Jubilee Parties

Our road are having a Jubilee street tea party, and each household that has booked a ticket has contributed the suggested amount.

The parish council have had a grant from the council, and have offered us free bunting, and a £50 contribution towards tea and coffee.

It is a historical occasion and many older people in this road have fond memories and photos of past street parties. We have asked for memorabilia to be lent for the occasion.

I think considering what we have endured over the past few years, it will be good for general moral. My eighty year old friend is really looking forward to it.

I think the era of street parties is over, even more so now under the present circumstances.

Our Street is having a bring and share party. The residents committee have applied for part of the road to be closed. It's bring your own chair, cup and cutlery and food/drink for the sharing table. Games are being organised for the little ones. Just hoping for good weather. Very little joint expenditure needed.

Our road used to always have a summer party in July, haven’t had one the last 2 years. Someone asked if we’d be having a street party for the jubilee this year. Answer - no, it’s going to be in July as lots of the families with kids will be away for half term.

Were having a street party. The young ones in our street are organising it. I hope the weather is kind.

I feel a bit embarrassed. For most of my life I lived and worked in areas where there wasn't much money. Where I live now is fairly mixed generally, but my little village is mostly comfortable.
Our Parish Council applied for and got a grant for a street party. It is easy for us to close roads, and they have organised a band with the grant. We will 'bring and share' and buy drinks from the pub.
I know that there are some areas that could really do with this money to have a nice day, whereas here most of us could have chipped in for the band. But I don't want to be critical of our PC who have simply filled in the form to get what was on offer for all.
I also feel hypocritical as I'm a republican! But will enjoy a community get-together, and certainly don't want to be Grinch!
I'll salve my conscience by donating to another street party in an area that needs it!

No never heard of any in my area

Younger ladies in my area have taken to organising street celebrations of late. My attendance is totally weather related and I'm happy to donate whatever is required of me. I like to encourage community spirit but my problem is that, with so many Mums working, I don't know who half of them are.

We're having a Jubilee party at our block of flats and are planting a tree for the 'Queen's green canopy'. I'm looking forward to it. I expect we'll all bring and share. Not applying for external funding.

The jubilee coincides with my grandson's 18th Birthday...guess which one I'm going to.

Our Parish Council are lighting a beacon, burying a Time Capsule and in conjunction with the local church funding a lunch for those who struggled in the last two years. Street parties are being encouraged with advice on road closure processes, but no funding.

We were going to go to Spain that weekend but it's too expensive. So we've rented a pod by the sea, with no TV.

Half term/ jubilee week has a) raised the cost of renting a place , b) is busy everywhere with families.
I might suggest a garden party at home & invite all our republican friends

I’ve heard nothing near me I suppose lots will take place in town ( London) but I shan’t be travelling in to see it.

My village has plans for a self-catering Jubilee party on the green.

When we had the 75th anniversary of D Day in 2020, we all partied in our front gardens. It varied from street to street, but our road came out in force and we chatted with neighbours at distances of 15 metres or more, but you could see people up and own the road and it looked really festive.

I made about 25 metres of my own bunting for the Queens 50th anniversary in 2002. It was easy and cheap to make. 25 metres of tape, a couple of metres of different patterned fabric but into triangles and machined on to the tape. It has come out a number of times since then for all kinds of reasons and will be draped along the house again this July.

They are lighting a beacon on our nearby foreshore and there are plans for a river pageant. No plans for a street party thank goodness. My idea of hell with some of the locals.

We will be 'joining' the neighbours with a celebration similar to the VE Day celebrations. We all catered for ourselves, had chairs etc on our own drives, had a strategically places sound system playing 40's music......it was fabulous and complied with all social distancing. Naturally, the rules are now relaxed but we intend to do the same for the Jubilee.

I like the thought of communities joining together in a joint enterprise for fun and jollity.

We’ll be doing the same as PollyDolly. There are about 50 homes in our road. I drafted a letter I’ll take round soon suggesting we do as we’ve done before-just come out onto front drives/pavements with your own food and drink. We wear red, white and blue with a badge showing name and house number (if we want to that is!). Easy peasy and great fun with the children playing in the (quiet) road and adults wandering up and down.

I'm on the village jubilee committee. We have the village hall for the four days. Live streaming Trooping the Colour and Party at the Palace, lots of tea and cakes all weekend and bar open for some events. Social afternoon on Friday. On Sunday we have a service at church then a parade to the hall followed by a bring your own picnic lunch and games. Quite an ambitious programme for a small village, we hope people will come and join in.

In answer to the OP it's a lot of money when so many are struggling financially.

Gosh rubysong you're celebrating in style. Sounds brilliant. Also a sort of celebration of being able to celebrate properly after the Covid years.

We'll find out when the time comes if the village turns out to support the things we are planning. Our kind Tesco community champion is funding the refreshments and some prizes for us.

nadeturbe why is it a lot of money if it is self funding, and people are celebrating in their own gardens. Whatever meal makes up the celebration meal, will be prepared and eaten anyway and at a distance who notices whether you are eating bread and jam or caviar and blinis, and who cares.