Watch as pub-goers in Nottingham enjoy St George’s Day festivities as they mark the day of England’s patron saint.Jeff tells GB News’s Jack Carson he has celebrated the occasion for the past 20-25 years and will continue to do so.“Everyone likes to meet up and celebrate the patron saint of England, St George”, he said.“It’s about celebrating our culture and history. We’re proud of our history and why shouldn’t we be?”Asked if St George’s Day should be a national holiday like they do in Northern Ireland for St Patrick’s Day, he said: “Of course it should be.“It’s like 4 July, everyone gets a day off in America to celebrate. Why shouldn’t we?“We’ve got plenty of history here, why not have a national holiday?”
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00:00Huge flag behind us, we've got plenty of people here having a drink in the sunshine,
00:04celebrating everything that there is to do with St George.
00:06And let's speak to Geoff as well.
00:08Geoff, if I can interrupt your conversation.
00:10Geoff, thank you so much for joining us on GB News.
00:13You're here today celebrating St George's Day.
00:15Why is this day so important for you?
00:18Well, we've been doing it for the last 20, 25 years.
00:21Everybody likes to meet up, we don't see for ages,
00:23and celebrate the patron saint of England, St George.
00:26It was originally from Turkey, and it's our patron saint and Christians.
00:31That's why we do it.
00:32And what is it about its importance, and is it celebrating English history?
00:36Is it celebrating English culture?
00:38What do you think about on a day like today?
00:40Yes, it is about to celebrate our culture and history.
00:43We're proud of our history. Why shouldn't we be?
00:44Everybody else has their national day, and that's what we want.
00:48That's why we all turn out every year.
00:49Talking of everyone having a national day,
00:51do you think St George's Day would benefit from being something like a national holiday,
00:55a bank holiday, like they may be doing Northern Ireland,
00:57like they may be doing Scotland?
00:59Do you think it would be a better thing if England did the same?
01:02Yes, of course it would.
01:03It would be all inclusive.
01:04Like 4th of July, everybody gets a day off in America, they celebrate it.
01:08So why can't we?
01:09Exactly.
01:10And, of course, you know, here in Nottingham as well,
01:12I guess the history is all around us,
01:15especially here at the Old South as well.
01:17Yeah, and the castle behind us, Robin Hood.
01:19We've got plenty of history here.
01:20So, yeah, why not?
01:21We want to have a national holiday. It'd be great.
01:23Geoff, sorry, thank you so much.
01:26You know, St George's Day here being celebrated all around the country
01:29and here in Nottingham.
01:30We're all having a bit of a drink outside.
01:31It is a lovely atmosphere here.