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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | St Georges day |
Happy St Georges day to you all. Are you doing anything to celebrate? Here in Spain, we are having a big street party starting at 13.00 local time. Could be a long day. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
grandad wrote: Happy St Georges day to you all. Are you doing anything to celebrate? Here in Spain, we are having a big street party starting at 13.00 local time. Could be a long day. I'm going to do my school run, then ive been invited to a big street party in Spain, should be there about 13.30 
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
captain cab wrote: grandad wrote: Happy St Georges day to you all. Are you doing anything to celebrate? Here in Spain, we are having a big street party starting at 13.00 local time. Could be a long day. I'm going to do my school run, then ive been invited to a big street party in Spain, should be there about 13.30 With the prices of beer here, I may even buy you a half. Don't be to late though or I will have eaten all the pies. 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
St George was nothing to do with England till 1222 when this Turkish/Greek born Roman soldier (who never came here nor spoke English) was appointed as our saint usurping St Edmund and the English white dragon Plus we have to share St george with about 20 other countries... 
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
wannabeeahack wrote: St George was nothing to do with England till 1222 when this Turkish/Greek born Roman soldier (who never came here nor spoke English) was appointed as our saint usurping St Edmund and the English white dragon Plus we have to share St george with about 20 other countries... And your point is? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
grandad wrote: Happy St Georges day to you all. Are you doing anything to celebrate? Here in Spain, we are having a big street party starting at 13.00 local time. Could be a long day. We have got a load of right wing nutter having a demo at the weekend, being followed around by another load of left wing nutters. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
grandad wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: St George was nothing to do with England till 1222 when this Turkish/Greek born Roman soldier (who never came here nor spoke English) was appointed as our saint usurping St Edmund and the English white dragon Plus we have to share St george with about 20 other countries... And your point is? Why celebrate an incorrect saints day? We may as well adopt any old saint |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
I'd sooner have this saint. Attachment: St Georges Girl.jpg
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
Nidge2 wrote: I'd sooner have this saint. Attachment: St Georges Girl.jpg Quite right too 
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
wannabeeahack wrote: Why celebrate an incorrect saints day? We may as well adopt any old saint The decision was made to adopt this particular Saint so it is this Saint's day that I will be celebrating. Now if you don't want to celebrate, so be it. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
By George! Cumberland and Westmorland road sign ban lifted  historic county map To mark St George’s Day, Eric Pickles today (23 April 2014) announced a new initiative to support the ‘tapestry’ of traditional English counties, including getting rid of a Whitehall ban on the names of traditional counties being displayed on street and road signs. The government is also publishing a new online interactive map of England’s county boundaries. England’s traditional counties date back over a thousand years of English history, but many of the counties have been sidelined by Whitehall and municipal bureaucrats in recent decades, including the municipal restructuring by Edward Heath’s government in 1972. By contrast, this government is championing local communities continuing to cherish and celebrate such traditional ties and community spirit. Mr Pickles announced today that planning rules have been changed to allow for councils to put up boundary signs marking traditional English counties – including the likes of Cumberland, Huntingdonshire, Westmorland and Middlesex. In addition, the government is shortly to propose changes to highways regulations to allow traditional county names to appear on boundary road signs. The current rules prevent unitary councils like Blackpool from having a road sign saying ‘Lancashire’, or Poole saying ‘Dorset’ – since they confusingly are not considered to be part of an ‘administrative county’. No council is being forced to make any change or put up unnecessary street clutter, but the intention is to free councils from Whitehall red tape, support local tourism and to cherish local ties and traditions. Local communities will be able to lobby their councils for the restoration of traditional boundary signs, including campaigns by public subscription. This is part of a series of steps to champion England’s national identities; the government has previously changed Whitehall rules to allow local and county flags to be flown without planning permission, and supported the Flag Institute in encouraging a new wave of county and community flags to be designed and flown by local communities. Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, said: “The tapestry of England’s counties binds our nation together, and is interwoven with our cultural fabric – from our cricket to our ales. Previous governments have tried to wipe the counties off the map, imposing bland administrative structures or alien euro-regions. “But I believe we are stronger as a nation when we cherish and champion our local and traditional ties. This government is proud to wave the flag of St George alongside both our county flags. Whatever one’s class, colour or creed, we should have pride in our English identities within the United Kingdom’s Union that binds us together.” Russell Grant, television personality and founder of the Association of British Counties, added: “This is great news for counties like my own, Middlesex. We lost our county council in 1965, but our county continues to exist. Some London boroughs like Hounslow have actively supported Middlesex signs on their boundaries, and Brentford Chamber of Commerce are keen to proclaim the town as the historic county town of Middlesex. These common sense changes will give local councils and communities the confidence to promote historic local heritage and identity.” |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: St Georges day |
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