Anyone Volunteering for the 3 day Royal Coronation Event

I was neutral about royalty and royal events, but the unpleasantness of many republicans has made me think I’d prefer to be a monarchist. I think the unpleasantness derives from a preoccupation with money, which is much more prevalent than it used to be.

Please stop calling people who don't want to be patronized and thrown some crumbs from a rich man's table, "miserable".

Or I might want to call people who like street parties and royal parades "gullible", "easily led" and "silly". I'd never do that though.

Could it possibly be because for thousands upon thousands of citizens, volunteering is part of life? For thousands upon thousands of citizens slogging away at work, which is the norm to work over salaried hours just to get the job done or keep their job, the idea of getting an extra day or two off work means working extra hours before and after to keep on top of work? Oh so many reasons spring to mind.

Calendargirl

Surely the key word is ‘volunteering’?

No one is being forced to do anything.

No they are not. Also working people will get 3 days off, whats not to like.
Let those who do not wish to engage do so, others can choose to enjoy it. I really do not get why some posters are so miserable.
We live in a democracy we have freedom of choice, let everyone do what they want, including volunteering if they wish.

I haven’t actually given any thought to what I shall be doing. I may volunteer to do a family barbecue.

notgran

I'm volunteering to get on a Eurostar train on the Friday before the Coronation and return home the Tuesday after.

We shall enjoy the Coronation and hope the sun shines on the New King and his Queen. Looking forward to some fun and joy.

Mondays are one of my volunteering days anyway, so nothing new for me. I hope my organisation is open that day.

I'm volunteering to get on a Eurostar train on the Friday before the Coronation and return home the Tuesday after.

We have a street party every year in July. We won’t be changing it this year. If any residents want one in May they can organise it ( they won’t).

Is it some kind of mandatory volunteering that we all have to sign up for?

Yes, SueDonim, it's like jury service, you have to have an excellent excuse to get out of it.
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I suppose you could say I’m an organiser 😄

We've already organised our chairperson, committee and the wine for the committee meetings beforehand 😁

I'm not a bit offended - if someone wants to volunteer they can and I'm sure many will be keen to do so.

We're having a street party- even the republicans have their planning hats on and their recipe books out
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I may be wrong but I would imagine the many people who are really struggling at the moment - maybe having to strictly ration their energy use, living in sub-standard, expensive accommodation, waiting for hospital treatment, etc, etc. might find all this a bit galling.

I am annoyed by it and think it is totally inappropriate at the present time - but there will be many people who find it all OK. That's why we still have a monarchy, though I often wonder if younger people will be less keen on the whole thing as time goes on.

I can’t be offended by an attempt to raise the profile of volunteering, however rich and privileged the person who announced it is.

I’d be happy if a few neighbours joined me in my litterpicking stints, rather than cheerily pointing out how I’ve got a right job on there, love (really, I’d never noticed).

If the Scouts and other organisations supporting this manage to get just a few more much-needed helpers out of it, it’ll be worthwhile.

Now if the royal family all did some volunteering I d be more impressed

Grannybags

Yammy the police aren't allowed to strike

Sorry got the wrong should have said Junior Dr's.

I already am a volunteer and looking forward to having nothing to do at the coronation. Why can’t it just be one day anyway, what’s with this three day thing?

Not everything has a price tag.

I volunteer for 2 days a week for one of the organisation’s in Granygravys link.
I organised the the VE Day street party and the queens jubilee.
I suppose you could say I’m an organiser 😄

Well, round here a lot of people are interested and are looking forward to a weekend of celebration.

Yammy the police aren't allowed to strike

TBH, I think KC is massively over estimating how interested the population are in him and his ceremony.

If railway workers strike , no trains , ambulance crews strike , people die,

I didn’t know police could now strike.

I’m sort of neither here nor there about royalty, not much interested.
We will probably join in any neighbourhood parties, mainly for the socialising rather than the occasion.

The bit that makes me laugh though is that we are invited to take part in neighbourhood lunches etc. as if ‘they’ are giving us a free treat.