MINUTES
Drybrook Parish Platinum Jubilee Planning Meeting
23 February 2022
1. Apologies – Cllr Roy Bardo, Maxine Williams & Sarah Lowe
- Matters Arising from the Minutes, not on the Agenda
Amendments to 23/03 Minutes – KG corrected from CG and SW corrected from SL
Straw Bales = 30 @ £4 not 400 @ £30
Change of PTA email for SL – Member List updated and sent to Members 11/3/22
Welcome to Rachel Ferris – PTA Secretary for Drybrook School
- Update of Allocated Tasks by Ref No: Also see updated Task Log
- Continuation of Tasks/difficulties encountered etc……
Venue & Facilities:
- Agreed £40 cost for cakes – Memorial Hall Party Thursday 2nd June
- MG waiting to hear from Barry Bosely – Harrow Hill F/C & Memorial Hall, all decisions need to go through the Trustees – especially for outside Bar. Follow up at next meeting
- All Tasks assigned to RB in his absence – JP to contact & follow up
- Straw Bales secured, and storage offered by Abbot & Co (neighbour to MG)
- JP to contact Hales – transport for Straw Bales
- SL in absence had put forward a list of ‘Local Artists’.
- Drinking Water & alcohol discussed – school to check o/s tap for drinking water, possible use of a water bowser? Agreed not to use plastic bottles
Event Safety:
- Risk Assessment/s – ongoing, to be completed when all Events set out & Timed
- First Aid – Agreed private company required – JP to check
- JP secured Hi-Vis Vests x 21 @ £155.98. Parish Council logo on breast and STEWARD on back
Event Decorations:
- Ongoing – MW to give update at next meeting
- Discussed and Agreed Banner wording – MG to forward to Company
- Celebration Mugs – JP showed Design Print – Design Agreed with costs @ £1590 (500 @ £3.18)
- Union Jack Flags, Lollipops and/or Stickers KG looking into
Food & Entertainment:
- ‘Flamin Edges’ (Greenway Farm Campsite) menu looked at and Agreed
- Fun Inflatables – assault Course booked and Deposit paid (SL&SW)
- Drybrook Parish Contacts List:
MW Absent – Any further contacts to be added – to be updated at next meeting
- Event volunteers – Recruitment & use of Arm bands/Sashes
- JP to Action
- Budget Allocation, Treasurer Update
- Budget Tabled at Parish Council Mtg 15th March – Unanimous Decision, Agreed Funding £10k, with £2k contingency
- Costings to date circulated at Parish Council mtg
- Updated breakdown of costs sent to Jubilee Planning Committee Treasurer (SL)
- Jubilee Mug Design circulated at Parish Council mtg – very well received!
- Jubilee Beacon – inc Pan Todd at Ruardean Hill
- KG to follow up – feedback at nxt mtg
- CB to check with Steve Moore – feedback at nxt mtg
- Opening/closing Ceremony & National Anthem
- Opening = Queens Diamond Jubilee Prayer recommended, as will be used in the Jubilee Thanksgiving Service St Pauls Cathedral on Tuesday 5th June
- Vicar has agreed to recite prayer
- Agreed to then sing National Anthem, and let off 2 x Paper Confetti Canons
- Other VIP/s to be agreed
- A.O.B
Shop on the Cross having a Book Stall on Saturday 4th June MW to contact
- Confirmed DONM;
23rd March 7pm Beech View House