72 Miles From The Sea

  The feast day of Saint George Also known as Saint George's Day Is the National Day in England Though not a Bank Holiday Saint ...

  It’s 1660 and after the death of the puritan tyrant Cromwell the monarchy has been restored under Charles the II. In the south of Englan...

England has a reputation for being wet And it’s a well-deserved one I fear And the simple reason for that is that The Queen has reig...

  Celebrate the victory With your piers Drown the woes of foes In English beer Sing loud the songs of triumph Whisper low of near ...

Aladdin rubbed his lamp And a Genie did appear You can have one wish But only one he made clear   “I want to live forever” Aladd...

  When June comes fourth upon us Is there any greater place on earth? Than England’s green and pleasant land Surely nowhere of similar...

  Being an England supporter At a World Cup or Euro’s melee Is likened to over-optimistic parents Of the fat kid on sports day

As a proud Briton I will be disappointed In a strange way   Not if Scotland leaves But more so That Wales will stay

  As a proud Briton I will be disappointed If Scotland chose to go   As an Englishman I’ll be disappointed If they vote no

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be partic...

  Long, long ago in an eastern land There did a heathen city stand A city besieged by a malevolent beast Who upon the people’s flesh d...

  Emperor of Rome Diocletian Persecuted people’s Christian And in the Roman Empire wide Were the Christian martyrs tried   George ...

  The late September sun Bathed the water meadow As sheep graze the lammas In stark relief against the blue Like a great golden arro...

After another dismal round of European qualifiers I think its time for a change There are too may countries now So I propose something radic...

Newlands Corner Is one of my most favourite places I’ve always loved it there When I look out across the patchwork Of rolling Surrey Hills, ...

I love it at the seaside out of season When the bathers are not there The beaches are no longer sun kissed The sands are empty and bare I lo...

When June comes fourth upon us Is there any greater place on earth? Than England’s green and pleasant land Surely nowhere of similar worth W...

I love this land, village and hamlet Rose covered cottage, church and mill I love this land, coast and country Mountain and lake, vale and h...