Jubilee party

[boxingbig]

I am not sure that I am allowed to say this but I am dreading the Jubilee do's
I think the Queen is wonderful ,but people near by just need one excuse to create a "BBQ" /party which means our home is filled with their smoke and stink and young yobs getting drunk on cheap booze,I cannot be alone in not looking forward to this weekend. Someone has just told me that it is £12.50 to stand on a London bridge to watch the boat procession.

[tonyav]

Of cause you are allowed to say it, your opinion is as valid as any one else's.

[cazzz1975]

you dont have to do the whole party thing you know, its optional. I certainly wont be

[craft1948]

Looking at what you've posted I'd pay the £12.50.................

[Nibble]

It's your right under the following:
The right to freedom of expression is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 19 of the ICCPR states that "[e]veryone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice".

Not wanting to partake in the Jubilee celebrations is a valid expression of your rights, and should be respected.

[tonyav]

Very well put nibble.

[mccfluff]

you don't have to celebrate if you don't want to, i'm goign to a jubilee party but its being held in a field out in the middle of no-where and its not so much the jubilee part its more the food and beer i'm going for :-)

[divegirl]

I don't get this anti Jubilee thingy!

Don't me wrong I'm not fussed either way, but I have barely heard a thing about it, I believe its called freedom of choice. I read the news I want and don't really watch the tv, But I work on the internet and have seen nowt.
Just do your own thing and ignore all the fuss!

Lisa x

[chaptazbru]

I'm looking forward to it, but you're perfectly entitled to feel as you do boxing ....

[Ann]

I'm going to a neighbours Jubilee BBQ - I won't be happy if it means sitting outside shivering if the weather turns bad!

[anneasquith]

what jubilee ?

[jake-the-peg]

//Of cause you are allowed to say it, your opinion is as valid as any one else's.//


This is the great lie isn't it?


You certainly wouldn't say that a surgeons opinion on your medical condition was as good as anybody else's

[ethandron]

I think you're wrong about being charged for standing on a bridge to watch it, who told you and how do they know?
We have a table booked for a family lunch at the outside part of a restaurant on the banks of the Thames in London. We're all looking forward to being together, enjoying the pageantry and being part of this historic event.
I have no problem with those who don't want to join in and can't understand why some have a problem with those who do. Just do you own thing and leave others to do theirs.

[Nibble]

It's probably to do with somepeople feeling that the media are forcefeeding the Jubilee & Olympics constantly down the airwaves at all times of the day, and expecting that they're supposed to be happy-clappy and supportive of it all, when they really couldn't care about it, or don't wish to be part of it.

I believe the OP has stated that its not the Jubilee which is their issue, but the constant assumption that everybody in the country is "up" for it, which possiby a sizeable minority may not be, however their point of view should be respected.

[Maydup]

I'm so lucky to live in the middle of no-where and able to ignore the world when it comes to tings like the Jubilee and other people's BBQs. Can you not go out for the day boxingbig? Or for a walk, boat ride, stroll along the beach , take a pck lunch and go for a train ride. Anything to get away from the neighbours!

[daffy654]

As far as I am aware our village is not doing anything special for the jubilee.

I should imagine the usual suspects will be getting noisily drunk at the weekend though and then waking up half the village on their way home from the pub.

[tonyav]

That has a familier ring to it for me that is daffy.

[brenda]

Contrary to daffy -- our little village has organised 3 days of cracking events covering all ages. The community centre has has been working for months on this. Each day for those who would rather not participate at the centre there are outings by coach to a venue .These trips are booked up solid , so there must be many people who want to do some thing different on the Bank holiday without feeling "Jubileed."