Are national trust campsites free to members?

[WelshGas]

How have you got the energy to be so angry at an NT internal memo, to event organisers, and not remotely troubled by GBNews lying to people in order to make them angry about an NT internal memo?

Undemocratic organisations who profess to be democratic should always be called out. If the NT kept to its Charter safeguarding Our National Heritage there wouldn't be any need to take them to task.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Andy, you’ve missed out Gurú Nañak‘s birthday! As he’s the most important Sikh Guru you might wish to edit your post?
15 April

Been googling have you @The Tall Luthier ??

My daughter in law is Sikh and she’s never heard of him. She does celebrate Christmas though.

 

[Kayleigh]

As an example of how it could have been done, Cumbria has their own inclusive calendar -https://cumbria.gov.uk/elibrary/content/internet/536/5901/44655154935.pdf. here are the entries for April I think they have covered just about everything:

Special Days
1st April Fool’s Day,.

My calendar doesn’t include April Fool’s Day… I feel like I’ve been duped!

 

[Lee.Van.Cleef]

Undemocratic organisations who profess to be democratic should always be called out. If the NT kept to its Charter safeguarding Our National Heritage there wouldn't be any need to take them to task.

I don't think the NT have ever deviated from that core objective, they've just added a few discrete information panels to their interpretation to discuss the history of *some* properties in more detail where it is relevant.
But yes, a camping discount would be nice.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Been googling have you @The Tall Luthier ??

My daughter in law is Sikh and she’s never heard of him. She does celebrate Christmas though.

Then either
A) your family member isn’t Sikh
Or
B) your family member isn’t Sikh

The fella literally created Sikhism in the 15th century, considered to be the father of all the gurus.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

My calendar doesn’t include April Fool’s Day… I feel like I’ve been duped!

I bet it’s got the Battle of the Boyne though

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Then either
A) your family member isn’t Sikh
Or
B) your family member isn’t Sikh

The fella literally created Sikhism in the 15th century, considered to be the father of all the gurus.

I can assure you she is Sikh but her family are non practising. Her father only wears a turban for weddings etc.
I could show you the wedding photos of me wearing Indian clobber but don’t feel I need to prove anything to you.
Whether she has studied Sikhism is maybe the issue. I bet there are loads of white British kids who are CofE or Catholic who don’t know much about saints or apostles.
Wish you’d stop trying to score points on this forum.

 

[Corradobrit]

I bet it’s got the Battle of the Boyne though

Don't know about Battle of the Boyne, but I'm fighting the Battle of the Bulge every day

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Don't know about Battle of the Boyne, but I'm fighting the Battle of the Bulge every day

Join the club

 

[The Tall Luthier]

I can assure you she is Sikh but her family are non practising. Her father only wears a turban for weddings etc.
I could show you the wedding photos of me wearing Indian clobber but don’t feel I need to prove anything to you.
Whether she has studied Sikhism is maybe the issue. I bet there are loads of white British kids who are CofE or Catholic who don’t know much about saints or apostles.
Wish you’d stop trying to score points on this forum.

It’s more like white British kids who are CofE or Catholic not knowing about a fella called Jesus! Or saying ’God’ , nah, never heard of him.
Having Sikh heritage doesn’t make you Sikh, it’s a religion not an ethnicity.
You literally accused me of making things up GG, please in future feel completely free to ignore me.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

It’s more like white British kids who are CofE or Catholic not knowing about a fella called Jesus! Or saying ’God’ , nah, never heard of him.
You literally accused me of making things up GG, please in future feel completely free to ignore me.

Where did I accuse you of making things up?

 

[GrannyJen]

Good grief.

I like NT Car parks. Always a nice place to stay and, hopefully, acquire a NT rock cake from the cafe and consume in Idyllic peace with a nice cup of tea in the camper. Not to be consumed in the cafe or gift shop of course, too many people trying to sell you a calendar in there

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Where did I accuse you of making things up?

