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FOR ENGLAND August 2017 St GEORGE FOR ENGLAND August 2017 In this edition Humpty Dumpty and the Fall of Colchester St George’s Day Parade and Service An Interview with author Robert G. Jernigan, Jr. English Music Festival THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF St. GEORGE – The Premier Patriotic Society of England Founded in 1894. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Patron: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II £3.50 Proud to be working with The Royal Society of St. George as the of cial printer of "St. George for England". One of the largest printing groups in the UK with six production sites. We offer the following to an extensive portfolio of clients and market sectors: • Our services: Printing, Finishing, Collation, Ful lment, Pick & Pack, Mailing. • Our products: Magazines, Brochures, Lea ets, Catalogues and Training Manuals. • Our commitment: ISO 14001, 18001, 9001, FSC & PEFC Accreditation. wyndehamgroup Call Trevor Stevens on 07917 576478 Contents Vol 15. No. 2 – August 2017 Front Cover: Jay on a bird feeder in an English country garden St George for England The Official journal of the 31 Family Historian Royal Society of St George 33 Obituary – Rev J. Masding The Society stands for: 34 County Flowers of England I Respect for the Monarchy; Duty to our Sovereign and our Country; 36 Humpty Dumpty and the Fall I The cause of England and Englishness. From the Chairman 4 of Colchester In accordance with our Constitution, the Objects of the Society are: 5 Editorial 38 The St George All Party One 5 Charity Walk To foster the love of England and to strengthen Parliamentary Group England and the Commonwealth by spreading the It’s about you knowledge of English history, traditions and ideals. 8 39 English Music Festival Two 9 Charitable Trust A Riddle To keep fresh the memory of those, in all walks of 40 life, who have served England or the 11 St George’s Day in Pinner Commonwealth in the past in order to inspire 40 Autumn Ball leadership in the future. 12 Branch News 41 AGM 2017 – Notice Three To combat all activities likely to undermine the 24 Overseas Branch News strength of England or the Commonwealth. 42 50/50 Club 26 St George’s Day Parade and Four Service 45 Membership Affiliations To further English interests everywhere to ensure that St. George’s Day is properly celebrated and to Branches List provide focal points the world over where English 28 News 46 men and women may gather together. 30 Well Dressing in Derbyshire 48 Shop Window Patron: Her Majesty the Queen The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO Charitable Trust Members President: William R. Firth Clifford James Trowse – Past Chairman Chairman and Trustee – Lt Col Leslie Clarke Chairman: Joanna M. Cadman Mr B M Cronan Treasurer and Trustee – Lloyd James Mr C P Fairweather Mrs Esme Robinson Secretary and Trustee – Albert Hankers Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld Bt Trustee – Cecile Gillard Trustee – Shirley Hankers Published at: The Royal Society of St. George Trustee – Dennis Stinchcombe Enterprise House Past President Trustee – Joanna Cadman John Clemence QPM 10 Church Hill, Loughton, Trustee –Nick Dutt Essex, IG10 1LA, England Telephone: 020 3225 5011 Fax: 020 8508 4356 Members of Council Special Responsibilities Chairman – Joanna M. Cadman E-mail: [email protected] Standard Bearer – Lt. Col Leslie Clarke Website: www.royalsocietyofstgeorge.com Vice Chairman – Nick Dutt Deputy Standard Bearer – Major Robert A Peedle MBE TD Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RoyalSocietyofStGeorge Honorary Treasurer – Alastair Clement FFA FFTA Twitter: @RSStGeorge Honorary Registrar and Legal Advisor – Cecile Gillard Yachting Association – Bob Smith Join us on LinkedIn– the Royal Society of St George Official Group Chaplain to the Society – Revd. Roderick Leece Photography – Fred Pearson and Georgina Burges Opening times: Monday to Thursday, 10.30am to 3.30pm General Secretary – Elizabeth Lloyd Website Manager – Christopher Houghton Events Organiser – Bob Smith UK Operations Representative – Albert Hankers This Journal is sent free to all full members and is available for purchase at Editor: Laura Minns Representative for North of England – Michael Riley £3.50. Opinions expressed in articles or advertisements are those of the Editorial Address Representative for South of England – Lt. Col. Leslie authors and advertisers and the contents do not necessarily reflect Rumbeams Cottage Clarke Representative for South East of England – Julie editorial or official RSSG views. This Journal may not be reproduced in Ewhurst Green Bradley Representative for South West England – Cecile whole or in part without the permission of the Editor. Nr Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7RR Gillard Youth Representative – Dennis Stinchcombe MBE, Opinions expressed in articles