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		Happy St George's Day Monday, 23rd April 2007 Northampton – Roger Helmer, Conservative MEP for Northampton was in town yesterday to take part in a day of St George’s Day celebrations and festivities. The St George’s Conservative club based in St George’s Avenue, Northampton held an open ‘drop in’ day to celebrate England’s patron saint, where local residents could enjoy music, food and entertainment. Mr Helmer kick-started the day’s proceedings with a ceremony to raise the flag of St George in the grounds of the club, while patriotic onlookers taking part in the days activities gathered around and sang the National Anthem and ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. Speaking today, Mr Helmer issued a robust call for people to celebrate St George’s Day and to be proud of their country: “During the eighties, I lived and worked in Thailand for three years and every company I visited flew the national flag in their reception areas. There was no requirement to do so -- it was simply an expression of national pride. England is a fantastic country and we are all very proud of it, so let's keep flying the flag of St George!”