Proud Telford people are spearheading an internet fightback after the town was branded a “world leader in the production of chavs” in a website slur.
See also: Town’s fury at ‘Chav’ slur
Using the social networking website Facebook, campaigners have started a group called From Dawley and Proud of it. And already the group has more than 40 members - just days after it sprang to life.
Now the defiant Dawley group has issued a rallying call to townspeople by inviting them to join, the online group in a show of solidarity against website creators who heaped scorn upon the town.
The group’s motto is: “We are proud of living or being brought up in the area despite what you hear about it”
It comes just days after it was reported how Uncyclopedia - a parody of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia - branded Telford & Wrekin home to “drug addicts and criminals”.
On Saturday civic leaders spoke of their pride in coming from Telford and were quick to bat away criticisms levelled at the area on Uncyclopedia.
The group is being championed by Great Dawley parish councillor Shaun Williams, who has already put his name down.
Councillor Williams said: “Some members of our community, inside and outside Dawley, will have you believe that Dawley has no or little positive attributes, but I think this group goes to show that those of us who have been brought up in the area are proud of where we come from, and regardless of where we go or settle will still sing the praises of a town which has a strong community base.”
The 22-year-old councillor’s Facebook entry reads: “Dawley certainly is the capital of Telford. I am proud to be a part of it.”
The group can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13809936652&ref=mf
By Tom Johannsen
22 Comments
fighting irony with fear. It’s a j-o-k-e site jockey…
The way I read it, they are proud to be from Dawley, not Telford.
Dawley = Chav Central.
what chavs
Do people actually realise that Telford is only where the Town Centre is the rest is split into little villages like Dawley, Madeley etc.
This was pointed out to me by the Vicar that took my grans funeral.
Suzanne, Dawley, Wellington, Madeley and Oakengates aren’t little villages, despite what the leaders at T&W council would like you to believe. They were all towns before Telford came about and to call it a “Town Centre” is strictly wrong, in reality it is the “Borough Centre”.Each of the above has it’s own Town Centre and Town Hall.
The response is quite pathetic. If people bothered to look at the unencyclopedia article it’s clearly a mickey take. It’s also very, very funny and made me howl.
Suzanne no Telford is not just where the Town Centre is b the sounds of it you and your vicar need educating.
The Labour Parish Councillor Mr S Williams should support his party by joining his fellows in the british armed services; maybe then he would understand the importance of good governance
The entire place needs fencing in and guard towers on all the corners.
Chav . Defn. A youngworking person who wears casual sportswear(Collins english dictionary)
Is this an insult or genuine observational comment? Yea’r but no but yea’r
Do you think they could find a simpler web address?????????????????????????????????????
Telford .a new town built in the industrial landscape of 300yrs of mining and ironfounding, who cares what people call us the fact is these councillors should be addressing the social issues ; drugs, poverty, crime, education, not wasting time on silly web pages that mean nothing.
What a fabulous marketing opportunity for uncyclopeadia and facebook - me cynical - never!
Bet not that many had even heard of uncylopeadia before these articles.
i work in Dawley and it is constantly full of kids drinking dealing drugs who are violent and abusive.Why should workers have to put up with scum like this making the streets unpleasant for the old and young.Having the patrols is working for now but what happens when they stop we get abused again.More needs to be done to prevent gangs congregating on the streets like is being done in Shifnal.The new breed on hte streets are definatly Chavs or at least wannabe chavs
so what is the labour led parish council actually doing to to resolve this ? Out talking to residents or creating web pages in their bedrooms that mean nothing in the real world!Actions are required to resolve these issues “afraid” and were not getting them from great dawley labour led parish.
Has anyone actually gone on this facebook page and seen whats on it?
So shaun is proud to be part of it ! The question is are Dawley folk proud of their elected representatives?
Dear Ms Pollard, its definately an insult as you won’t find these people working!
I agree with mr Bacon !
well i think telford is alot better than alot of places, although there is a lot of drug users and kids about on streets causing trouble and something needs to be done about it not just dawley but all over telford. the police or the government are not doing nothing and need to pull there finger out abit and sort thins mess out
as for been labelled that is below the belt and people always judge us but the way i see it if there was summat to do in telford then we wouldn’t be LABELED CHAVS
Check the Uncyclopedia article, it has been updated with a response to The Mayor and the Star’s comments