Gloucestershire excitement at Queen's visit
The announcement that Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting Gloucester and Cheltenham later this month has been met with excitement from readers.
Elizabeth II will visit Gloucester Docks, Gloucestershire College and neighbouring GCHQ in Cheltenham on October 23.
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royal occasion: Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh outside Gloucester Cathedral during the 2003 visit to the city for the Maundy Thursday ceremony.
It has been six years since the Queen last visited Gloucester for the Maundy Thursday ceremony in 2003.
Visitors to www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk were looking forward to the visit.
John, from Gloucester, said: "This is one lady for whom I have nothing but the greatest respect. If even one of our Prime Ministers could have ended their professional careers half as good as Queen Elizabeth then we might not be in the mess we are today."
Steve, from Gloucester, said: "Good news. She has visited before at the Widden Street school. Let's hope every thing goes well."
Harriet Farmers, of Tewkesbury, said: "I am certainly looking forward to the day as an ex-resident of the palace (I worked there as a maid about 13 years ago). It will lovely to see her in the flesh again."
The Queen will be arriving in the docks after sailing up the canal in a patrol boat, and will be met by Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire Henry Elwes.
But a few readers feared some sites of Gloucester would fail to meet her approval.
An anonymous Gloucester poster, said: "How far up the canal I wonder? from Sainsbury's into the Docks while diverting the Queen's gaze from the mess that is along side the Quays? Or will they put her on the barge from the drawbridge into the Docks so she does not see much? Either way she will be disappointed as the Docks area is a derelict dump isn't it? Just like Gloucester itself."
Paul of Matson, said: "Please take her through the Cross streets so she can see just how many shops are empty or are just charity and cheap shops and then show her the eyesore which is King's Square."
3 Comments
by Josh, Gloucester
Wednesday, October 14 2009, 11:37AM
“Nery good news and i think the lady herself will enjoy seeing the new college.”
by tania robins, Hempsted
Tuesday, October 13 2009, 8:46PM
“I wondered wh they were smartening up the canal path from the old woodyard all the way along the to Sainsburys. At least the place is starting to look presentable now, just a shame it takes a royal visit for the council and waterways agency to pull their fingers out and tidy up what is their responsibility 24/7.”
by Gareth, Cheltenham
Monday, October 12 2009, 10:27AM
“So this will explain why the moorings along the canal from Monk Meadow dock, past Sainsbury's and to the docks are closed from 21st to 24th, for CANAL MAINTENANCE the signs say!
Hope they don't intend using the pontoon moorings by the college as a large chunk has been removed making them useless!
Perhaps they are putting in a shiny new pontoon especially for Queenie. As they say, she thinks the world smells of new paint...”