Songs of Praise to start the celebrations

St Leonard’s Church, Grendon Underwood invites you to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with

Songs of Praise and afternoon tea

at 3pm on Sunday 3 June 2012

A right royal assortment of favourite hymns from
across the years, and
readings to celebrate the Queen’s reign.

Tea, cake and refreshments aplenty.

 

Download your Diamond Jubilee Competition pages here:

Word Hunt -http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/diamond_jubilee_word_hunt.pdf

Colouring Page 1 - http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/queen_elizabeth_ii_colouring_page.pdf
Colouring Page 2 - http://www.fashion-era.com/images/SocialHistory/coroplnsize9002.jpg
Colouring Page 3 - http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/god_save_the_queen_colouring_page.pdf

Good Luck!

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Sunday 3 June 2012 – Songs of Praise

start the celebration by joining us for Songs of Praise and afternoon tea – 3pm at St Leonard’s Church

On Monday 4 June 2012 – procession and street party

10am onwards – set up for the street party – bring your own tables and chairs to set up for the street party, Main Street closed between Darleys Close and Manor Gardens

12:45pm – gather at Grendon Village hall for the arrival of Grendon’s Jubilee Queen at 1pm and the planting of a commemorative community tree

1.15 pm - The Royal Procession and fly past

Decorate prams, pushchairs, scooters (or yourselves) as boats and join our dry land flotilla, 50’s style if you wish, as we escort HM the Queen along Main Street to the street party, heralded by a fly past

1:30 to 5:30pm – street party, games and merriment

Bring your own party food - we’ll provide tea, coffee and soft drinks and some sumptuous Jubilee cakes, but feel free to bring food for yourselves or share with others. The Swan will be serving all afternoon, but bring whatever else you want.

Entertainment includes a children’s entertainer, 50’s games, music, a Bouncy Castle, popcorn, ice-cream and candy floss stalls, a Gladiators inflatable (for adults),Tug of War, and community singing in Main Street. Most of the games will be free, but some will have a small charge.

         

5:30pm - The street party finale

Pomp and Circumstance then some tidying up before Main Street re-opens to traffic

6pm onwards … The Swan entertains

Good music, food, drink and company all evening.

For more information call Jim McBeth on  01296 770772, or email twolittlegoats@btinternet.com. Thank you to everyone who has contributed funds, gifts in kind or volunteered their time to make this event possible.

Diamond Jubilee - April Update and actions

Diamond Jubilee - April Update and actions

Attendance

Anj H

Sarah A

Jim M

Doug K

Peter H

Sue Y

Agreed

Pauline H has agreed to be The Queen for the day

Actions

Transport need for Pauline H - Carriage on marsh gibbon road? – Peter H

Publicity Kate D - Jim M will liaise re shop poster and leaflet drop

Babs H voted as person link at FROGS

Commemorative Trees

Jubilee woods scheme school keen to plant some trees. Community associations can apply but after discussion it was the general feeling we should buy a small number of big trees rather than the lots of very small saplings

Actions

Contacted AVDC re planting trees in Darley’s Close – Jim M

Contacted Saye & Sele about playing fields trees - Jim M

Contact with WI who would like a tree in or around the Village Hall (New Scout area)

FROGS want a single tree out the front of school with a plaque and will contribute.

Tree prices – Jim M – (Details on a separate email to follow)

Plaques – Jim M

Commemorative Mugs

Mugs now designed by Grendon Combined School -  Marc K & Babs H – FAB

GU PC funded 500

E PC funded 50

GUE – to fund 50

Life together ad for May Edition submitted and reads

To remember the day each child and young person under the age of 19 is entitled to a commemorative mug designed by the children of Grendon Underwood Combined School.

To register your interest please leave your name, post code and number of mugs required in the book in the Village Shop. Alternately, please email this information to Jim McBeth at twolittlegoats@btinternet.com

Edgcott will sort their own distribution – Pete H

Frogs will sell surplus at their fete (£3.50?) – Babs H

Winners and runners up in the completion to get a free mug – Babs H

AOB

Donations - have been good but we could use more (Details on a separate email to follow)

Provisional timetable - Jim M

Contingency plan needed in case it rains - Jim M

St. John’s provisional booking but need Risk Assessment – Jim M

Parking on playing field if required

We Still Need

Bunting needs to go up the day before.

Need a cherry picker for bunting

Volunteer lead for the flotilla and organising the kitchen

Leoni L was coming back to advise on catering quantities

Tea Urns

Water Source

Transport for Pauline H

Tae, Coffee, kid’s snacks.

More money for trees

Beacon lighting 10 pm on hill above Grendon

Next meeting - TBA

Meeting Thursday 8 March 2012 Agenda

Next meeting Grendon Underwood Village Hall Committee Room 7.30 Thursday 8 March 2012 and here is the action packed agenda.


