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What's everyone doing for the Jubilee celebrations?

Here in Gosport the allotment holders are having a scarecrow parade and a bring-your-own food and drink BBQ.

Beryl.

Now that's what I call a street party!

Personally. . . .I'm doing naff all.



Cheers, Tony.

Likewise Tony! We are heading for the hills, no flags up there

Ignoring the whole affair - will be good practice for ignoring the next big bore, the sportsfest!

Bread and circuses


Poor Beryl. I bet you wish you'd never asked! What a cantankerous lot we are!

Hi Beryl
Going to The Derby today.
Working tomorrow (on the cruise along the river)
The allotment will get the rest of the time.

We're having a local get-together with neighbours - the first ever that I can remember in the 30 years we've lived here and our village is having a Commemoration service this evening. Various local organisations are also holding various events but it looks like typical Bank Holiday weather for them - ie raining!

I've bought a small flag, i might wave it a little later.

Tony, Pongeroon, Geoff and Alan, to the tower with you.....

Our Parish Council has presented Jubilee Coins to every child under 16 in the village;
Personally we have small Union Jacks attached to our hanging baskets:
Had Jubilee roast dinner at the school on Wednesday; and
There is a bring and share picnic type affair at the village hall on Monday.

IMHO the relatively understated Diamond Jubilee is the event to mark and remember for 2012!

The Olympics, on the other hand, is the biggest waste of Tax Payers money since the Millenium Dome in my opinion, by the end of which instead of one white elephant paid for by the tax payers we will have an assortment of them!

VPM
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Each to his own Alan but I am very envious of Stephen going to the Derby. Epsom Downs brings back happy memories.

Just enjoy the week-end.

Beryl.

Nothing, though I like watching the old films on the tv about the monarchy, next door neighbours have loads of bunting etc, we are just carrying on as usual.

As for the Olympics, just don't get me started

Well there are some really miserable gits on this forum.
Our house has been dressed in flags. All the under 11's in the parish have a Jubilee mug personalised with the village name. Cake sale in village hall this morning with a Jubilee theme. The playing field has been mown (by moi) today ready for a Jubilee picnic tomorrow afternoon - in the hall if wet as forecast. After tomorrow's picnic there is a pig roast in our local in the evening. On Monday its more fun and games, BBQ and pizza oven on our recreation ground finishing with a grand bonfire in the late evening. In fact something for everyone.
God Save the Queen.

John

PS Enjoy the party folks, while you can, as the bad times are just around the corner. When Greece fails, Spain falls over, Italy topples, the euro currency collapses then all the funny money that this government has been frantically printing will be nearly worthless. One thing that you can be certain of though is that the bankers will sleep soundly resting in their beds made of fat bonuses while us poor savers get another good kicking.
Oh dear I'm ranting. Better not start on about the government's crackpot wind and solar energy saving schemes, even worse their HS rail scheme or all this peat nonsense.

Sorry John But I am not a miserable git...

Catherine,
sorry, but John is as I've noticed from my odd visit----------

Well, we are having a 'planned at the last minute' barbecue for a small group of family and friends. Realised that I have been on this earth for as long as Elizabeth has been queen. I am by no means a dyed in the wool royalist but I was brought up to respect the values of the monarchy, and we children were always told that our table manners should good in case the Queen came to tea!
And yes, I have put up the bunting. Only ones in our street so far though.