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Author: Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
Tag Archives: England
England
| Contents |
| Canal Boat Holidays |
| Wild Badgers to be Culled in England |
| St George’s Day |
| St George in England and Spain |
Canal Boat Holidays
Previous Canal Boat Holidays I’ve been going on canal boat holidays since a child, but none in the last few years and it has been long overdue to do something about that. The first trip I went on was a … Continue reading
Wild Badgers to be Culled in England
There will be a wild badger cull in England. The new Conservative Liberal coalition government has said the vaccination programme isn’t enough so badgers in TB hotspots will be killed. Culling badgers to control Bovine TB in dairy cattle is … Continue reading
Posted in Epidemiology, Politics, UK, wildlife
Tagged Badger, Badgers, Bovine, conservation, Conservative, countryside, Dave Williams, DEFRA, England, James Paice, Jim Paice, Liberal, TB, Vaccination, Wild, wildlife
St George’s Day
St Georges’s Day falls on April 23rd each year and has been quietly celebrated, or perhaps largely ignored in England since the 18th century. Before that it was a major feast day and national holiday dating back to 15thC. It … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar, UK
Tagged England, English, holiday, patron, St Georges, st georges day, St. George, United Kingdom
St George in England and Spain
After blogging on St David’s day and St Piran’s day I thought I’d better mention that today is St George’s day. The English tend to be a bit shy about their national day, well many of them, but that’s being … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar, UK
Tagged Catalonia, England, Jorge, patron, Sant, Spain, st georges day, St. George
