Ahead of St George's Day, we meet some Morley residents to discover what makes the West Yorkshire town so patriotic.
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00:00 Morley is the most patriotic town in England for St George's Day.
00:04 It's an absolutely fantastic day out for all families.
00:07 They do re-enactment battles which is absolutely fantastic.
00:10 The parade actually starts at the town hall and you've got St George on his horse.
00:14 Takes you down and takes you up to the rugby club.
00:16 It's just such a fabulous day.
00:19 I keep saying that but it's a really, really good day out for everybody.
00:21 I've been to the St George's Parade.
00:25 I think it's brilliant that the people of England celebrate St George's Day,
00:29 especially the people of Morley.
00:31 I think Morley more so, I've noticed that Morley do go the extra mile
00:38 to celebrate St George's Day.
00:40 So it's a real buzz, yeah, and there's a great turnout for it
00:43 and people are very patriotic, I think.
00:46 It's been going years and years now in Morley.
00:48 I mean, it's fair to say I think it's the most patriotic town in England.
00:52 And considering what goes on for St Patrick's Day and things like that nationwide,
00:57 I think this particular town does the St George's Day celebrations justice like nowhere else.
01:05 It's a real buzzing atmosphere.
01:08 It makes you proud to be English.
01:10 And loads and loads of people come from all over to take part in it.
01:14 Just why it doesn't reverberate right through country, I'm not quite sure,
01:19 but if you've never been and sampled it before,
01:22 come to Morley on St George's Day Parade.
01:24 You've never seen it like it.
01:25 There is stalls on the Saturday in Morley, so again, another busy day.
01:28 There's usually some fair rides and a big market, but then Sunday is the parade.
01:34 So Sunday is the main day if anyone wants to come for the re-enactment.
01:37 And the cars, there's usually a big parade of cars.
01:40 There's the brownies, scouts, rainbows, all sorts of other associations that come.
01:46 They do an awful lot, obviously, for Poppy Day as well.
01:48 I think it's just such a patriotic town.
01:50 It's a small town, but very patriotic.
01:53 We've got a lovely town hall and a great selection of shops.
01:56 And if you like a pint or a nice meal, there's everything going on here.