Members Popular Post bolty58 Posted May 26, 2019 Members Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2019 This bloke and the thousands who accompanied him are what make me proud of my country. Genuine heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 27, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 27, 2019 Guy Martin on Chanel 4 this weekend doing one of his things in celebration of this. Perhaps not everyone's cup of tea, but I'll give it a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted June 5, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2019 Quality commemorative event in Portsmouth. John Jenkins- a veteran and 99 years old- spoke fantastically and with a touch of humour. Definitely a grit in the eye moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 26/05/2019 at 04:00, bolty58 said: This bloke and the thousands who accompanied him are what make me proud of my country. Genuine heroes. Spot on Pete... Did you see this guy mate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Fantastic effort for a 97 year old legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted June 6, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2019 Been a good effort all round over two days. Good weather too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Been a good effort all round over two days. Good weather too. Been a fantastic watch and listen( been in the car mostly) the 16 year old resistance fighter who sent letter to his parents just before he was executed was particularly harrowing, shed a tear listening to that message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter victor meldrew Posted June 6, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) great commemorations over last couple of days, spoiled by dickheads in Portugal. wonder how many of them would run onto a beach being shot at by live ammunition ? another observation from watching it on television ,how few of our modern day commonwealth brethren were anywhere showing respect. Edited June 6, 2019 by victor meldrew missed a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayoghani Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 In Australia at the minute, it's been on the news here a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 This is disgusting and sickening. What kind of mindless morons do this ? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/war-graves-smashed-mindless-yobs-16461659.amp?__twitter_impression=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 5 hours ago, miamiwhite said: This is disgusting and sickening. What kind of mindless morons do this ? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/war-graves-smashed-mindless-yobs-16461659.amp?__twitter_impression=true Absolute twats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Just now, Traf said: Absolute twats. Heartbreaking isn’t it mate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, miamiwhite said: Heartbreaking isn’t it mate ? and equally infuriating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted June 7, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 7, 2019 Watching the commemorations, seeing people who were involved, noting their ages now and knowing it was 75 years ago makes you realise how young these lads were when they went through all that. really is remarkable what that generation went through and achieved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Nice to see they’ve changed the Bank Holiday next year so we can all celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted June 8, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2019 There is a bit of an issue with graveyards generally. Many are (at least in part) a bit tatty and suffering some neglect. A few million off the overseas and budget, passed to local authorities, with ring feencing and a law to make maintenance happen, would make a difference. Perhaps some contribution from the commonwealth war graves commission and royal British legion too. I sometimes go over to Denton cemetery to 'see' family members and there are one or two service graves there which I take a look at. They haven't been affected as far as I'm aware, but some public graves on the extremities of the site are, and it pisses me off. Improved maintenance, fencing/hedging etc would make a difference. Maybe getting the bad lads army in too wouldn't go amiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted June 10, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 08/06/2019 at 16:12, Tonge moor green jacket said: There is a bit of an issue with graveyards generally. Many are (at least in part) a bit tatty and suffering some neglect. A few million off the overseas and budget, passed to local authorities, with ring feencing and a law to make maintenance happen, would make a difference. Perhaps some contribution from the commonwealth war graves commission and royal British legion too. I sometimes go over to Denton cemetery to 'see' family members and there are one or two service graves there which I take a look at. They haven't been affected as far as I'm aware, but some public graves on the extremities of the site are, and it pisses me off. Improved maintenance, fencing/hedging etc would make a difference. Maybe getting the bad lads army in too wouldn't go amiss. Someone mentioned churchyards and graveyards in Harwood/Bradshaw looking neglected on a local Facebook group. The church (Tottington Rd Methodist) closed about three or four years ago) A member responded by saying he'd bring his strimmer if folk helped out. A few community-minded folk got off their backsides and tidied up a bit. Perhaps it's a bit of community that's missing at the smaller cemeteries. Obviously, somewhere like Manchester South Cemetery would be too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted June 10, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2019 Mick, you'll know the old folks' home on longsight lane. At the end of the entrance road, there's the little graveyard. Used to look after the grass there as part of our route when argue council. Seem to remember the gaffer saying at the time there was no money in it (don't think it was an authority one), but we did it anyhow. However users would lob their flower wrappers etc in a pile rather than take them home. Some grave stones were damaged or slumped but no maintenance was done to them. Used to piss me off looking at the rubbish, all folk had to do was take it with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted June 30, 2019 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2019 Just back from my Mediterranean catch up with some of the Brit and a large swathe of the Italian clan. Absolutely sickened to read the link above of war graves being trashed. Hope they catch the twats. Anything to read into it being the Bradford area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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