'Strong Britain Great Nation!' Children urged to sing patriotic song about 'shared values'

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    Obon Day: Government-backed song to be sung on June 25th

    One Britain One Nation (OBON) aims to “create, a strong, fair, harmonious and a proud British Nation, celebrating patriotism and respect for all our people”. “OBON DAY 2021” will take place this Friday on June 25 and will begin at 10am. The group said on its website: “Encourage every child in your school to clap for a minute to recognise, embrace and pay tribute to all those people who helped during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.”

    They are also encouraging youngsters to sing the OBON DAY 2021 anthem, written by school children at St John’s CE Primary School in Bradford, titled “We are Britain and we have one dream to unite all people in one Great Team”.

    A section of the song, posted on social media by OBON, is sung by young children, and says: “We are Britain and we have one dream.

    “To unite all people in one great team.

    “Strong Britain. Great Nation. Strong Britain. Great Nation.

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    One Britain One Nation Day 2021: Children are being encouraged to sing a patriotic song (Image: GETTY)

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    One Britain One Nation Day 2021: Children are being encouraged to sing the anthem on Friday morning (Image: GETTY STOCK)

    “Strong Britain. Great Nation. Strong Britain. Great Nation.”

    The campaign is being backed by the Department for Education, which is encouraging schools throughout the country to participate in the One Britain One Nation Day on Friday.

    The Government department wrote on Twitter: “We’re encouraging schools across the UK to celebrate One Britain One Nation Day on 25 June, when children can learn about our shared values of tolerance, kindness, pride and respect.”

    OBON retweeted that post, and tweeted: “An incredibly proud day.

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    One Britain One Nation Day 2021: The Department for Education has backed the event (Image: @educationgovuk / Twitter)

    “What greater honour than the Department for Education supporting our campaign? #EducatingOurChildren #RespectingOurNation.”

    Writing on its website, the campaign group said it wants “to inspire our children to be the very best they can be by developing their self-esteem so that every child has this belief that they matter and are able to accomplish and realise their full potential”.

    OBON wants to see “every child develop a strong emotional and meaningful connection with our country and its people by recognising that we are all one people with a role to play in the life of our nation where everyone must feel happy, safe and valued”. ​

    The group also aims to “create a spirit of inclusion with a collective purpose and a common future where we all seek to eliminate hatred, intolerance and discrimination of any kind”.

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    One Britain One Nation Day 2021: OBON praised the Department for Education for supporting the campaign (Image: @1Britain1Nation / Twitter)

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    One Britain One Nation Day 2021: Children are being urged to clap to ‘recognise, embrace and pay tribute to all those people who helped during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis’ (Image: GETTY)

    OBON wrote on its website: “OBON recognises that every parent, carer in the whole world over only wants the very best for their children and they want to see their children grow up feeling safe and protected.

    “They want to see their children loved feeling happy and valued so that they can feel that they belong in their families, their school and their communities.

    “OBON wants to inspire our children to be the very best they can be by developing their self-esteem so that every child has this belief that they matter and are able to accomplish and realise their full potential.

    “They want every child to be responsible, active and engaged in developing a sense of civic pride by championing our shared values of British Citizenship so that every child is learning what it is to be fair, decent, respectful, tolerant and compassionate.

    “OBON wants to see every child develop a strong emotional and meaningful connection with our country and its people by recognising that we are all one people with a role to play in the life of our nation where everyone must feel happy, safe and valued.

    “OBON wants to create a spirit of inclusion with a collective purpose and a common future where we all seek to eliminate hatred, intolerance and discrimination of any kind so that all our people can feel and develop a strong and shared sense of belonging in order to showcase their pride, passion and love for our great nation.

    “We need the support of your school to celebrate the day in the spirit it is intended and as outlined in the OBON DAY 2021 brochure.”

    The campaign group concludes its website post by encouraging “every child in your school” to participate in a minute’s applause and to then sing the OBON DAY 2021 anthem.



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