Commonwealth Day

[lady-janine]

Anyone going to watch the ceremony on telly this afternoon?

[Jackdaw33]

No. It used to be called Empire Day and was held on 24th May, Queen Victoria's birthday. We used to go to school in the morning with paper flags, sing patriotic songs in the schoolyard, then get the afternoon off. Happy days. It stopped around 1959.

[emmie]

nope...

[TonyV]

I will give it a view

[lady-janine]

I might as I love seeing all the different costumes.

[TonyV]

emmie Jens now been transferred to a different hospital with a Clinical Decision Unit (whatever that means)

[lady-janine]

No idea Tonyv. Hopefully someone will explain it to us.

[hellywelly4]

Yes

[lady-janine]

Thank you Helly so will I. We seem to be doing it on our own though.
No one else is interested.

[burlyshirley]

What channel and what time is it on ?

[Mamyalynne]

I may have a look and listen.

BBC1 5pm.

[bluemoon1]

No, it clashes with the derby.

[lady-janine]

Thank you for that info.

[lady-janine]

bluemoon - ever heard of record?

[bluemoon1]

Yes, Manchester City keep breaking them. If I recorded the ceremony it would be low on my priorities to watch.

[Ken4155]

Nope, too busy watching Liverpool lose at home, yet again :-))

[lady-janine]

bluemoon and ken. that's fine. We all have a choice. I expect OH will watch the footie and I watch what I want later after he has gone to bed.

[dannyk13]

Can't watch BBC since I dumped the TV Licence.

[lady-janine]

Whoops.

[Maydup]

No, I find the whole notion of the Commonwealth inappropraite now. Like Jackdaw's Empire celebrations, this ceremony should have stopped in 1959 too.

[JimF]

^^ +1