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BBKing 23-03-2009 14:27
London St. George's Day celebration
 
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"London Mayor Boris Johnson is to defy the politically correct brigade by staging a week-long festival in the capital to celebrate St George’s Day, with the red and white cross of England’s patron saint flying proudly from his City Hall offices."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ade-think.html

The London celebrations include:

* Trafalgar Square event on the theme of English food
* Shakespeare’s Birthday celebrations at the Globe
* the Festival of St George at Covent Garden
* a march past and wreath laying parade at the Cenotaph

ginge51 23-03-2009 14:29
Re: London St. George's Day celebration
 
About beeping time.
Finally something "English" happening in England.
Well done Boris.

danielf 23-03-2009 14:29
Re: London St. George's Day celebration
 
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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 34760199)

The London celebrations include:

* Trafalgar Square event on the theme of English food
That's a celebration???? :confused:

BBKing 23-03-2009 14:34
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That's a celebration????
I don't know. Sounds rather fun.

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Trafalgar Square will next month play host to a day of free events to mark St George’s Day which will include traders from famous Borough market for ‘Food Glorious Food’ with the square decorated to suggest the atmosphere of a traditional English fete.

Organisers promise the square will “be transformed into a food lover’s delight”.

There will also be street theatre performances and cabaret entertainment with a humorous culinary theme andhot and cold food will be served all day interspersed with cooking demonstrations.

The Mayor of London said: “St George’s Day is an opportunity for Londoners and visitors to the capital to celebrate what English culture has given to the world. This year we will be focusing on English food, with a free event in Trafalgar Square that brings traditional English theatre, dance and street performance.”

To mark Shakespeare’s birthday, which coincides with St George’s Day, there will be a series of free events at Shakespeare’s Globe.

Chris 23-03-2009 14:37
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Sounds like a good idea. Of course, there will be people all over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Dublin who are wondering why on earth this is considered newsworthy. What a pity that the English have become so coy about their identity that celebrating the national day has the air of controversy about it.

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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 34760207)
I don't know. Sounds rather fun.
Now, "BBKing approves of Tory scheme..." is worth a headline. :D

danielf 23-03-2009 14:39
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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 34760207)
I don't know. Sounds rather fun.
It does. It's just that I suffer from a mild case of culinary anglophobia :)

Osem 23-03-2009 14:41
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 34760208)
Sounds like a good idea. Of course, there will be people all over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Dublin who are wondering why on earth this is considered newsworthy. What a pity that the English have become so coy about their identity that celebrating the national day has the air of controversy about it.

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Now, "BBKing approves of Tory scheme..." is worth a headline. :D
I'm proud to be English and far from coy about the fact. It's our lily-livered, PC obsessed leaders who're responsible for that impression.

LondonRoad 23-03-2009 14:42
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How can St George's day be a week long festival. Isn't it just going to dragon..:Sprint:

dd11 23-03-2009 14:42
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Wheyhey!! Lets go Boris!!

Theres an event for nearly every other country/religion in London except us English, fiinally! i'll be there :D

Damien 23-03-2009 14:56
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The problem with the whole PC thing is the press will highlight a few extreme examples and assert that as a representation of the country as a whole. They will find some minority group who doesn't like this day, or any changes to the plan, and try to make that into another front page 'PC Madness!!!' story.

BBKing 23-03-2009 15:10
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Now, "BBKing approves of Tory scheme..." is worth a headline.
Who said it was a Tory scheme?

Chris 23-03-2009 15:16
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Ok, "BBKing approves of a scheme by Boris, who coincidentally happens to be a Tory". ;)

bopdude 23-03-2009 15:18
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About time we celebrated the day, instead of trying to sweep it under the carpet for fear of upsetting 'some'

BBKing 23-03-2009 15:23
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Ok, "BBKing approves of a scheme by Boris, who coincidentally happens to be a Tory".
Who said it was by Boris?

Russ 23-03-2009 15:35
Re: London St. George's Day celebration
 
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 34760208)
Sounds like a good idea. Of course, there will be people all over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Dublin who are wondering why on earth this is considered newsworthy.
That's right, because all other towns and cites in Wales, Scotland and Ireland are totally void of people, we only live in those 3 cities don't we.. ;)


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