Still feeling proud to be British?

Four weeks have now passed since Danny blew us away with sheep, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Mr Bean, the NHS, Bond and countless other emblems of these shores.

It felt good to be British, even better than that, it felt okay to say that it felt good to be British, we knew half the world wouldn't get it and that made it even better, even more British. I watched it in a pub, i've never witnessed people cheering Mary Poppins before.

So what now? Well, four weeks on, if that feeling is on the wane, help is at hand through a nationwide project that anyone can take part in as a thank you to Danny and a chance to browse countless Tumblr images that bring back that friday night feeling all over again.

A good friend of mine, Mr Jim Thornton (@lordplumpton) came up with the idea and here's an excerpt from his recent article in the Huffington Post telling you about it...

... it made me more happy and proud and optimistic than anything I could ever remember. It represented all of the things which make me proud to be British, and none of the things that make me ashamed.

So just as Danny Boyle gave us a very personal gift, the memory of which will last a lifetime, I'd like to give him a personal gift in a similar vein from all of us. A book containing photographs of each person's interpretation of what makes this isle wondrous to them.
 
It's going to be called 'It's From Everyone'. We kicked it off via Instagram and Twitter three weeks ago and so far have over 1,212 photos posted on Instagram, and many more submitted via Twitter.

You can see a lot of them here at http://www.thiswondrousisle.co.uk/

But if it's to truly be from everyone, we need everyone to contribute.
It couldn't be easier: simply tag a photo that sums up what makes this isle wondrous to you with #thiswondrousisle on Instagram, on Flickr, or on Twitter and we'll do the rest.

And of course, if you like the idea, please, please tell your friends and spread the word.
It's a daunting task we've set ourselves, but we like to think that if Danny Boyle showed us anything, he showed us there's no limit to what we can achieve if we put our minds to it.

(you can read the full article here)

Here's my effort from 6:30am yesterday morning, get stuck in.

Molly the bear appreciating #thiswondrousisle