racing calendar of events. And that they were looking at where there may be a ‘window of opportunity’ that a Liverpool Marathon could fit into in that calendar. The Leader of the Council agreed that this would attract athletes from all over the world and that this would be a good thing for the city, he emphasised the point about a ‘sustainable’ event.
Someone approached us from the Culture Company who took our details and said that the Creative Sport Manager would be in touch with us shortly.
So not a definite yes, but this is the response we got, no promises but more hopeful than an outright refusal.
btw its good to see some nearby runners posting on threads -especially those in Everton tops!
I'll be sending out some virtual Christmas cards to foreign friends and relatives all with the link. Over Christmas I will get to work on the web site idea. All input gratefully received. - www.merseymarathon08.org.uk To some extent the idea is superflous as the petition shows up No1 if you Google Mersey Marathon 2008.
As for a downloadable poster - that's a great idea. A small version in the back window of your car should get some attention. I'll add it to my list of To do's
Also London Marathon does not allow anything other than racing wheelchairs to compete. There was a petition to allow Mick n Phil and others in normal wheelchairs to compete in London but the London Marathon Company turned them down (it would open the floodgates and cause safety issues). Mick n Phil have completed lots of other marathons without any safety issues. They normally go off either at the back or head off 5-10 minutes ahead of the field. They take around 4 hours for a marathon - RESPECT! Mick n Phil
Worth having a look though.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/10252.html
Well there are good news days, and good news days……today is a great news day!!
The Culture Company, as promised, has contacted us, and the news is very good. The guy we spoke to is delighted with the strength of support especially in relation to the petition. He has asked can he use this to support his presentation later this week to a meeting of several Merseyside boroughs in relation to staging a Marathon not only in 2008 but also as an annual event.
One idea he is currently floating is that the event would be staged in a different borough each year, Liverpool one year, Wirral the next, and so on including Halton, Knowsley, Sefton & Warrington. The thinking behind this is that resources etc are spread out so it is less of a hassle getting roads closed etc.
This is still in the very early planning part, and is only at the ideas stage as yet, but he is confident that with the support we have managed to rally that this could be just the impetus needed.
We will be sending him information that we have gathered so far to further support the idea and will be in contact frequently, especially over the coming days.
So well done everyone, watch this space (and the blog) for further updates.
Well there are good news days, and good news days……today is a great news day!!
The Culture Company, as promised, has contacted us, and the news is very good. The guy we spoke to is delighted with the strength of support especially in relation to the petition. He has asked can he use this to support his presentation later this week to a meeting of several Merseyside boroughs in relation to staging a Marathon not only in 2008 but also as an annual event.
One idea he is currently floating is that the event would be staged in a different borough each year, Liverpool one year, Wirral the next, and so on including Halton, Knowsley, Sefton & Warrington. The thinking behind this is that resources etc are spread out so it is less of a hassle getting roads closed etc.
This is still in the very early planning part, and is only at the ideas stage as yet, but he is confident that with the support we have managed to rally that this could be just the impetus needed.
We will be sending him information that we have gathered so far to further support the idea and will be in contact frequently, especially over the coming days.
So well done everyone, watch this space (and the blog) for further updates.
Soz!
Thanks Hipps and Cougie
Anyway have put it on the blog also here is the link.
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and for good measure the petition as well!
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