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Re: St Georges Day

Are you seriously saying there was a rival group to the PFLWY?
And was it you who placed the water bombs at the Town Hall and Railway Station in 1963?

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1958-65

Current location (optional) Leeds

Re: St Georges Day

Shaun -you were obviously taken in by their spin
Remember the Life of Brian and the problems of the Jewish anti-Roman resistance groups
Remember only total independence for a Free Yorkshire
was our aim but the Rawtenstall Peace process and the resultant arms amnesty has derailed this
However rumour has it that a splinter group is alive and well near Hebden Bridge so all is not lost

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1959-1966

Current location (optional) cumbria

Re: St Georges Day

The headmistress of my First school where I first taught was a fervid C of E lady ( bless her) who saw to it that her school recognised each national Saints day as they arrived ie Saints Andrew,David, George and Patrick. She would begin her assembly by asking ' Who knows what day it is today?' I knew this was going to happen and primed my class of 9 year olds.When she asked the question every hand in my class shot up. she smirked her approval at me and said 'Since you all know you can all tell me.'
With one voice they replied, 'Shakespeare's Birthday!!'
I was ever the subtle rebel. When Prince Charles visited Sir James Hill's in Bradford we got permission to go down and wave at him. So I organised my kids to make their own flags , (a colouring-in exercise with purpose), and since Charles had just been engaged to Diane and the flags were too small for 'Charles and Diane' the prince was welcomed by a host of flags proclaiming " C.'N' D."