The queen's Platinum Anniversary 👑

[Reynard]

Today I was observing the Jubilee in the time honoured way by Doing Something Else. While out in a ride I noticed a couple of villages had created ‘installations‘ to celebrate. They were all crap, but this one from the village of Lasham between Basingstoke and Alton is truly terrifying. WTF are you on Lasham!?

That wouldn't look out of place in my village's Scarecrow Festival

It's so bad, it's... bad...

 

[Bollo]

That wouldn't look out of place in my village's Scarecrow Festival

It's so bad, it's... bad...

There was another one just outside the village of Medstead that looked more realistic and all the more terrifying for it, but I was shifting at the time and couldn’t be harsed to stop and go back, which right now I’m regretting.

 

[Reynard]

There was another one just outside the village of Medstead that looked more realistic and all the more terrifying for it, but I was shifting at the time and couldn’t be harsed to stop and go back, which right now I’m regretting.

Hey ho, that's life... All I've managed to muster up is a raspberry cheesecake and a pair of union jack socks. Which admittedly I already had.

We've got a very talented yarn bomber here in Ely, and they've been busy decorating the marketplace. And it's actually quite tasteful, I must admit. Will try and grab a snap.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

nothing very special in my northern town - bunting in high street but the general purpose stuff - phoned a friend in NW london suburbs - seems they have a mini vintage car show in the street tomorrow put together by local folks - everything from a ford anglia to some big yank thing - and a barbecue - sounds nice. May ride round blackburn accrington burnley tomorrow via various roads and canals to see what's afoot.

thought I'd been clever earlier by cycling to the lidl earlier for the shopping during trooping of the colour but seems lots of other folk had the same idea - more crowded than usual.

 

[postman]

Underwhelmed by it all actually.I have just watched the BBC 10-00 o'clock news and seen the events,good to see people enjoying themselves after covid lockdown.But what I did find shocking was the state of her Majesty she has got old looking very quickly,so soon after Philips death,I noticed something similar with Ken Dodd,so I predict within six months about December there will be a state funeral.If not I'll donate £10 to a charity named on here.

 

[slowmotion]

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham says that bunting over an active road needs to be at a height of 5.7 metres. From casual inspection, 95% of bunters hereabouts fail to comply.

It cheers me up no end.

 

[Time Waster]

Went out back at midnight and heard a load of crackly fireworks and bangers go off. That was up the hill behind our house where the cricket and football clubs were in the sports fields. I guess Jubilee related.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

Today I was observing the Jubilee in the time honoured way by Doing Something Else. While out in a ride I noticed a couple of villages had created ‘installations‘ to celebrate. They were all crap, but this one from the village of Lasham between Basingstoke and Alton is truly terrifying. WTF are you on Lasham!?

for fans of such things, there are also some in great budworth in cheshire - rode through the other day - didn't stop to take a pic - was loaded up. Seem to remember a queen sitting on a doorstep.

edit - tried to see if google turned anything up - found this old collection -

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/great-budworth

seems great budworth has form in these things, plus was also apparently a setting for an alien invasion in a beeb war of the worlds.
Who knew cheshire was so interesting?

 

[lazybloke]

I'd be rather ashamed if my "beacon" was a bit of plastic illuminated by LEDs, or a scrappy heap of old pallets. Most towns did better, thankfully.

Thought the queen looked better than she did at Xmas, although I do wonder what the translation of "mobility issues" might be.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Nothing in Glasgow. The council said that spending public money on celebrations would be “sickeningly offensive”.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Not many/much flags and bunting out in this small town. Probably about 5 to 10 percent of homes have bothered. Out of the 16 flats and the 25 in the sheltered housing across the road, I'm the only one with my 6ft by 4ft flag flying outside my window. Even people I'd consider to be patriotic haven't bothered. I bet though they'll all have their stupid 'Engurland' flags out in November for yet another attempt by 'Engurland' to win finally win a first trophy since 1966. It grates me when I see those flags badly displayed and with crap like 'The Sun' or 'Sports Direct' on them, especially those with England written on the flag, as if the flag isn't self explanatory.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

One house in the village with two small flags out.

Not our house either.

Would be nice to think that when HM's reign comes to a natural end that we end the absurd pampering of this over-privileged family and the attendant fawning guff in the media.

 

[sheddy]

Are any flags/bunting actually manufactured in the UK ?

 

[MontyVeda]

Nothing in Glasgow. The council said that spending public money on celebrations would be “sickeningly offensive”.

Local FB group is 'up in arms' that the town doesn't have bunting crisscrossing the streets whilst other local towns apparently do. I wouldn't be surprised if all those complaining on FB haven't put any bunting up either. Those types always expect some fecker else to put bunting up for them.

In other news... two of my managers at work today were looking for Sellotape so they could put some bunting up. I flat refused to tell them where it was, instead, stating that we've got better things to use sellotape for than fecking bunting

 

[Smokin Joe]

One house in the village with two small flags out.

Not our house either.

Would be nice to think that when HM's reign comes to a natural end that we end the absurd pampering of this over-privileged family and the attendant fawning guff in the medi

Only one house in our estate has anything, though the council estate at the other end of the villiage is full of it. I did see one house with an Irish tri-colour hanging on the wall, though they hadn't gone as far of a picture of a man in a balaclava holding an Armalite in front of it.