Grendon Underwood Jubilee Committee
Committee Room Village Hall
8 March 2012 Agenda

1)                             Attendance

2)                             Treasurers Update

3)                             Food/Drinks on the day

4)                             Street party action updates

5)                             Games Sub –committee update

6)                             Entertainment sub committee update

7)                             Flotilla - discuss

8)                             Publicity update

9)                             Jubilee Woods - discuss

10)                         Mugs – update and discuss

11)                         Any other business

12)                         Next Meeting

Update at 24 January 2012

Diamond Jubilee Committee Meeting

24th Jan 2012

Summary and Actions

Where we are:

•           Monday 4th June daytime

•           Manor Gardens to Darleys Close street closure application made to AVDC

•           No objection  yet made to the road closure application covering  10am - 8pm

•           Money pledged by GU PCC for gift souvenir gift to be

•           A mug for each house and a competition in school to design the logo

•           Street party licence applied for

•           Everyone to bring their own food and drink

•           Scouts and Beavers have offered to clear up and will be lighting a beacon the following day

Who we are:

Jim McBeth Chair  

Peter Harper Vice Chair  

Sue Yapp Secretary note taker by  

Sarah Arnold Treasurer  

Where are we going?

•           Inclusive street party is the main focus

•           To run between 1-5pm

•           Children's entertainer, bouncy castle, skipping and street games

•           Need to establish a Games Sub –committee

•           Need to explore possibility of using field behind Darley’s Close- Action Pat Brazier

•           Marquee or gazebo at the side of the pub in case we need shelter  - Action Jim will speak to Mark Nolan

•           Need some Porto loos Action Rob Dukes to explore

What are the costs?

Activity leads will need to price things up and make an informed estimate of the costs

•           Known costs so far

o          Mugs £1500

o          Food ?

o          Entertainer £500

o          Public liability £100

Activity Leads

•           Catering  organisation Action JM to ask Leoni Leslie to take the lead with Sophie Allen

•           Entertainment sub committee Action Kate D and SY art competition, photoshop

• Liaise with Doug  Knight who has a performer in mind Paul Biswell (comes with a PA)

•           Publicity posters and programme and leaflets Action Kate Duke

•           Formally book the vicar to open at 1pm (arrive 12.50) Action Pat Brazier

•           Games Sub- committee Action Rhianna Yapp to work with Jan  Walker to plan the games including Hoola hoops, Skipping ropes, Hopscotch

•           Caron Horsgood Rickyard Grove has suggested a Running Club and participants to pay £1 a run for the GU Diamond Jubilee Fund – Action Jim McBeth to ask Caron to progress

•           Lead on logistics e.g tables and chairs and barriers bring your own chairs on the invitation Action Jim

•           Fundraiser and sponsorship businesses, some families may wish to contribute.     Action all to think about fund raising ideas

•           Get promotional material in Life Together Action Kate Dukes

•           Check with AA if they will create signage Action Jim

•           Check if there are any trained first aiders in the village Action Emma Dearn

•           Book the village hall as a contingency Action Kate Dukes

•           Start a risk and issues log (liaise with the festival planning committee) Action Jim

•           Brief neighbourhood policing team about the event Action SY

•           Liaise with Nick Ogden re printing Action Kate Dukes

•           Attend and raise the issue with Edgcott Parish Council meeting next week Action Jim

•           Lead on the souvenir mugs Action Babs Hedgecox

•           Ask Rog Lacey if he will photo the event Action Jim

•           Ask Andy Shepherd to fly by and take aerial photos Action Emma Dearn

•           Arrange the hanging of 600m of bunting Action Jim

•           Explore possibility of balloon launch Action Sophie Allen

Next Steps

Everyone agreed to complete the actions they have signed up to

Need to think about a procession /flotilla at the start and about how the event might end

Jim will draft and circulate a draft timetable ASAP

Jim will source prices for children's games

Sarah to circulate the details of the bank account

Date of next meeting to be confirmed

First Update

Diamond Jubilee Quick Update.

Well here we go and thanks for a great response to the emails and leaflet drop

It generated a huge amount of enthusiastic response and all will be explained at our meeting, which has been arranged at the Village Hall Committee Room for Tuesday 24 January at 7.30pm.

However appreciating some cannot make it this is a quick summary of a few points:

Every household in the parish had a leaflet drop and I would like to pay particular thanks to Martin Gelston, who did the Springhill drop despite hardly being able to see through his moped helmet visor from the rain and Tony Bass who was ably assisted by his terriers – have a leaflet or they will bite your legs off!

• Bank balance left from Golden Jubilee approx £20 so on to plan ‘B’.
• New bank account will be opened in the next 14 days – with on line capability
• Evening event probably a step too far so concentrate on the Street Party
• Event timing now 1.00pm to 5.00pm – negotiable
• Street Party Licence applied for.
• Road closure to be applied for between Darley’s Close and Manor Gardens
• Letter drop made to everyone within the closure area - No objections so far
• Check with Bus Company – no buses
• The Swan will support the event
• Grendon Garage happy with the event
• Pledges of support to pay Public Liability Insurance
• Pledges of support to pay Bouncy Castle
• Pledges of support to pay for music throughout the day,
• Pledges of fund raising from Rickyard Grove.
• Pledges of support from Parish Council to pay for memento for each household in the Parish
• Approx 400 homes in the parish but some such as Lammas could get more?
• FROGS on board with memento design
• Scouts/Beavers researching feasibility of Rosettes
• Offer for fund raising from others
• Volunteers’ have come forward to help with the food
• Volunteers’ have come forward to get their ‘hands dirty’ and make it happen
• Volunteers’ have come forward to research children’s games from the 50’s
• Pledges of support in printing and supplying banners
• 300 m bunting FOC and we might get more
• Kingswood seem to be going in with Wotton but we keep the invitation open
• Edgecott are still to respond but have some enthusiastic activists (no names no pack drill Maggie!)

Jusqu'à la semaine prochaine!

The Two Little Goats