St Georges Day.

[Richard Quartermaine]

Re #9
Whatever chaiacking goes on between the Aussies and Kiwis there is a bond, especially when things get rough.
Richard

[Lou Barron]

I saw a Japanese student selling poppies last week

[happy daze john in oz]

The unfortunte thing about St George's day is the yob element love it , they mistake Nationalist views for racist views , and when people see the mob taking it as theirs , it puts off the average law abiding middle of the road citizen . I would love St Georges Day as a national holiday , but a movable feast , where a bank holiday may be on a Tuesday or a Wednesday and not a Monday will not happen , it threatens commerce and industry too much , so what I would like , is sometime in the May / June period to coincide with Her Majesty's Official Birthday , a Monday Bank Holiday , England Day , Queens DAy , or whatever you want to call it , but without the British National Party and their friends taking it as hate anyone who is not a White of Anglo Saxon Descent

Now Rob, here in Ozwe celebrate a number of days on the day they fall, Australia day January 26th, Anzac day april 25th and Remembrance day November 11th. But of coures if one happens to fall on a Saturday or Sunday then we get an extra day off. Not called the land of the long weekend for nothing. we also get a day for queens birthday in June. But this goes back to the days of that lovely lady Queen Victoria after whom we have a market in Melbourne named.
But with UCL of course there was a Queens day every day if I recall.

[Richard Quartermaine]

Probably ignorant of the facts Lou.
Richard

[Ivan Cloherty]

I saw a Japanese student selling poppies last week

Funny time of the year to be doing so, but do we know the reason.

[j.sabourn]

Last Night Poppies were handed out to guests. Poppies not only given out on the UKs rememberance day. Other rememberances in this part of the world also at different times. Cheers JS

[robpage]

RE #33 . I don't remember John , so I will take ty=your word for it , I think it was not legal when I was on those ships

[Keith at Tregenna]

I saw a Japanese student selling poppies last week

Yesterday marked 92 years since the first Poppy Day was held in New Zealand in remembrance of fallen soldiers and to support returned soldiers in need along with their families.

In New Zealand, it is usually held on the Friday before ANZAC Day. However, it was moved to April 17 this year because it conflicted with Good Friday.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11243571

K.

[happy daze john in oz]

Funny time of the year to be doing so, but do we know the reason.

All these bloody opium poppies no doubt

[Keith at Tregenna]

Return of the old counties? Traditional names such as Middlesex and Cumberland could return after ban on displaying them on street signs is lifted:


Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced plan for St George's Day

Claims it will make it easier for England to celebrate its rich heritage

May also erect stand-alone signs highlighting ancient borders

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ns-lifted.html