Sacre bleu - French Claim To Be English
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:32 amFrench Claim To Be English For Games Cash
Council bosses in northern France have secured their latest Olympic contract by claiming to be the part of southern England the British have forgotten.
Officials in Pas-de-Calais, in northeast France, are trying to rebrand the area in a bid to cash in on London 2012.
Story here http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Olympics-Pas-de-Calais-Gets-Olympic-Funding-To-House-Athletes---Council-Claims-It-Is-English-Land/Article/201001415534905
Council bosses in northern France have secured their latest Olympic contract by claiming to be the part of southern England the British have forgotten.
Officials in Pas-de-Calais, in northeast France, are trying to rebrand the area in a bid to cash in on London 2012.
Story here http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Olympics-Pas-de-Calais-Gets-Olympic-Funding-To-House-Athletes---Council-Claims-It-Is-English-Land/Article/201001415534905
