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
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
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
