Beaconsfield Let's Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee Together

Beaconsfield please be aware that Buckinghamshire County Council have invited local town's to join in the celebrations of the Queens Diamond Jubilee. 

They write on their website that, 'in June 2012, Her Majesty The Queen will become the second Monarch in British history to celebrate sixty years on the throne. The previous Monarch to achieve this was Queen Victoria in 1897. Queen Elizabeth has reigned through some of the most profound and breathtaking changes ever to have taken place in our history, such as decimalisation, the National Health Service, space travel and the internet.'

Get involved in this once in a lifetime event by participating in the following:

Beacons

2,012 Beacons will be lit across the UK to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee on Monday 4th June. In Buckinghamshire, our aim is to have 60 Beacons throughout the county. The first 60 Buckinghamshire Beacons to officially register by April 30th will have the location of their Beacon in a special book given to the Queen after the event.

Anyone can take part in this rare and special occasion, for more information call 0845 3708090 or email buckscc2012@buckscc.gov.uk 

You can of course celebrate with Street Parties and other celebration events.

Street parties are a popular way for residents to celebrate major national days of celebration such as Coronations, Royal Weddings and Jubilees. They are a good excuse to get to know your neighbours and can build stronger communities, bringing together people of all ages.

Buckinghamshire County Council would love to hear what events we have planned Beaconsfield. By putting your event in their Events Calendar you may inspire others to organise their own! 

They have created a toolkit to help support and celebrate this occasion. It offers advice on road closures, licensing, insurance and possible ways to celebrate. You can download the toolkit from their website or via this link. 

Public Liability insurance grants are available.      

Grants of up to £50 will be allocated to the first 100 public liability insurance certificates (or copies of) received for a Diamond Jubilee or London 2012 Games event. Insurance documents should be either emailed to buckscc2012@buckscc.gov.uk or posted to 2012 Programme Team, County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UA. 

Terms and conditions:

A copy of an events public liability insurance certificate must be received by the 2012 Programme Team

Only Buckinghamshire community organisations set up specifically for celebrating either the Diamond Jubilee or London 2012 Games will eligible for the grant.

The first 100 certificates received in date/time order will be successfulGrants are up to £50, if the insurance cost is under £50 the grant will only cover the actual amount.

Faxed copies of insurance certificates will not be acceptedOur decision is final 

Let's make 2012 a year to remember in Beaconsfield

For more information call 0845 3708090 or email buckscc2012@buckscc.gov.uk   

flickr image courtesy of garryknight