Biggest little city in the Country if you ask me (Derby in General)

Member Name: martyfarty69

Product:	Derby in General
Date:	16/01/09 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of things, to do, great people and rich in history

Disadvantages: Maybe a little small for some tastes, the town centre is undergoing major changes

Being Derby born and bred and now living in the States where everything is bigger you start to realise what a "City" is and what a real "City" is, Derby is technically a City but pales in comparison to a Birmingham or a Manchester, with a population of around 230,000 people theres certainly enough mix to keep things interesting.

Derby for a long time was one of the few towns in England to have a Cathedral but not city status, that all changed in 1977 when the queen awarded Derby "City Status" and its been growing ever since.

In terms of employment Derby and its surrounding areas have some major players, Rolls Royce PLC has manufacturing areas in and around Derby and Toyota have a huge Plant a couple of miles outside the city centre, we also have the internet and telephone bank EGG Plc who have their national base in the Pride Park area of Derby, also in years gone by Derby was a major significant Railway centre for the country and even though that has dwindled in recent years, trains are still manufactured there, also there is talk of a National Rail centre being located in Derby due to its importance to the history of the National Railway industry.

In terms of transport besides our close proximity to the M1 we have East Midlands Airport, which despite its proximity to Derby was renamed "Nottingham" East Midlands Airport which caused major controversy at the time, however it only lasted 2 years and in 2006 reverted to its previous name.

Besides sports teams such as Derbyshire County Cricket club and Derby RFC , our major sports team is of course Derby County Football Club, or "the Rams", who despite not performing well in the last few years have had some success over the years particularly in the 70's when we won the League twice...oh if only thos days would return !!! :)

Other things of noteworthy interest in derby is that we were name "Ghost Capital" of England after over 1,000 paranormal sightings in recent years, and we also have Bold Land Car park which was named one of the 10 most secure places in the world by a science magazine, putting it on the same list as Area 51 and Fort Knox !!!!!!

One thing you'll notice about Derby is the people are friendly, and you have great access to the Peak District with some wonderful attractions and beautiful places to visit in the summertime particularly.

Derby may not be the Biggest city in England, it may not have the most successful sports teams in England and it may not have the best paying jobs in the Country, but its cheap to live there, there's lots to do and its rich in history, I may not live there..but I'm proud to call Derby home !!

Summary: A great place to live and grow up.