St George's Day

The community came together at the weekend as hundreds of youngsters marched through Kidderminster in celebration of St George's Day.

On parade in 1988. South Shields Cub Scouts marching to St Paul and St John's United Reformed Church for a St George's Day service in 1988. Do you recognise any ...

The reserve battalion, based in Newcastle, marched from Woodhorn Road Car Park to Ashington Memorial Garden on Saturday, April 20, exercising their freedom of ...

Participants will gather at 12.45pm ahead of the start at 1pm from the car park of the Arla Melton Mowbray Creamery on Thorpe End. The parade, led by the Melton ...

The number of people who identify as English in Milton Keynes has been revealed in time for St George's Day. The day which falls tomorrow (Tuesday) is a ...

The number of people who identify as English in Bedford has been revealed. St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's ...

ABOUT 3000 children in Colchester's Scouting units marched to Castle Park to celebrate St George's Day this Sunday - with an earlier church service…

St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history – is on Tuesday, April 23. But the latest population survey from the ...

St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history – is on Tuesday, April 23. But the latest population survey from the ...

Around 800 people gathered outside Romsey Abbey before Bramshaw Scouts led the procession out. With music from the Romsey Old Cadets band, the parade made ...

St George's Day - a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history - is today. But the latest population survey from the Office for ...

St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history – takes place today (Tuesday April 23). But the latest population survey ...

From the tales of a knight fighting dragons to the huge feasts, the story of St George is as iconic as the white and red flag. But like many early saints, ...

Watch our video as we speak to people about the Georges in their lives on day of special patriotic celebrations.

Today (Tuesday April 23) is St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history. But the latest population survey from the ...

The sun shines down dutifully, providing warmth and light to the clouded hills, the fields and the towns below. A flag flies in the breeze, ...

Families enjoyed free event favourites such as jousting, a living history camp, stalls and children's activities. The Grand Medieval Joust was back by popular ...

For too long we have clung to myths of grandeur and exceptionalism, but the truth is that we don't need them, says author Tom Baldwin.

The result is that 23 April is usually a day that passes most of us by. It's a pity. The centuries-old flag of St George was for too long the preserve of ...

This begs the question — why don't we celebrate our own patron saint as much? When you picture St George you might conjure up an image of a heroic knight ...

From the tales of a knight fighting dragons to the huge feasts, the story of St George is as iconic as the white and red flag of England...

A Watford Observer photographer captured these wonderful images on April 28, 1962 in Watford High Street as members of the Scout movement from across the area ...

Tens of thousands of Britons are backing a campaign to make St George's Day a bank holiday to celebrate English heritage and culture.

At Discover Bucks Museum guests could take in two free performances, including one from the Unbound Theatre. Members of the theatre troupe performed 'Tales of ...

Clitheroe Castle held a weekend of exciting sword fighting to celebrate St George's Day, which is today, April 23. The action-packed event dubbed 'Slay ...

Nine Wearsiders who had their say on the patron saint of England and whether there should be a Bank Holiday on April 23.

The annual celebration commemorates the anniversary of the patron saint of England.

His invocation of George Orwell's 'Old maids bicycling to holy communion through the morning mist' was thought more outdated still. So now we parody ourselves ...

A look back at the history of St George's Day and how people traditionally celebrate in England and across the world.

Across England, the celebration of the country's patron saint and history takes place on April 23, with the day also celebrated by Christian churches, countries ...

Crafters in Donisthorpe, Leicestershire, had put hours of work into the creation and it received a warm response on social media. Resident Sarah Howells told ...

It's St George's Day today (April 23) and what better way to mark the occasion than with an award winning Sussex brewed St George's Day beer?

Leyburn Town Council had warned that it would not be able to fly the Cross of St George in the town centre today because it had been unable to install a new ...

The single malt was taken from a unique vatting at the Cotswolds Distillery and created using heritage Plumage Archer barley grown at the Highgrove Estate in ...

There has been a significant decline in the number of people who identify as English in Buckinghamshire. By James Lowson. Published 23rd Apr 2024, 11:57 BST.

The number of people who identify as English in Buckinghamshire has been revealed. St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's ...

Today (Tuesday April 23) is St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history. But the latest population survey from the ...

St George's Day – a celebration of England's patron saint and the country's history – is on Tuesday, April 23. But the latest population survey from the ...

THE number of people who identify as English in Redditch has been revealed as residents celebrate St George's Day. But the latest population survey from the ...

Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future think tank, said: "People's sense of Englishness ebbs and flows. "You'll see a lot of England flags in June when ...

Also known as the Feast of Saint George, the saint whose story involves slaying a dragon and rescuing a princess in the process, is also marked in Catalonia, ...

According to polling by More in Common for St George's Day, most English people are 'more at ease' with their identity than you might expect.

It calls for England to follow Scotland and Ireland, where patron saints St Andrew and St Patrick are celebrated with public holidays.

St George's day honours England's patron saint each year on April 23 in Britain · 76,000 Brits are backing campaign for patriotic day off to celebrate 'heritage' ...