THE campaign to bring the historic City of Adelaide clipper ship home to Wearside has now reached a critical stage.
As part of the campaign, a song by Sunderland musicians Paul Jackson and Pete Dodds, called City of Adelaide, was launched in a Sunderland city centre pub and I had the pleasure of being there. The night was a resounding success.
What I find hard to understand is why local politicians – with the exception of the Adelaide campaign leader and Sunderland Independent councillor Peter Maddison – didn’t lend their support.
Why has the London-based Cutty Sark been backed so heavily financially yet the Adelaide seems to be getting ignored.
I would urge everyone who cares about Wearside to buy the Adelaide song and help play a part in bringing the historic vessel back to its rightful place on the Wear.
Tom Harvey, Sunderland.
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