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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
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Wow! Glad there ain't any near us: Hoards of screaming uncontrolled brats. No thanks!
The lack of traffic noise is quite welcome as we live on what is normally something of a rat run. Almost as quiet as that other day.
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Actually, it was great fun! There weren't that many kids. Everybody brought some food (and drink) so we had a great spread. Obviously, the weather was great. The buntings were out, we all had a couple of drinks (too many), people were running back to their houses getting more chilled Coronas, pitchers of Pimm's and the odd bottle of champagne. The few kids that were there did an ABBA impression, and we all had a great time.
It reminded me of Queen's day back in Holland (due tomorrow actually). A National day to celebrate your nation. I think we should have one annually here! 
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29-04-2011, 20:58
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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
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Actually, it was great fun! There weren't that many kids. Everybody brought some food (and drink) so we had a great spread. Obviously, the weather was great. The buntings were out, we all had a couple of drinks (too many), people were running back to their houses getting more chilled Coronas, pitchers of Pimm's and the odd bottle of champagne. The few kids that were there did an ABBA impression, and we all had a great time.
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It's supposed to be April 23rd - St Georges Day, But we cannot celebrate it incase we cause offence in our own country.
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29-04-2011, 20:59
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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
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Actually, it was great fun! There weren't that many kids. Everybody brought some food (and drink) so we had a great spread. Obviously, the weather was great. The buntings were out, we all had a couple of drinks (too many), people were running back to their houses getting more chilled Coronas, pitchers of Pimm's and the odd bottle of champagne. The few kids that were there did an ABBA impression, and we all had a great time.
It reminded me of Queen's day back in Holland (due tomorrow actually). A National day to celebrate your nation. I think we should have one annually here! |
Glad you had a good time ,
Yes it would be a good idea to have a national day and i truly think it would help bring the nation closer together as a society instead of the every man for himself mentality we have now
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29-04-2011, 21:14
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It's supposed to be April 23rd - St Georges Day, But we cannot celebrate it incase we cause offence in our own country.
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Yeah, but that's for England. Surely it should be possible to have one for the UK? Just set one day in late spring aside for a massive street party. The next monarch could introduce one by just declaring one on an appropriate date...
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29-04-2011, 21:20
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Yeah, but that's for England. Surely it should be possible to have one for the UK? Just set one day in late spring aside for a massive street party. The next monarch could introduce one by just declaring one on an appropriate date...
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So could the present monarch or the present government ,whoever has the authority ,May day is a pretty pointless bank holiday use that as UK day .If cameron is serious about bringing the country together and having a united society that looks after it's own then he should consider it ,even better he should just make it happen
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29-04-2011, 21:25
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It's supposed to be April 23rd - St Georges Day, But we cannot celebrate it incase we cause offence in our own country.
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Rubbish.
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29-04-2011, 21:29
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To be honest we don't need anyones permission ,we could just start doing it if people had the inclination but we seem to be under the impression we can't do anything unless the government has to give us permission
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29-04-2011, 22:17
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Enjoyed watching the wedding on telly, enjoyed even more the fun day/party this afternoon funded by a grant for wedding parties which our 'local' autism support group managed to get. Mildly hilarious/embarrassing was my 2 year old son almost knocking the Mayor of Lisburn off his feet, oops!
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30-04-2011, 07:59
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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
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It's supposed to be April 23rd - St Georges Day, But we cannot celebrate it incase we cause offence in our own country.
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Actually I don't want to have another holiday set up like this latest set up.Having another public holiday around the time of the very movable Easter public holidays is a waste of time and will completely make tatters of the Spring school term and then add in the inevitable May elections it messes school life up.
Lets annoy the French with Trafalgar day and have a lie in on a cold Autumn morning.
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30-04-2011, 08:06
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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
i still think the 11th of nov needs to be 1 really that would be okay
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30-04-2011, 08:27
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It made me laugh when I thought of all the people who say we're not allowed to celebrate being British these days. Anyone notice the Union Jack flags and street parties yesterday?
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30-04-2011, 08:28
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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
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Actually I don't want to have another holiday set up like this latest set up.Having another public holiday around the time of the very movable Easter public holidays is a waste of time and will completely make tatters of the Spring school term and then add in the inevitable May elections it messes school life up.
Lets annoy the French with Trafalgar day and have a lie in on a cold Autumn morning.
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Agreed ,next year seems a bit more spaced out with holidays ,only the 5 june is an extra one with the diamond jubilee ,Easter is nearly a month early though
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governme...heUK/DG_073741
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30-04-2011, 08:33
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Re: The Royal Wedding 2011
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It made me laugh when I thought of all the people who say we're not allowed to celebrate being British these days. Anyone notice the Union Jack flags and street parties yesterday?
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When was the last time you seen them?
and wasn't it because it was authorised?
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30-04-2011, 08:35
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It made me laugh when I thought of all the people who say we're not allowed to celebrate being British these days. Anyone notice the Union Jack flags and street parties yesterday?
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yep ,and no doubt they will all be hunted down using cctv images 
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30-04-2011, 08:50
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Well I am happy for them both, I watched abit of the wedding and its looked like a brilliant day, Kate looked lovely well eveyone did, made me proud when I heard the national anthem.
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