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Flying the flag… Have just read your June magazine for the first time and really enjoyed it. Just one comment - in your Jubilee centre piece, all your union flags were unfortunately upside down! The thick white band in the top right-hand corner should be below the red band not above it. It may seem a bit picky, but it is a courtesy to the Queen and years ago, an upside-down union flag represented distress or danger. Just to really bore the pants off you, did you know it’s only called a Union Jack if it’s on a ship/boat, otherwise it’s a Union Flag? Thanks for a really interesting magazine – l’m looking forward to the next one!
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Jan K Thank you for pointing that out Jan – and for informing us about the flag we used from an online photo bank, which we have now informed them about. Interesting news also about the ‘Union Jack/Flag’ but according to our research, in 1908 the UK parliament agreed that either terminology could be used (flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag)
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I painted flowers and animals And sea shells on the shore But the judges only shook their heads saying “that’s not what we’re looking for” I thought I would try just once more So set-up my easel and started to draw My husband, who was doing some DIY Suddenly tripped as he passed by The paint he was carrying flew in the air Splashed over the drawing and went everywhere In all the confusion, nobody saw My painting had fallen onto the floor Then our dog, who had just come in from outdoors Ran over the canvas with his muddy paws As I was about to put it in the bin The children asked “can we do some colouring in”? My husband said later “don’t despair… Put it in a frame and take it there” So I handed it in, and was about to depart When I heard a judge say “this is a great work of art” Most of the critics seemed to agree They said I was the new David Hockney I was in the paper and on the TV Everyone wanted to interview me
Bit of a buzz Have you tuned in to listen to the Bromley Buzz podcast? Coming up this month are interviews with Ellie Reeves, MP for Lewisham West and Penge, Bromley’s tennis centre, Kent Cricket and Cllr Simon Jeal in Penge. Listen in at https://spoti.fi/3AKT2rT
So if you go to the show and look around Mine is the picture they’ve hung upside down Maureen Perrin Would you like to submit a poem? Email hello@lifeinmagazines.co.uk
Community Champ Last month’s Community Challenge on social media (@lifeinmags) was to ‘Make it your mission to brighten someone’s mood.’ Well done to community champ Teresa (@teresa_tantalisingcakes) who replied to tell us that she has started to send letters to people who are ill in the hope of bringing some joy to their lives. This month’s challenge is to make a cake or cook a meal for someone you care about – we’d love to hear your stories. Email us at hello@lifeinmagazines.co.uk
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