Today being St. Ealdhelm's Day, the patron saint of Wessex, we feel its a good opportunity to look at England's traditional regions. Though some may have disputed boundaries, and some present day counties such as Kent and Essex were once kingdoms in their own right, the image below shows basically the traditional regional make up of England, as well as one which could be used for any devolved regional powers. Cultural England will be working to revive regional recognition as well as specific days of celebration within these regions. As already mentioned, Wessex already has its on day, St.Ealdhelm's Day on May 25th, as does Mercia on St. Chad's Day on March 2nd, and East Anglia who share England's original patron saint, St. Edmund with the celebration day being November 20th.
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AboutLaunched on St.George's Day 2020, Cultural England, was formed to help protect and promote England’s social history and celebrations. Whilst there are organisations such as the National Trust and English Heritage which do a wonderful job in preserving our historic buildings, there has lacked a body which protects the social thread of England through its social history and celebrations. Cultural England intends to fill that gap in an inclusive atmosphere where all who live in England, irrespective of race, creed and colour. Archives
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