With Mayor Johnson's celebration of the allegedly forgotten St George scheduled for Saturday week, London SE1 reports on a competition to create a story, poem, song or piece of visual art on the theme of courage:
The St George in Southwark Festival, now in its third year, aims to establish St George as a multicultural patron saint with connections to many of Southwark's diverse communities. "The story of St George is all about courage and standing up for justice," says festival coordinator Marion Marples. "We're hoping to showcase some of Southwark's rich creative talent and we hope as many people as possible will have a go."
Boris may live in Islington, but I'm sure he'd be allowed to enter. And what better opportunity for him to demonstrate his brave desire to reclaim the saint and his flag from extremists?
