Who remembers Empire Day? if you are a silver surfer like me you will do. May 24th was the day we celebrated being Great Britain. When the map of the world was covered in big red areas denoting the countries belonging to the great British empire on which the sun never set. At school we held a pageant and we pupils dressed in the national costumes of the various countries paraded around singing patriotic songs, "Rule Britannia" and "Land of Hope and Glory". Yes, those were the halcyon days of my youth. Alas, today, with all the trouble in the world there is not much hope and very little glory, but this old-timer is still proud to be British.!!

In Canada, we celebrate Victoria Day on the Monday that precedes May 25, rather than 24 May, which is Queen's Victoria actual birthdate , the Queen's official birthday, and of course Empire Day. To us that was last monday 19 May. So yes Len, we still do celebrate the date, and our heritage, but perhaps the Commonwealth, rather than the Empire. On 1st July, in Canada we also celebrate Canada Day. It was known , until 1982, as Dominion Day, the date on which the nation was formed in 1867, through the British North America Act. The need for a union of the colonies at that time was made more urgent by the anti-British Fenians raids from the USA. So to you Len, a happy Empire Day David ----- Original Message ----- From: "len-strong" <len-strong@supanet.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 3:07 PM Subject: [HantsLife] Empire Day. > Who remembers Empire Day? if you are a silver surfer like me you will do. May 24th was the day we celebrated being > Great Britain. When the map of the world was covered in big red areas denoting the countries belonging to the great British empire on which the sun never set. At school we held a pageant and we pupils dressed in the national costumes of the various countries paraded around singing patriotic songs, "Rule Britannia" and "Land of Hope and Glory". > Yes, those were the halcyon days of my youth. Alas, today, with all the trouble in the world there is not much hope and very little glory, but this old-timer is still proud to be British.!! > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire > List Administrators: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages > EMAIL: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk > > FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk > Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET > ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village history,parish church history, village photographs, and other useful information for genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Land of Hope and Glory Len? Now they have put concrete blocks around Parliament to stop the car bombers, not like it used to be! And what Empire have we got now? Chris and Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "len-strong" <len-strong@supanet.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 8:07 PM Subject: [HantsLife] Empire Day. Who remembers Empire Day? if you are a silver surfer like me you will do. May 24th was the day we celebrated being Great Britain. When the map of the world was covered in big red areas denoting the countries belonging to the great British empire on which the sun never set. At school we held a pageant and we pupils dressed in the national costumes of the various countries paraded around singing patriotic songs, "Rule Britannia" and "Land of Hope and Glory". Yes, those were the halcyon days of my youth. Alas, today, with all the trouble in the world there is not much hope and very little glory, but this old-timer is still proud to be British.!! ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire List Administrators: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages EMAIL: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village history,parish church history, village photographs, and other useful information for genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 19/05/2003

Hi Len. Those were not the halcyon days of your youth. They are hallucinations from eating & smoking that weed stuff ! Better hang on to those dreams 'cos, that's all that's left of the once great country. Seamus. (Tout á fait Chevalier ) All e-mail checked by Symantec Professional 2003. ----- Original Message ----- From: "len-strong" <len-strong@supanet.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 3:07 AM Subject: [HantsLife] Empire Day. > Who remembers Empire Day? if you are a silver surfer like me you will do. May 24th was the day we celebrated being > Great Britain. When the map of the world was covered in big red areas denoting the countries belonging to the great British empire on which the sun never set. At school we held a pageant and we pupils dressed in the national costumes of the various countries paraded around singing patriotic songs, "Rule Britannia" and "Land of Hope and Glory". > Yes, those were the halcyon days of my youth. Alas, today, with all the trouble in the world there is not much hope and very little glory, but this old-timer is still proud to be British.!! > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire > List Administrators: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages > EMAIL: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk > > FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk > Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET > ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village history,parish church history, village photographs, and other useful information for genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >