St Bridget's Feastday! St Brigid in the Irish

Or, as we in Pembrokeshire like to refer to her, St Bride

The west flank of Pembrokeshire is skirted by a most beautiful expanse of coastline, clear blue seas, towering cliffs and expanses of bleached sandy beaches.
It is called, St Bride's Bay after the Irish Saint Bridget (you may read a detailed account of her HERE on this great Irish blog).

I do not know how this bay came to be named after this great saint, perhaps, like so many holy Irish people, she began the tradition of crossing the stormy ocean waves to bring a little bit of Christian love and civilisation to the wild and woolly Welsh.

Claims are made upon her not just by Wales but also by some parts of the Outer Hebrides, in which case, the good Saint must have had a busy time of it travelling the length of the British Isles.

A place of spiritual refreshment!

At any rate, I am grateful to her for many things, not least of which is her patronage of a neat little pub called, of course, the St Brides and abbreviated, as is the Welsh custom with all names, to "the Brides".

It just so happens that I too am a patron of "the Brides"

                                     St Bride - Ora pro nobis!

KISSING IN PUBLIC - AN OFFENCE?

It had to happen, a Soho Pub Landlord looks likely to be at the receiving end of a great deal of unwelcome attention from the homosexual lobby because he removed two men from his pub. Their offence? Well, they were kissing passionately in the bar.

Photo: BBC
The offending (and offensive) couple

Because I am of a rather cynical nature I believe that this affair has all the hallmarks of a set-up job following on from the Christian Bed and Breakfast couple who were taken to court for refusing rooms to homosexuals. I am quite certain that this case will end up in court. The reaction of London's 'gay' community is to threaten to invade the pub and stage a massive "kiss in" and this appears to have the approval of Conservative MP Alan Duncan who claims that it is an appropriate way of expressing disapproval.

Now I do not wish to turn this post into a outraged of Tunbridge Wells type rant but I am in full agreement with the landlord. As far as I am  aware, a Publican has the authority to remove whomsoever he chooses from his premises (within the framework of the law) as, essentially, the pub is also his own home and he has a right to approve, or not, of what goes on there.

Let's face it, Soho is full of homosexual pubs where, I guess, consenting males could kiss to their heart's delight; personally, I go to a pub for a pint and a bit of rustic conversation but, hey, it takes all kinds.

The issue is, were they in breach of any law? Of course not. But then how does one guard against this type of behaviour?
Naturist beaches are places to avoid especially if you have young children with you but kissing may apparently take place anytime, anywhere.
I have a feeling that this is another 'pushing out the boundaries' exercise and, before long we will not be able to enter a pub without tripping over men kissing men - yuck!

The answer may lie in the hands of those drinkers who enjoy their ale or
G & Ts in a normal atmosphere, is it possible that they might respond in an appropriate fashion when homosexual or heterosexual kissing takes place in the Dog and Duck?
I know they would in my local!