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Is it any wonder that people get upset?
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-multicultural-St-George-s-Day/story-29167059-detail/story.html
A council did not hold any official St George's Day celebrations - because the city is too multicultural.
Bristol City Council has refused to commemorate England's national day in the city - which even has a district called St George.
It says it's because there are 91 languages in the city and "it would be very difficult to celebrate them all".
A spokesman said: "We don't have any council-run or civic events on St George's Day.
"We don't normally tend to do anything as Bristol is a city with 91 different languages and it would be very difficult to commemorate them all."
Though some community-led events will be held across the city to mark the occasion, no official celebrations will be organised.
This is in spite of the fact that one of Bristol's inner-city neighbourhoods even shares the patron saint's name - St George.
Dave Williams, who has helped organise a St George's Day event in Fishponds, Bristol, said the celebration is intended to bring people together.
He said: "We know St George's Day isn't a bank holiday but it certainly needs acknowledging.
"To have something in the heart of the community is very important to us. Previously we have welcomed a good crowd and we have our fingers crossed for good weather."
Kalphna Woolf, founder of 91 Ways to Build a Global City, which looks to unite Bristol's multicultural framework, said people can be frightened of the flag.
"There was a point in the past when I'd see the St George's Day flag flying and it would frighten me, as it had been taken over by 'we are England' type groups," she said.
"But more and more that flag has been used to unite people in recent years and I am very pleased we live under that one flag."
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-multicultural-St-George-s-Day/story-29167059-detail/story.html
A council did not hold any official St George's Day celebrations - because the city is too multicultural.
Bristol City Council has refused to commemorate England's national day in the city - which even has a district called St George.
It says it's because there are 91 languages in the city and "it would be very difficult to celebrate them all".
A spokesman said: "We don't have any council-run or civic events on St George's Day.
"We don't normally tend to do anything as Bristol is a city with 91 different languages and it would be very difficult to commemorate them all."
Though some community-led events will be held across the city to mark the occasion, no official celebrations will be organised.
This is in spite of the fact that one of Bristol's inner-city neighbourhoods even shares the patron saint's name - St George.
Dave Williams, who has helped organise a St George's Day event in Fishponds, Bristol, said the celebration is intended to bring people together.
He said: "We know St George's Day isn't a bank holiday but it certainly needs acknowledging.
"To have something in the heart of the community is very important to us. Previously we have welcomed a good crowd and we have our fingers crossed for good weather."
Kalphna Woolf, founder of 91 Ways to Build a Global City, which looks to unite Bristol's multicultural framework, said people can be frightened of the flag.
"There was a point in the past when I'd see the St George's Day flag flying and it would frighten me, as it had been taken over by 'we are England' type groups," she said.
"But more and more that flag has been used to unite people in recent years and I am very pleased we live under that one flag."
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frightened of a flag - pathetic!
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Waiting for the black flag with white arabic lettering no doubt.
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These multicultural types don't really sound like Army material!
Just wave a flag @ them & they **** themselves |
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I don't know what Dave William's celebration is like but I'm guessing food....drink....music (Elgar, Oasis, Morris Men) dancing.....everyone having a right old time. But then someone notices there's loads of St George's Flags around the place and suddenly it all goes quiet as representatives of 90 out of 91 languages in Bristol suddenly decide they are frightened and the cream cakes and asti-spumante loses it's appeal in an instant as the crowds melt away, cowed by a flag.
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Don't you just love politicians giving our country away and stifling our culture.
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It's a celebration FFS!
People getting together...enjoying each other's company.....maybe (hold onto your hats folks, here's a real A-bomb!) getting a bit more of an insight into another person's life. Jesus somersaulting Christ, must we always be told 'feel this way about this event / person / TV show.' Can't we be trusted to work it out for ourselves? |
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why don't brexit use these comments to help there cause ?
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No doubt they will be celebrating gay and lesbian days.
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Nicely summed up at 12.27 roger
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why don't brexit use these comments to help there cause
because Vote.Leave, the designated Brexit group, have refused to bring up the subject of immigration in the referendum.They intend fighting on a purely economic standpoint |
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" Bristol is a city with 91 different languages" What, 91 ??
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Speaking as a long-time coffin-dodger, when did we ever celebrate St George's Day? Surely the English thing for centuries was to nod approvingly when reminded of the date and then go about our normal business.
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"as it had been taken over by 'we are England' type groups,"
erm....we are England??????????????????????????????????????????? or are we another country, I am baffled |
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If people are not happy living in England, then they are welcome to leave, nobody is stopping them
Anyway we should celebrate St George, he saved us from Dragons. But for him and others we could now be facing a serious Dragon threat |
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most dragons are married now gery
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I agree Ramruma, I also have never seen us celebrating St Georges day
We should celebrate every bodies day, 91 festivals cheer everyone up, this includes England  BB |
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It says it's because there are 91 languages in the city and "it would be very difficult to celebrate them all".
- I have just read that?! Here's a radical and extreme idea (dial 999), whilst this is England, let's celebrate being English. This chump from Bristol council sums up the european/multi cultural dream (nightmare). Swamp indigenous cultures to such an extent that they no longer exist. |
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London is supposed to be the multicultural centre of Britain, but you'd never have guessed that from the coverage of the Marathon today.
Setting aside the Elite/Professional Athletes, you could barely see a person amongst the Fun/Charity runners that WASN'T white. Wave upon wave of overwhelmingly white people running. Truly extraordinary scenes. The crowds cheering them were also disproportionately white. What on earth is going on in Multicultural Paradise London? |
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Shirley the crowd and runners should represent London?? Why weren't their diversity targets met? Scandalous..
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If that is true then it is a bloody disgrace .
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the ethnics dont put feck all in charity boxes
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Put the flag outside the Social save us a fortune
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Kalphna Woolf, founder of 91 Ways to Build a Global City, which looks to unite Bristol's multicultural framework, said people can be frightened of the flag.
"There was a point in the past when I'd see the St George's Day flag flying and it would frighten me, as it had been taken over by 'we are England' type groups," she said. ------------ Anything to be a career climber - judging by her linkedin profile. - and her opening statement on her twitter account ... Kalpna Woolf @kalpnawoolf Award winning ex BBC Production Head. ------------- That's ALL you need to know. |
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DISGRACE
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if you google the name on images what a surprise she looks like that,
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I was hoping she was German or summit.
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No point whinging and doing nothing. If you've an MP or rep then badger them for next year. I think we've sat quiet for too long. I'm all for multi culturism but this is the UK and immigrants must obey and respect our culture.
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I love Bristol.
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5hithole
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Why is Bristol accent so different from the South Welsh accent?
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For what it is worth people - and I'm sure no proper Scotsman would disagree with me here ...
A Saint George parade up the M74 / A1 would be joined in with much fun from us  Time we reclaimed our country, imo. |
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I've heard about it, but I never thought I'd actually SEE a picture of Trilby's famous wooden b*tt plug!
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Stamping my ink on your FOREHEAD, bruv
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but test
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butt test
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Yo gonna get rammed, JC
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I'd sit on it for a bet. Not that I believe in gambling, filthy pasttime.
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Is you a (muslimbruv)?
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