or advertisements are those of the authors Telephone: 01483 268627 Membership affiliations – Lloyd James and advertisers and the contents do not necessarily reflect editorial or E-mail: [email protected] Fund Raiser & Donations – Albert Hankers official RSSG views. We reserve the right to refuse any advertisement or Data Management – John Oakley article without giving a reason. E&O.E. Council Administrator – Shirley Hankers George Andrews, FCIB FCIS FCIArb – President Emeritus Social Media Representative – Louise Camby Design and Reprographics: Jim Duggan Tel: 01233 632969. Mob: 07714451952 Vice Presidents: Printed at: Wyndeham Grange Ltd, Butts Road, The Earl of Aylesford JP Administration Centre staff Southwick, West Sussex BN42 4EJ • Tel: 01273 592244 Field Marshal The Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP DL General Secretary – Elizabeth Lloyd The Lord Cope of Berkeley PC Membership Secretary – Jade King ISSN Number: ISSN 2046-8369 ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND 3 FROM THE CHAIRMAN that she has been our Queen and Sovereign. television and the radio. We can do no more Sixty-five years is a big statement – some than keep up the good work, and I would of us weren’t even born when she came to like to thank everyone who put their all into the throne – and yet she has given us, her to making it a very special day up and down subjects, a lifetime of service and has never the country and in our branches overseas. put a foot wrong. I would personally very much like to The Queen is part of the narrative of our thank Sheffield branch, who made me so country and of our own lives, and I think welcome on the evening before St George’s we all believe we know her quite well. We Day. I know how busy they had been in the know how she looks, we know she has a city centre that day, handing out red roses to wicked sense of humour and a very good residents as they went about their shopping, taste in hats, and we know the statistics and and to slip seamlessly from that to a very the records she kicks into touch each year good and very entertaining dinner dance – now the world’s oldest reigning monarch, was, to say the least, impressive. My special and the longest reigning British Monarch, to thanks to Marie Minihan, President, for her name but two of them. But, did you know hospitality and to Alan Smith, Hon. Sec. for that she is the first British Monarch to be his warm welcome and efficiency. And to formally trained in how to change a spark Bryn and Jennifer for so kindly providing plug? Or that she has a BAFTA for her me with a warm, welcoming and very HIS HAS BEEN a year of enormous patronage of the film industry? (Will any patient taxi service. contrasts. Appalling and cowardly of us forget her iconic performance against Tacts of terrorism countered with Daniel Craig as James Bond at the opening The Journal incredible acts of bravery and selflessness. ceremony of the 2012 Olympics?) I am afraid I have rather a lot to say in this Pre-election political posturing and post- Can we begin to imagine how she must Journal, so will finish now with my thanks election mayhem. Dark days of concern have felt sixty-five years ago when she to everyone for all the support you gave me about our future role in Europe and the heard, whilst on holiday in Kenya, that her for my Chairmans Walk for Charity (more general unrest and uncertainty on the beloved father had died and she was Queen. of that later) and for the support you give to international stage, coupled with one of the She had only said goodbye to him on the our beloved Society. best summers we have had for years. And tarmac at London airport the week before We have so much to be proud of, not the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, to add more and had no idea that she wouldn’t see him the least that we are so fortunate to be a grief to an already heavy burden. I think on her return. But she rose to her duty then, Royal Society and to have the Queen as our we were all appalled to see the apparent as she has done very day since then, with an Patron. I cannot emphasise that enough, indifference of the authorities, but the enormous amount of selfless grace. particularly to those branches who struggle selfless bravery of the emergency services, At ninety-one years of age she is still to understand why they should pay their and of local people, on the night of the fire, working as hard as ever, breaking every branch fees to the Society. You are branches and the outpouring of help and support from possible record ever held by a British of a Society that has Royal Patronage, complete strangers was a true indication of Monarch. She works tirelessly for her which is an enormous privilege. If the how much love and generosity of spirit there people here and abroad, and has never put Society folds it will only be because we is in so many people.
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