Freetannia relocates to Milton Keynes

Freetannia needs you!

The world’s newest micronation is relocating to Milton Keynes. Why not stop by for a fondant fancy and a bit of cross-border natter.

Freetannia offers modern outdoor life in glorious Technicolor. The grass is greener, so why not come and join us?

His Freetannic Majesty King Richard ‘Dickie’ Frobisher the First has set up a special assisted passage scheme to help you. To sign up come along to the immigration office on Friday 16 or Saturday 17 October.

In the mean time take the opportunity to meet our Freetannia cultural attaches as they visit Milton Keynes over the next few weeks.

Cultural Attaché Schedule

King Richard and Queen Daphne to march in the Celebr8 Parade
Campbell Park to Station Square
Monday 21/09/09 5.00 - 8.30

The Rich Beggars & our Pregnant Man
as special guests of Fringe MK
Middleton Hall
Friday 25/09/09 4.00 - 6.00

The Lost Ramblers & The World Record Attempt at Apathy
also special guests of Fringe MK
Middleton Hall
Saturday 26/09/09 11.00 - 1.00

Living Portraits & The Ugly Tarts
outside the shopping centres of Central MK
Thursday 01/10/09 6.00 - 8.00

Our Tart and Vicar & The SuperEuros
outside the shopping centres of Central MK
Friday 02/10/09 12.00 - 2.00

Life in 3D & The Alien Spotters
outside the shopping centres of Central MK
Tuesday 06/10/09 12.00 - 2.00

The Hairy Flashers & The Mary Whitehouses
outside the shopping centres of Central MK
Friday 09/10/09 12.00 2.00

Sleepwalkers & The Allotmenteers
outside the shopping centres of Central MK
Sunday 11/10/09 1.00 - 3.00

Lost Astronauts
outside the shopping centres of Central MK
Wednesday 14/10/09 12.00 - 2.00

Freetannia Immigration Office opening hours:

Saxon Gate/Midsummer Boulevard underpass
Friday 16/10/09 12.00 - 4.00

Secklow Gate/Silbury Boulevard underpass
Saturday 17/10/09 12.00 - 4.00

Issued by visitFreetannia^TM, the Freetannian Tourist Bureau.

Freetannia is relocating to Milton Keynes as part of IntoArtMK.
Visit: http://www.intoartmk.org/
or text MK Dickie to 60030 for further dates and information.
Texts charged at your supplier’s standard rate.

Or contact entertainers to the King,
Comic Character Creations.

Celebr8 Parade

Freetannia has been asked to march in this year's Celebr8 Parade in Milton Keynes next Monday. We will be flying the Freetannian flag proudly!



King Dickie

Freetannia City of Culture

Freetannia City of Culture list unveiled!

Port Portrait, Flashertown, Life in 3Deen, and 'The Cake Stall' are all in the running for Freetannia's first ever City of Culture, it is announced.

Flasherville

Life in 3Deen

Dickie Scott's Jazz Club

TV chef célèbre Frannie Haddock demanded to chair the judging panel for the competition. She is currently spearheading the cultural attaché visits to Milton Keynes prior to Freetannia's relocation there later this year.

Haddock, who created the long-running TV shows Range Hill and Cookside, said: "To be offered the job of chairing the judging panel is another great privilege for me personally." She added that it was also "another testimony to everyone who made The King's Mews the most successful street in Freetannia to date".

The winner will be announced next Spring and will host a number of important cultural events in 2013.

The Freetannian capital of Frondon and its boroughs were barred from entering the contest.

The locations in the running are: Port Portrait, Dickie Scott's, Flasherfield, Tartown, Ramblerster, Life in 3Deen, 'The Cake Stall' , and the place where the apathetic people

'Secret' entry
The list was announced by Culture Secretary Queen Daphne, who said that Freetannia's success "proves that cultural life most definitely does not begin and end within Milton Keynes".

Another location has put its name forward, but asked not to be named at this stage. Further nominations can be made before the end of the year.

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Kidderminster Arts Festival

Nigel Andrews, BBC Freetannian Correspondent, reporting to you live from Kidderminster.

Now this is the way to run an arts festival, in my impartial opinion! Comic Character Creations, entertainers to HM The King of Freetannia - take note! The relocation ceremony in Milton Keynes awaits... London 2012 should also have a quiet look!

Three local groups of Freetannia ventured to the Kidderminster Arts Festival yesterday, having been invited to share their artistic skills with the local residents.

Flashing
The Hairy Flashers' skillshare was very successful, not least in that it managed to open up lines of communication between residents, shopping centre managers and police. Good to see Freetannians doing their bit for community relations.

All demographics were duly flashed and strong reactions noted.

It has also attracted the attention of some bloggers.

The World Record Attempt at Apathy
A complete success, in that absolutely NO-ONE bothered to join in. Most people didn't even bother to watch which was a very good result. In fact, the Freetannian Society of Apathetics gave up fairly quickly as they couldn't be bothered either. In fact only two of them bothered to turn up in the first place.

Begging for the Rich
This raised a grand total of £3.37 for the Rich Beggars of Freetannia, and with the Freetannian currency being so strong at the moment equates to approximately ten million Freetannian pounds. More than enough to have the yacht varnished.

This is Nigel Andrews, hoping for a posting to anywhere but Freetannia.

Trafalgar Square

Greetings from The Freetannian Chapter of the Rambling Association! No 'right to roam' issues in this country, thanks to King Dickie.

We set forth for Cambridge last week, charged with the task of mapping the University of Cambridge (and all the real pubs!) as a template for the new University of Freetannia, once we have relocated to Milton Keynes.

Unfortunately we took a wrong turn (the map had a hole in it!) and ended up in Trafalgar Square! There seemed to be some sort of festival on but we ignored it.

Keen to make the best of a bad situation we decided to map the square so we can better it in Freetannia, complete with Dickie's Column!

Below are Susan and Colin half way to the summit! Norris is behind the lens. Not sure where Barbara, Caroline and Keith are... Oops!

Winchester Continental Shifts

Hallo. This is Nigel Andrews, the BBC's Freetannian correspondent, reporting to you live from Winchester.


It's been a long day!

I have been sent to report on the Continental Shifts event in Winchester as King Richard likes to keep abreast of world cultural events.

Queen Daphne has been declared Freetannian Minister of Culture and is now charged with organising the relocation celebrations in Milton Keynes this October. Some of these acts might be suitable ma'am.









The locals in Winchester certainly seemed impressed!



Queen Daphne has granted the Royal warrant for entertainment provision to Comic Character Creations, who have now been charged with organising the event. Queen Daphne has told the company that what's good enough for Winchester can easily be bettered by Freetannia.

So this is Nigel Andrews signing off from Winchester.

Stoke Pride

Dickie, our illustrious leader, sent us as Freetannian cultural attachés to Stoke Pride earlier this month to see if Freetannian morale would benefit from a similar event.

It was uplifting to see so many residents of Stoke, a rainbow community, proclaiming their pride for Stoke.

We hope to have a similar event - Freetannia Pride - in Milton Keynes when we relocate there in mid-October, as we are VERY proud of Freetannia. Anything Stoke can do... And we will be more appropriately attired!

Signing off for now.

Mary, Mary and Mary


Mary and Mary proudly partaking in a Stoke scone.


Mary and Mary showcasing the fencing the Stoke residents are so rightly proud of.


Mary and Mary view the stonewalling skills of Stoke.