What's 'Great' about Britain!

[penfold]

Originally Posted by batman I heard on the radio the other that they may be looking for a new presenter for ISIHAC ..... the name Tony Robinson was mentioned.

Oh dear lord.........I hope that sentence was ' But it won't be Tony Robinson'...

[penfold]

Originally Posted by Marky B I'll have you know,that this is not only where Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner fought off Nottingham's men after a mighty trek from Dover,but the Romans used it to keep the Scots out of England: Official Website Of Hadrian’s Wall Country Ta Ta Marky B

A pedant writes; It was to keep the Picts out...the Scots were in what is now Northern Ireland at the time....

[batman]

Originally Posted by penfold Oh dear lord.........I hope that sentence was ' But it won't be Tony Robinson'...

I hope the series dies with Humph .... he was so perfect he cannot be replaced, especially by the likes of Tony Robinson.

Why not go back to the earliest available episode and start them all over again!

[Harleybloke]

Mrs.Harley & I have just got back from a fan-dabby-dozeey weekend in Arnhem!!

Ask those nice Cloggie folks about what is Great about Britain..........

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Harleybloke Mrs.Harley & I have just got back from a fan-dabby-dozeey weekend in Arnhem!! Ask those nice Cloggie folks about what is Great about Britain..........

Especially on their memorial day when the children lay flowers on the graves of the airborne forces that decided to remain there.

And remember that after Operation Market Garden failed, they suffered what is known as the Hunger Winter when the Germans blocked all supplies as reprisals.

A lot of their people were killed. A lot of their towns and cities were destroyed. A lot of them suffered. But they still like us

Steve

[Harleybloke]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Especially on their memorial day when the children lay flowers on the graves of the airborne forces that decided to remain there. And remember that after Operation Market Garden failed, they suffered what is known as the Hunger Winter when the Germans blocked all supplies as reprisals. A lot of their people were killed. A lot of their towns and cities were destroyed. A lot of them suffered. But they still like us Steve

Splendid memorial to that very fact Steve, as you walk to the Hartenstein museum. It's a big thank you from the Paras to the people of Arnhem & Oosterbeek.

We saw lots of Dutch flags hanging outside peoples homes but one house had the Dutch flag and a British Para flag as well!!

[CaptainWaggett]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Alas that's almost certainly a past glory now, now that Humph is no longer with us. But we can still count the rest of Radio 4 (or most of it) as one of the things that makes Britain Great Steve

However, we still have BBC7

[scholes]

http://www.turnipnet.com/radio/downyourway.wav

Down your Way with Jack de Manio.
Great nostalgic British tune too.

[Marky B]

England's highest cliffs

North York Moors CAM - Staithes

Ta Ta
Marky B

[john audley]

Nostalgia! In the late 1960s this song was believable

'England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbie on bicycle two by two
Westminster Abbey the Tower of Big Ben
The Rosy Red Cheeks of the little children'

[Dame Starry]

Originally Posted by john audley Nostalgia! In the late 1960s this song was believable 'England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles two by two Westminster Abbey, The Tower and Big Ben The Rosy Red Cheeks of the little children'

....and sung by an American!

DS x.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Marky B England's highest cliffs North York Moors CAM - Staithes Ta Ta Marky B

Highest cliffs in England, at 679 feet.
The Kame on Foula in the Shetlands is 376m (1,233 feet) high.
That's almost twice as high!

Steve

[christoph404]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Highest cliffs in England, at 679 feet. The Kame on Foula in the Shetlands is 376m (1,233 feet) high. That's almost twice as high! Steve

Not as far North as that is the highest mountain in Britain, for softies you can get a gondola half way up and walk the rest, there are two routes, an "easy" tourist route which is a marked path or the more dangerous ridge walk which is favored by regular and experienced hill walkers. The view is breathtaking and you will find some snow up there all year round in the ravines that don't catch much sun. Im of course talking about Ben Nevis just outside Fort William, standing at 4,406 feet or 1,344m, the view and the smell of the fresh air at the top is quite exhilarating.

[Mark O]

Memorial to the Women who served in World War II........

[Steve Crook]

A memorial to just one of them in Stockwell


It was started as a project in a local school and the children had all drawn various paintings showing the history and cultural diversity of the area. As you go round the other side you can see various other things such as the Empire Windrush that brought the first wave of Carribean immigrants who came to help us after the war. There are big red London buses (there's a bus garage just down the road) and many other things. These were then "tidied up" by local artists and put into a design for the mural that we see before us today.

The big piece about Violette Szabo was included because she lived just a few hundred yards from this spot which is just a short way up the road from Stockwell tube station

Steve