Jubilee celebrations

[EphemeralDeception]

Not a very positive 1st post but I wanted to see if anyone else is less than
enthusiastic about the proposed Jubilee preparations as covered in the
Courier this week?

Councillor David Mayo is quoted stating that it would be 'a disgrace' not to
mark the jubilee.
That is one opinion, personally I find the jubilee repugnant (especially
this one - see below) but everyone is entitled to their views royalist and
republican alike. I would much rather mark the 14th of July in celebration
of the French getting rid of theirs, but what do I know.

For this jubilee the British Queen has invited Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al
Khalifa. The head of the Bahrain regime with a notorious list of human
rights abusing, killing over 50 civilians last year alone.

However, If people want to celebrate a Royal birthday that is fine, other
people don't have to participate if they don't like it. However the
community council will be providing funds for bunting etc. Out of which
budget? Wouldn't this money be better used towards local projects? This is
what I certainly object to.

If I was to setup an anti Royal parade to mark the jubilee would the council
provide funds too? Wouldn't this be offensive for some of the community?

Note: The Legion and the Cadets parading as part of the summer festival
sounds great to me but not associated to the partisan jubilee.

[gizmo]

Phone the Council and tell them.

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Welcome to the Forum E.D. - good first post!

I think there's probably about 2.5% of the population that are staunch royalists and would support them through thick and thin and there's probably another 2.5% who detest everything they stand for and want a Republic .......

....... and then there's the 95% who really aren't bothered one way or the other, and are quite happy with an extra holiday (if they're lucky)

I'm sure you could probably spend all day going through the Council budget arguing that various parts of the expenditure could be better used.

It's a shame a 'lapsed' poster (called Ionnsaigh) wasn't still here - he would have given you a fantastic reply. He definitely fits into one of the 2.5% groups! I won't spoil the surprise for you if he chooses to respond upon his return from exile

[Isa]

Phone the Council and tell them.

Did I read it wrong? I thought it was the Community Council, not the real council who were contributing.

ETA. Just had a look at the Courier again and it says that the money will come from the CCC's own funds.

[EphemeralDeception]

Thanks for the comments so far. Actually I don't really know how community councils are funded...perhaps someone can explain?

But their purpose is defined on the Sct Gov website:
"Community Councils are the most local tier of statutory representation in Scotland. They bridge the gap between local authorities and communities, and help to make public bodies aware of the opinions and needs of the communities they represent.

Their primary purpose is to ascertain and express the views of the community to the local authority and other public bodies. Many Community Councils also involve themselves in a wide range of other activities including fundraising, organising community events, undertaking environmental and educational projects and much more."


@Sheik Y E (quite apt in this thread)
I don't know about the 2.5% ratio but one end is making the proposals effecting the other 97.5% or whatever percentage it may be. Most people are indeed not bothered and locally at least it is all harmless fun.. in theory. But in the wider context ( and the wee toon isn't THAT isolated) it is controversial even for the 'not bothereds' or at least it should be to anyone following the formula 1 race in the news recently and supporters of basic human rights.

In the age of the internet there is no excuse for not being aware of the big picture and the younger generation should be made aware of exactly what is being celebrated:My posts wont change the event but might increase awareness.

[Isa]

They bridge the gap between local authorities and communities, and help to make public bodies aware of the opinions and needs of the communities they represent.

Maybe David Mayo was aware of the needs and opinions of the people before making his statement about it being a disgrace that were no celebrations to cover this event

I won't bother to attend any events organised for no reason other than I have no interest in celebrating the jubilee. I'm sure she won't mind if I am there or not.

I enjoyed reading your post though

[smiles]

Who is David Mayo anyway?

[argylltourist]

Is that David Mayo who had something to do with Scientology?? Didn't know he was a cooncillor here!!