Good things about this country...

[Farmer Saint]

I'm not a big fan at the moment, as I'm sure a lot can tell, but that is mainly due to a lot of the native people that live here. However, this country does have some things going for it, so this thread is for positivity and good things about this country.

So to start - this is pretty fucking cool:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0dxexdd8xo

 

Edited yesterday at 12:32 by Farmer Saint

[sadoldgit]

Wrong yet again, dummy.

https://www.london.gov.uk/events/passion-jesus-trafalgar-square-2026

[whelk]

Sunny spring days

[whelk]

Morris Dancers

[whelk]

Thought this rang a bell

 

[revolution saint]

The Village Green Preservation Society

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Ale and still some nice pubs to enjoy it in.

[badgerx16]

The Lake District and the Pennines.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Community spirit

Lovely scenery

Freedom of speech

NHS

[tdmickey3]

The Cornish coast in and around Porthleven

[sockeye]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0dxexdd8xo#comments
 

this coastal walk, planned to open later on

[iansums]

Early morning on the promenade from Southbourne to Sandbanks, apart from a Bank Holiday weekend.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 hours ago, sockeye said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0dxexdd8xo#comments
 

this coastal walk, planned to open later on

Didn't read the OP, did you?

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

The M27 from about J10 westbound.

The A3/A3(m) northbound.

The A27 eastbound.

[Gloucester Saint]

4 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

The Lake District and the Pennines.

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

4 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Community spirit

Lovely scenery

Freedom of speech

NHS

Rethinking this one, as Lighthouse removed one of my posts in this thread. Oh, the ironing!

Cricket

Fair Play

Education

Multiculturalism

 

[badgerx16]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Multiculturalism

 

Indeed.....

Divali in Trafalger Square 2025

Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Trafalgar Square.....

Muslim prayers in Trafalgar Square...

The Passion of Christ in Trafalgar Square.....

Edited yesterday at 19:15 by badgerx16

[Turkish]

Film making and TV some of it is bloody brilliant

Clothes and shoes, probably the best in the world along with the Italians 

 

[Winnersaint]

Just now, Turkish said:

Film making and TV some of it is bloody brilliant

Clothes and shoes, probably the best in the world along with the Italians 

 

What, we have the best Italians?

[Gloucester Saint]

8 minutes ago, Winnersaint said:

What, we have the best Italians?

Gianfranco Zola was pretty good.

As a player anyway.

[Gloucester Saint]

5 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Ale and still some nice pubs to enjoy it in.

And beer festivals

 

[iansums]

The British sense of humour, although my poor attempt appears to have been removed.

[trousers]

Bobby Davro

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, iansums said:

The British sense of humour, although my poor attempt appears to have been removed.

Along with Holmes & Watson’s - you naughty pair.

[badgerx16]

5 minutes ago, iansums said:

The British sense of humour, although my poor attempt appears to have been removed.

 

3 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Along with Holmes & Watson’s - you naughty pair.

Quite a lot seems to have evaporated, generally loosly associated with Thailand.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

8 minutes ago, iansums said:

The British sense of humour, although my poor attempt appears to have been removed.

I was just about to post "self depreciating humour" and "comedy generally."

2 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

 

Quite a lot seems to have evaporated, generally loosly associated with Thailand.

I must have been at the edge of another sog/nic crater. My comedy gold is collateral damage once more >sniff<

[whelk]

6 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

 

Quite a lot seems to have evaporated, generally loosly associated with Thailand.

I was going to post UK’s child protection laws

[sockeye]

6 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Didn't read the OP, did you?

So good it had to be mentioned twice

[Turkish]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0dxexdd8xo#comments
 

the coastal walk opened by the King 

[egg]

The National Trust and some of its places are wonderful. Cragside, Fountains Abbey, Stourhead, plus some amazing public places - Tennyson Down, Compton Beach, amongst countless others. 

It's easy to dwell on the negatives, but this place has a lot going for it. 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, egg said:

The National Trust and some of its places are wonderful. Cragside, Fountains Abbey, Stourhead, plus some amazing public places - Tennyson Down, Compton Beach, amongst countless others. 

It's easy to dwell on the negatives, but this place has a lot going for it. 

If you’re ever in South Devon, you have got to go to Coleton Fishacre. Overbecks is very good in Salcombe but the road up to is a 🐷 if you’ve got a bigger car. But if you like 1920s style and spectacular coastal scenery, you can’t beat Coleton.

 

Croome is on our spring visit list - excited about that.

Edited 12 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, egg said:

The National Trust and some of its places are wonderful. Cragside, Fountains Abbey, Stourhead, plus some amazing public places - Tennyson Down, Compton Beach, amongst countless others. 

It's easy to dwell on the negatives, but this place has a lot going for it. 

Indeed they are wonderful,  but the National Trust is ridiculously expensive. 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Indeed they are wonderful,  but the National Trust is ridiculously expensive. 

Not too bad with an annual membership - and the cafes aren’t that expensive comparatively these days.

Loads of NT properties around here so we get our value out of it.

[egg]

19 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Indeed they are wonderful,  but the National Trust is ridiculously expensive. 

Individual entry fees are bonkers, but I think annual membership is great value, and helps a very worthy cause.