St George's Day...

[Flummery]

I always start my Dandelion wine on St George's day. (Then I dig up the season's seedling dandelions - we're next to a paddock so all sorts of stuff blows in!) I thought this was a well-known tradition? Apparently not. I didn't make it up, honestly!

Then you can celebrate the day properly when it's ready!

Flum

[annaradiog]

st georges day

I think it is such a shame we english don't celebrate st georges day. its one big rave whenever its st patricks day. We had a bbq in the garden to celebrate (a bbq in april, we couldn't believe it)!

[Nicos]

And who chose a flower which will never be in season for that day?????

[Flummery]

Obvious Nicos! Someone with a hot-house business!

Flum

[SueA]

There seems to be something of a movement going on to start celebrating St George's day more noticeably. We've always had parades by the local Guides/Scouts/Brownies etc. but they used to be a bigger event when I was small.This year I noticed that there was a parade with floats etc. through Manchester but it seemed as though it was going to be a lot more low-key than the St. Patrick's Day event which took over the city centre for about a week! The only thing I noticed in our neighbourhood was one family hanging England flags from their house.

[TEB]

I am surprised that the nanny state allows the displaying of flags for something like our patron saint, now if it was a sporting event

[shirley]

Perhaps it should be a bank holiday???????? the more the better I say

[Nicos]

Perhaps it should be a bank holiday???????? the more the better I say

I'd vote for that....maybe it's about time we are encourged to celebrate our National Saint- can't think of a better way !! ('bout time we had another BH!!!)

[Shortie]

Okay.. at risk of flaming the fire here I completely agree with PW... My OH is Welsh and even he thinks it's outragious that the English are 'knocked' for celebrating being English.

I personally do think celebrating a parton saint is about celebrating what they did, but more a chance to express pride in your nationality.

For example, my little boy came home on Saint Davids day from nursery with a paper leek thingy they made. They don't normally come home with anything remotely like that so it was obviously a nice thing where they were making an occasion of it - fab I think. But did he come home with a paper thingy rose or anything like that on Saint Georges day? Nope.

OH is often annoyed at the Scout movement (he's a leader) as apparently Scouts are allowed to wear their national flags on their sleeves..... but not an English one.... I mean, what's all that about??

[nick the grief]

.....OH is often annoyed at the Scout movement (he's a leader) as apparently Scouts are allowed to wear their national flags on their sleeves..... but not an English one.... I mean, what's all that about??

If he goes abroad he can wear the union jack for 12 months but after that he is supposed to take it off ( and leave a mark where it's been ) I agree that we should celebrate St Georges day, I also think that if they want a 2nd chamber that is elected, scrap the lords and we'll have an English parliament like the scottish, Welsh & Irish assemblies but I can't see any of these shower going for that.

[beefy]

You should celebrate St Georges Day .
Another Bank Holiday - I'd vote for that.

But remember nobody throws a party like the Irish throw a party.

[pigletwillie]

We will never get that Nick as all of the Scottish Labour MP's who are in parliment would be gone along with a big chunk of pinochio big ears majority.

[Alice]

I think they'll all be gone at the forthcoming election Piglet, and then who will we have .