Visit Bradford... before bits of Bradford visit you!
This little poster in the Peace Museum made me hoot with laughter. It must date back to the 1970s/80s, when we were all worried about the potential for nuclear war (as if we aren't now!) Bradford declared itself a nuclear free zone in 1981, following similar actions by Manchester, the Greater London Council and other towns and cities in the UK. It was in many ways a protest against the then Conservative government's policies, including the publishing of a booklet called 'Protect and Survive', telling us all what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. See HERE
I was employed by Bradford Council in the 1980s and remember a marketing campaign called 'Bradford's Bouncing Back', an attempt to spin the more positive aspects of our area. I suspect this poster was part of the same initiative. Thankfully you can still visit Bradford and enjoy many of the same things, some 40+ years later.
I always remember the quiet leafy Cambridge suburb of Newnham earnestly declaring itself a nuclear-free zone. They put up posters which boldly proclaimed "Newnham Against The Bomb!" which always sounded a rather unequal contest and one which could only go badly.
ReplyDeleteSo bits of Bradford would mean explosive bits flying all over? How sad to use that as a tourist draw! I thought at first they meant bits of the wool coming our way in clothes from the mills. I'm too literal I guess.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing at the Brönteland... (ö instead of ë)
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