councils coat of arms illegal? - Page 2

Gayle · 17-02-2008, 20:11

A coat of arms is devised by using items off a sort of 'shopping list' i.e. there are a certain amount of symbols that can be used each one signifies a different thing. So it depends on what you want to say as to what you pick off the list.

Bonnyboy · 17-02-2008, 20:22

Who have the council supposedly pinched it off

Madhatter · 18-02-2008, 02:33

Don't know but acrylic bob and gayle are correct, you can't copy exactly but if you change certain things so that it's unique then that's different. Berwick's bear and staf are very similar to warwickshire's but not exactly the same.

the real michael · 20-02-2008, 17:00

there are things like the blue and white band round
the helmet for starters.. you have to have done services to
this country.. services such as killing opposition
armies and defending our shores from inferior human scum such as the muslim-biciles.. scotch transvestites and all other invaders...hbc are taking the dobson..the council have no history and no importance whatsoever to the foundation of england.....
the only reason why hbc got a good mark this year is that they passed the bulk of the work to others who are not in-bred accrington-vasey, they privatised the council houses so now we have a private slumlord ...just like stirling properties,another set of racketeer scum given a golden handshake by that tory **** dobson....besides.. when i wrote to the pondlife called hbc, my mail was printed with my family coat of arms which was
plain to see, they think they can also steal my well earned coat of arms it will cost
them.. and the ratepayers millions in destroyed property cus i swear anything which carries that fake coat of arms will be destroyed by proxy.... even if it means the whole town. go to hell hbc.... i hope you bury your grandkids first

Tin Monkey · 20-02-2008, 17:10

The Real Michael seems to be real crazy

Nickelson · 20-02-2008, 17:20

Im sorry but this logo has been in use for years so now why bring it up and if you know it is illegal why put a question mark in the thread title ?. Get a life you sad attention seeking buffoon.

cashman · 20-02-2008, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nickelson

Im sorry but this logo has been in use for years so now why bring it up and if you know it is illegal why put a question mark in the thread title ?. Get a life you sad attention seeking buffoon.

thought it was just me being a cynical owd git.

Nickelson · 20-02-2008, 17:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman

thought it was just me being a cynical owd git.

No it might be me being a arrogant little gobsh***

Neil · 20-02-2008, 18:13

I think this is the current official logo

MargaretR · 20-02-2008, 18:28

The article in the Citizen newspaper shows that they have modified the original coat of arms-

Quote-Coun Britcliffe said the cost of the rebrand would be minimal because the crest was already in existence and had been worked on by an in-house graphic designer

The words 'in house' says it all - some local clerk with an artistic bent, has made considerable changes, so that it bears no resemblance to the original coat of arms we remember.

It would be interesting to know whether permission was sought for the changes from the national body who oversees these things - I suspect 'no'

Maybe they have made the coat of arms so similar to one which already exists that it has incensed the member who alleges it is his.

Is this yet another Britcliffe faux pas?

PS why alter it anyway - the original was nicer

lindsay ormerod · 20-02-2008, 18:44

Wish someone could get to the bottom of this and put the "real michael" out of his misery before he takes a torch to the Mayor's car !

cashman · 20-02-2008, 19:01

the one margaret attached in a thumbnail, is/was accys coat of arms n always will be as far as i,m concerned, should never have been changed,IMHO, but then i aint gonna go to war over it,get a life "The Real Michael"

Diesel · 20-02-2008, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by the real michael

there are things like the blue and white band round
the helmet for starters.. you have to have done services to
this country.. services such as killing opposition
armies and defending our shores from inferior human scum such as the muslim-biciles.. scotch transvestites and all other invaders...hbc are taking the dobson..the council have no history and no importance whatsoever to the foundation of england.....
the only reason why hbc got a good mark this year is that they passed the bulk of the work to others who are not in-bred accrington-vasey, they privatised the council houses so now we have a private slumlord ...just like stirling properties,another set of racketeer scum given a golden handshake by that tory **** dobson....besides.. when i wrote to the pondlife called hbc, my mail was printed with my family coat of arms which was
plain to see, they think they can also steal my well earned coat of arms it will cost
them.. and the ratepayers millions in destroyed property cus i swear anything which carries that fake coat of arms will be destroyed by proxy.... even if it means the whole town. go to hell hbc.... i hope you bury your grandkids first

Ain't that a little racist...? I'm not easily offended, but being Scottish, I actually find that quite disgusting.

lindsay ormerod · 20-02-2008, 19:04

You are right Diesel, I have reported it so we will see what happens. It's not the first time this person has had a semi-literate rascist rant on here.

MargaretR · 20-02-2008, 19:24

The real michael is not expressing himself in a civilised fashion but he may well have brought to light a breach of the rules of heraldry (if such rules exist) which our council have, in their ignorance, breached.