Random images of St Georges day

Wartime britain

Traditional Punch & Judy

An appreciative audience

The Home Guard

Hook a duck

Caring for the environment

What a tasteful logo!

Look! Dragon crime!

The culprit?

Probably that one is the culprit.

Colin the Dragon ready to do battle

The Fletcher. Sword sharpened Sir?

Morley Yokels

A real barrel organ. Never video in portrait mode…

Yes, those beer bottles really were tuned as a chrysoglott.

Happy (English non) holiday!

Corporate Presenter asks how we will be celebrating St Georges day.

I’ll be at work. Although we do have a part-time Viking joining us for tea tonight.

(Not him, he is a Pub landlord with a liking of Mail & Plate).

Chasing the dragon

Well, the weather (mostly) held for the St. Georges annual Parade and Festival. It was well attended and the parade was bigger than ever.

Two bits of camera video footage below. The first is the parade passing the town hall.

The second is of the dragon slaying, which didn’t go quite as planned, but pretty much as I expected. (Kids will be kids).

(The mayhem begins when the count down reaches about fourty seconds).

PS The commentator is Charlie Chuckles from Chorley FM

Dragon slaying

morley is big on St. george these days. Not because of the BNP side of it, but by a keen group of older activists keen to celebrate it as a piece of English culture.

I think this is the third event and it gets bigger every year…

Here are the events. David is particularly looking forward to slaying the dragon, as are many of the Morley school children.

Only one possible hitch- the BBC weather is ominous:

Sunday

Sunrise 05:50 (BST)
Sunset 20:17 (BST)
Sunday’s predominant weather is forecast to be light showers.

16°C

10°C

Sunday’s wind direction: South Westerly Wind.12
moderate 1018 52
Sunday’s sun index risk: Low.

So, it could possibly be a washout. Fingers crossed.