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St
George's Day Parades 2008
THIS year Southport Scouts are
conducting their parade next weekend, but Formby Scouts and Cubs,
conducted theirs on Sunday, 20 April 2008. Formby's Scout Troops,
Cubs and Beavers after mustering in Victoria Park, Formby, began the
parade headed by the Mortised Band snaked up to the Cross House Inn
and then on to the village. As the parade then headed down through
the village centre, families lined to the road to watch and a salute
was taken outside the Animal Rescue Charity Shop.
It was a fantastic sight to see
all the youngsters marching to the band and helping to celebrate our
English heritage, but sadly not all parts of the UK have had an
opportunity to celebrate. Countries all over the world celebrate
their patron saint or have other days, the closest to us and
probably the most well known is Saint Patrick's Day for Ireland, so
why is it England is so shy at celebrating? It is good to know that
movements like the Scouts do still mark it. As we are a few days off
the actual big day itself, we would love to see the people of
Merseyside put flags up to celebrate everything and anything English
on 23 April 2008.
Please send in your photographs and your
views via emailing
news24@southportreporter.com. Also
please do support the Southport Scout Parade on Sunday 27 April
2008.
Do you support the idea of getting a
public or bank holiday on the 27 April each year? How can we
celebrate being English? Should we celebrate being English?
Let us know your views by emailing
news24@southportreporter.com.
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