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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
South East events celebrate St George's Day
Parades of schoolchildren, brass bands and a fire-breathing dragon are among the many events that have been taking place across the South East to celebrate St George's Day. Pupils from 23 schools planned to parade in Gravesend and Dartford with themed shields and signs made during lessons in recent weeks. Gurvinder Sandher, artistic director of Gravesend arts organisation Cohesion Plus, said he hoped the local community would "come out and wave the flag of St George with pride". Elsewhere, the Royal Sussex Regimental Association planned to host its St George's Day service at Chichester Cathedral. Several pubs across Kent also organised celebrations and Swanley Town Council has organised activities in its town centre for Saturday. St George is the patron saint of England, and is known in legend for slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. St George's Day postbox topper stolen from village Sunak and Starmer both rule out St George holiday
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Gravesend and Dartford parades set to celebrate St George's Day
Parades of schoolchildren, brass bands and a fire-breathing dragon are among the many events set to take place across the South East to celebrate St George's from 23 schools are set to parade in Gravesend and Dartford with themed shields and signs made during lessons in recent Sandher, artistic director of Gravesend arts organisation Cohesion Plus, said he hoped the local community would "come out and wave the flag of St George with pride".Elsewhere, the Royal Sussex Regimental Association will host its St George's Day service at Chichester Cathedral. The service in the Regimental Chapel will include a commemoration of the regiment's last overseas deployment to Aden in pubs across Kent have also organised celebrations and Swanley Town Council has organised activities in its town centre for George is the patron saint of England, and is known in legend for slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death.
