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Happy Saint George's Day

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Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby Nemo » April 23rd, 2024, 10:38 am

Can we still celebrate this day? Dare we fly the flag?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 98376.html

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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby servodude » April 23rd, 2024, 11:16 am

Nemo wrote:Can we still celebrate this day? Dare we fly the flag?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 98376.html


It's fine...wave array!
If anyone tells you you can't have a wee rainbow in it tell them to stop watching GBeebies :D

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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby Adamski » April 23rd, 2024, 11:46 am

Happy St George's Day. Shame its not a bank holiday.

Also think we should St George's as our national flag instead of the union jack. I'm near the border with Wales, and they have Welsh flag all over. BTW the Welsh flag is my favourite having a dragon is great.

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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby bungeejumper » April 23rd, 2024, 11:53 am

Nemo wrote:Can we still celebrate this day? Dare we fly the flag?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 98376.html

Hmmm, half Turkish, half Palestinian. Never came to Britain at all. Which makes him an odd choice for our national hero. And all the less so for Tommy Robinson because he's celebrated by Muslims as well as Christians. Served in the Roman army before they killed him. A professional migrant!

Here's what the Indy said about him seven years ago.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/st ... 95511.html

BJ

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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby Gerry557 » April 23rd, 2024, 4:46 pm

Adamski wrote:Happy St George's Day. Shame its not a bank holiday.

Also think we should St George's as our national flag instead of the union jack. I'm near the border with Wales, and they have Welsh flag all over. BTW the Welsh flag is my favourite having a dragon is great.


I'm surprised their dragon wasn't killed by St George. Then again I've not seen it for a while, are they hiding it down pit. :o

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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby MuddyBoots » April 24th, 2024, 1:12 am

Adamski wrote:Happy St George's Day. Shame its not a bank holiday.

Also think we should St George's as our national flag instead of the union jack. I'm near the border with Wales, and they have Welsh flag all over. BTW the Welsh flag is my favourite having a dragon is great.


Us English do have a white dragon but it's not so well known. In the story, the Welsh dragon defeats the English one though. :o

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dragon

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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Postby didds » April 24th, 2024, 8:32 am

This is a day late now, but this may be a bit of fun to have over a cup of coffee.

This is a friend's work, recorded by me and two other friends, as part of our community theatre writers group activities.
(ie It is not for financial gain)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vA2TJ ... 3bd29f4a21

(no spotify account needed AIUI)

Enjoy - warning though ... some swearing in context of the character portrayed.

didds


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