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Andy Coates

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St Edmund for English Saint?
« on: June 04, 2013, 07:39:40 AM »
Not woodturning, but if these petitions irritate the Govt then I'm all for them...

We changed the proposed Craft not Art thing, now let's have an English Patron Saint...

epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/50526
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Offline Les Symonds

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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2013, 07:55:45 AM »
Ye gods, Andy.....they must have so much time on their hands. Whatever next? Tom Jones as the patron saint of Wales? I think not!
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2013, 07:59:53 AM »
Andy,

and why not.

However I'm quite happy with St Eligius, the Patron Saint of Craftsmen - the REME Corps Saint, so it fit's my bill.

And of course St Catherine, the Patron Saint of Turners.
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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2013, 12:17:32 PM »

Responsible department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ...  Anything for a day off ..   ::) ...  To sign, well if it's a day off .. then I don't get many of them off.

So ALL this time .. it's NOT Saint George ...    :o ... or Saint David .. Saint Andrew .. Saint Patrick ...

If anyone, how about Max Boyce for Wales ..

Cheers ...

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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2013, 12:54:30 PM »
Quote from: dr4g0nfly on June 04, 2013, 07:59:53 AM
Andy,

and why not.

However I'm quite happy with St Eligius, the Patron Saint of Craftsmen - the REME Corps Saint, so it fit's my bill.

And of course St Catherine, the Patron Saint of Turners.

Interesting as to the (Breaking) Wheel, as with the Cross, Burned at the steak or other forms  ... all means of painful execution ...

David
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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2013, 06:23:11 PM »
Should we not have Saint Alban as the patron saint of woodturners, we`ve all suffered for our craft  :(


Cheers.


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Andy Coates

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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2013, 07:14:08 PM »
I thought Tom Jones WAS the patron saint of Wales!!!
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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2013, 07:22:06 PM »
From the Worshipful Company of Turners website.

St Catherine see the 3rd article down - http://www.turnersco.com/company-functions/

and

The Armed Forces - http://www.turnersco.com/military-affiliations
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Offline burywoodturners

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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2013, 07:57:43 PM »
Nice to have a local lad.
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Offline BrianH

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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2013, 11:29:21 PM »
Local he may be but has he paid his subs??? > ;D
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Re: St Edmund for English Saint?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2013, 08:26:39 PM »
 I do have a problem collecting subs from him, he currently stands in the centre of a roundabout with arrows sticking out of im!
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