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Old Apr 22nd 2011, 9:26 pm
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Get your flags out and Last night of the proms CD'd on.
have a good day all
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Old Apr 23rd 2011, 7:41 am
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Originally Posted by colandros
Get your flags out and Last night of the proms CD'd on.
have a good day all
Embarrassed to say I didn't know!
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Embarrassed to say I didn't know!
Ummmm, nor me! But to those who did, hope you had a good one.
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G*d I'm in the UK and I didn't know...not seen it mentioned anywhere!!
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Old Apr 23rd 2011, 6:27 pm
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No body over here seemed to notice and I couldn't care being born in Llanelli........
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Originally Posted by colandros
Get your flags out and Last night of the proms CD'd on.
have a good day all
I had a sing of "Jerusalem" & "Land of Hope & Glory" whilst sitting in the spa pool drinking bubbles . My poor neighbours!

Very proud to be English . Thank goodness some of us remember
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heres my place
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heres my place


Spent the day in Notts, mates birthday.. down by the canal, great weather, the pubs/bars were rammed, great atmosphere but.......... not till about 4 in the day did I even know it was St Georges Day
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Shame on all of those who didnt remember
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http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/0...alism-and.html

Many organizations and councils fall shy of the symbolic flag and since the problems of last year (see above) unfortunately the "English" day went very much unnoticed.......
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Originally Posted by colandros
Shame on all of those who didnt remember
Not guilty. I don't think I ever knew.....
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Old Apr 27th 2011, 5:54 am
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Simonsi, I'll remind you next year.
I'm moving to Arkles Bay strand in a few weeks so next year look out for the big
Cross of St Geoprge flag right on the beach.
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We knew. We remembered. We did, coz that is part of who we are.
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Originally Posted by colandros
Simonsi, I'll remind you next year.
I'm moving to Arkles Bay strand in a few weeks so next year look out for the big
Cross of St Geoprge flag right on the beach.
Cool, we are on Kestrel Heights
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