St George's Day was marked in Brentwood today as the flag of the patron saint was raised outside the town hall.
Lord Petre, the Lord Lieutenant of Essex and Cllr Ann Coe, the Mayor of Brentwood, hosted the annual ceremony earlier this morning.
Lord Petre said: "The Scottish, Welsh and Irish have always celebrated their national day and patron saints.
"St George has been overlooked recently so it is nice to have our own day ourselves.
"Mind you it is funny we should have a patron saint who was a Roman soldier and came from Palestine."