Apologies I read your post #127 and interpreted it as ‘My daughter in law is a Sikh, and as she practices Sikhism, she would have heard of such a character. As she never has, I struggle to believe you’

Perhaps you meant ‘my daughter has never heard of him, so this is beyond General knowledge, I assume that you used Google. ‘

Apologies if it’s the case.

My mates a Sikh, it’s the only guru he’s ever mentioned. However I did Wikipedia the date!

 

[andyinluton]

Andy, you’ve missed out Gurú Nañak‘s birthday! As he’s the most important Sikh Guru you might wish to edit your post?
15 April

Why would I need to edit my post? I thought everyone knew that his birthday is celebrated in November on Kartik Puranmashi.

 

[Corradobrit]

I thought everyone knew that his birthday is celebrated in November on Kartik Puranmashi.

Sure do, I send him a card every year to wish him many happy returns. .

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Apologies I read your post #127 and interpreted it as ‘My daughter in law is a Sikh, and as she practices Sikhism, she would have heard of such a character. As she never has, I struggle to believe you’

Perhaps you meant ‘my daughter has never heard of him, so this is beyond General knowledge, I assume that you used Google. ‘

Apologies if it’s the case.

My mates a Sikh, it’s the only guru he’s ever mentioned. However I did Wikipedia the date!

Misunderstanding so no problem @The Tall Luthier

My DiL and her family are non practising but are still proud consider themselves Sikh, which is fair enough. Same applies to me being CofE but rarely going to church, just weddings and funerals. Even the wedding of her and my son was at our local CofE church but was a wonderful fusion of the two cultures. The nearest Sikh temple declined to host the wedding due to a small number of Sikh extremists who had at the time been disrupting mixed race weddings.

Cheers

 

[Corradobrit]

Misunderstanding so no problem @The Tall Luthier

My DiL and her family are non practising but are still proud consider themselves Sikh, which is fair enough. Same applies to me being CofE but rarely going to church, just weddings and funerals. Even the wedding of her and my son was at our local CofE church but was a wonderful fusion of the two cultures. The nearest Sikh temple declined to host the wedding due to a small number of Sikh extremists who had at the time been disrupting mixed race weddings.

Cheers

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Where's your turban?

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Where's your turban?

Kept slipping off my bald head

 

[Corradobrit]

Kept slipping off my bald head

Ah so. Explains why the guys never cut their hair. Keeps the hat in place.

 

[Velma's Dad]

Misunderstanding so no problem @The Tall Luthier

My DiL and her family are non practising but are still proud consider themselves Sikh, which is fair enough. Same applies to me being CofE but rarely going to church, just weddings and funerals. Even the wedding of her and my son was at our local CofE church but was a wonderful fusion of the two cultures. The nearest Sikh temple declined to host the wedding due to a small number of Sikh extremists who had at the time been disrupting mixed race weddings.

Cheers

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You're rocking that shervani. I'll be wearing one next year for my son's wedding in India. I've told my future DiL I'm only coming if there are elephants.

 

[Velma's Dad]

Sorry, couldn't resist this one:

 

[Corradobrit]

Sorry, couldn't resist this one:

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No pretending necessary. Its happening

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article281837383.html

 

[Corradobrit]

Americans have been saying "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas for ages.

 

[andyinluton]

No pretending necessary. Its happening

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article281837383.html

Is that paper on @The Tall Luthier approved reading list?
We also need to know if its been fact checked before relying on & commenting on the article.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

No pretending necessary. Its happening

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article281837383.html

I love this, one employee of one suburb in one city of one state in one country suggests using lights of colours other than red, and to go easy on crucifixes.
That’s all it takes to trigger Americans and Daily Mail readers these days. Hilarious.

The bit where the suburb’s mayor blames England’s Daily Mail for ‘stoking controversy’ is precious. DM embarrassing themselves worldwide.