I am not afraid to express my views

I shall say firstly that I love the Chariot and all that ride in here. I know I am a minority within the group concerning the monarchy, and I respect that most of you will object and disagree. However, it is my belief that the 3 founding members of this site stated we can say what we want here without personal reprisals, so here I go.

The royal family. An unnecessary requirement of a modern UK. Now, before you all switch over and curse me, please just read for a while, I may just make you re-look at your cemented ideas. A little. For a millisecond.

Due to the little gathering at Westminster Abbey later this week the topic of the royals is very much in the news. Fine by me as it allows some proper debate which blinkered royalists don’t enjoy. In earlier blogs when I have mentioned my republican leaning, I have been laughed at and dismissed as a heretic – mainly with the comments along the lines of: Continue reading “I am not afraid to express my views”

24th April 1944.

Cassino Railway Station Royal West Kents.

At that time, it would appear, that the 5th Battalion D Coy were holding positions around Cassino Railway Station. They were the only company in close contact with the enemy. Another company was one mile further back and the remainder of the battalion further back still. The railway embankment was covered by the fixed lines of fire by the enemy. Because of this, rations were only taken every third night by tanks. The rations were placed in sandbags – one bag for each two-man weapon pit and the sandbags were slung round tanks which drove along the embankment and around the station positions dropping them off as required. Continue reading “24th April 1944.”

Good Friday

Traditionally Good Friday has always been the day to plant your potatoes here in Blighty. Seems odd, really as the date of Good Friday varies as much as a month – jolly nearly.

In case you didn’t know, Easter is a movable feast tied in with the moon: Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. This means the earliest possible date for Easter is March 22, which would put Good Friday on March 20. The last possible date for Easter is April 25, which would put Good Friday on April 23. So today marks a pretty late Good Friday. Continue reading “Good Friday”