One of my favourite days of the year tomorrow.
What (if any) are your plans?
Since the Trax events stopped, the last four or five years our group of 15 or so have done our own thing drinking round London. This year we're doing our usual English fry-up followed by the boat up the Thames with like-minded bods. Ska music, grub and lots of beer in what is likely to be typical cloudy English weather. Lovely.
Looking forward to next year when a days annual leave will not be required to celebrate our Country's national day.
Shame arranged events don't get more media attention. For example the event held in West Bromwich on the nearest Sunday attracts thousands every year and is a roaring success, yet most people assume no one celebrates the day.
Whatever you are or are not doing - Enjoy your day!! There'll always be an England.
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Walk upon England’s mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear: o clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariots of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight;
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant land.
Have a good one everyone!
Used to take a day's leave / half day for it and had some good / mixed days out. Priorities change now, its not particularly high on my list now but good luck to those that have a day outing.
The annual various bleating about embracing in comparison to St Patrick / Andrew / David does my swede in though.
They don't.
This is good although having claimed Ska and Northern Soul as English (Jamaican and American respectively) you do have to doubt some of the other claims.
Will have a few beers at lunch and fish & chips for dinner. Thats about it though.
https://www.dartford.gov.uk/by-category/leisure-and-culture2/events/st-georges-day
His parents were Greek aristocrats and he was a soldier in the Roman army.
This was before the Euro zone (obviously).
"St Georges Day is tomorrow and so being the charitably English pub that we are...dinner is on us from 6pm - 7:30pm. Free bangers & mash or mini fish & chips for one and all. Dragons can be tied up in the garden."