{"id":12285,"date":"2016-01-31T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=12285"},"modified":"2016-02-01T10:19:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T10:19:32","slug":"12285","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/31\/12285\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford Launches National Campaign To Celebrate The Queen\u2019s Birthday In Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford will see the launch of a campaign by\u00a0\u2018One Britain One Nation\u2019OBON to bring people together to help celebrate Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 90th birthday in June.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun Joanne Dodds has invited civic heads and officers from across Yorkshire to a launch event at Bradford City Hall on Friday January 29.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors, MPs, Mayor\u2019s, Lord Mayor\u2019s, Deputy Lieutenants, Justice\u2019s of the Peace, representatives from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and West Yorkshire Police, voluntary organisations, community and religious leaders from across the region will attend the launch event.<\/p>\n<p>The event is aimed at encouraging people from across the nation to get involved in events to celebrate our monarch\u2019s birthday.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160129-WA0055\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-75x42.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0055.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kersten England, Chief Executive of Bradford Council, said:\u00a0\u201cI am pleased that\u00a0\u2018One Britain One Nation\u00a0OBON\u00a0has chosen Bradford to launch their national campaign to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 90th birthday. We are looking forward to all the different ways in which communities from across the district will come together to celebrate this landmark event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Cllr Joanne Dodds, said:\u00a0\u201cHer Majesty The Queen&#8217;s forthcoming 90th birthday will give the country a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Her Majesty\u2019s long life, decades of steadfast duty and her unstinting service to the people of the country.\u00a0This initiative by One Britain One Nation will provide a splendid showcase for national unity and togetherness and will further enhance what is sure to be a joyful occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kash Singh, Chief Executive\u00a0and Founder of One Britain One Nation, said:\u00a0\u201cThis is an ideal opportunity for us to bring out the best in all our communities so that we stand together as one people, to promote that spirit of togetherness in order to create a sense of national unity and pride whilst also projecting that genuine affection between the Crown and the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160129-WA0059\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-75x42.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0059.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Naz Shah MP Bradford West, said:\u00a0\u201cWe have a unique opportunity to celebrate and come together as citizens of this wonderful city and country through participating in Her Majesty\u2019s the Queens 90<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday.\u00a0The One Britain One Nation campaign will acknowledge the debt we owe to our past generations and provide a platform to the future. I will be participating with a sense of pride and optimism for the future and encourage everyone one to do the same\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160129-WA0058\" width=\"706\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-75x42.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG-20160129-WA0058.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Right Reverend Dr Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford, said:\u00a0\u201cGathering together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 90th birthday is a simple but profound way of demonstrating our common commitment to the values that she embodies.\u00a0One Britain One Nation will make an important contribution to the events of this very special year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about One Britain One Nation and the campaign visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onebritainonenation.com\/\">www.onebritainonenation.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford will see the launch of a campaign by\u00a0\u2018One Britain One Nation\u2019OBON to bring people together to help celebrate Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 90th birthday in June. 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