Black Prince holidays & Prince's Trust T-Shirts

Every time I walk past this Black Prince Holidays sign at Bridge 208 on the Trent and Mersey Canal I am catapulted back in time to the nostalgia of the Enid Blyton Famous Five books- there's something about the imagery of the sign and what it offers that reminds me of picnics, ginger beer and jolly childhood japes... Five Go Mad in Cheshire perhaps?

City Daily Photo are today marking St George's Day. I would rather England's national day be marked by someone else-an English person or someone who actually set foot on this isle would be a start. Ideally someone who did some good or is revered.  Shakespeare might be a popular replacement, it's his birthday and death day today and another national public holiday wouldn't go amiss. Anyway, I think this photo is as vintage English as it gets. 

Onto other matters and another Prince. Not so much a black prince as the Prince's Trust charity which is fundraising in Manchester today.
Shaanti (below) are a collective made up of students from the University of Manchester, competing in a nationwide challenge to raise as much money as possible in 24 hours for The Prince’s Trust charity. All profits will support disadvantaged young people. T shirts with designs inspired by India are for sale exclusively for 24 hours today, 23rd April, through http://shaantimcr.bigcartel.com  and around Manchester University.

All 300 t-shirts have been kindly provided by Next, whilst the designs have been created by the comedian Doc Brown and designers Sophie Cull-Candy and Bethan Buss.