According to a lady on the BBC this morning St George is supposed to protect against plagues - well all one can say is that he seems to be sleeping on the job - time he was given a prod. Same goes for the other guy who is supposed to waken at time of great need - Arthur "King Arthur, growing very tired indeed Of wild Tintagel, now that Launcelot Had gone to Jersey or to Jericho, And there was nobody to make a rhyme. And Cornish girls were christened Jennifer, And the Round Table had grown rickety. Said unto Merlin (who had been asleep For a few centuries in Broceliande, But woke, and had a bath, and felt refreshed) : " What shall I do to pull myself together ?" Quoth Merlin, " Salad is the very thing. And you can get it at the Cheshire Cheese!' King Arthur went there : verily, I believe That he has dined there every day since then. Have you not marked the portly gentleman In his cool corner, with his plate of greens "i The great knight Launcelot prefers the Cock, Where port is excellent (in pints), and waiters Are portlier than kings, and steaks are tender, And poets have been known to meditate . . ." (Mortimer Collins) Well the pubs are shut now - time to stir. And if anyone in Devon is near a certain drum - give it a good bang. We need all the help we can get.
Chap on twatter posted another Punch cartoon in reply to my usual: https://twitter.com/Seldom_Seen_3/status/1385700220999282688?s=20 Rather good, I thought. The Scots Greys and mechanisation. Will have to see if I've got it to obtain a better scan.
Our local high street will hold its annual celebration of St. George's Day. Good to see the tradition continue.
St George's Day Act of Remembrance, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Chichester Cathedral: The Royal Sussex Regiment | (theroyalsussexregt.org.uk) Chichester BID St. George's Day Parade, Saturday 23rd April - Chichester BID
There is a large parade in Shirley, Solihull tomorrow and is advertised as the 'Worlds Largest Unofficial St Georges Day Parade' on Facebook. It is well organised by a motor cycle group and has thousand of motorbikes, plus some ex-military vehicles and "hangers on". Very much a family event with thousands lining the route, from near the M42 jct. into Shirley and back. See: https://www.facebook.com/pages/cate...ficial-St-Georges-Day-Parade-427268221043225/ No traffic restrictions in place and usually no police, traffic control by blood bikers and volunteers.