Tag: Diamond Jubilee

The Day The Queen Came To Nottingham

Amanda Cottingham | June 13, 2012 | 9 Comments

Over 35,000 people turned out in Nottingham today to greet the Queen, Kate and William. I am really regretting not taking Miss N (9) out of school for a couple of hours into town so we got our own slice of history. Miss A (3) is too young really to have appreciated it.

To be honest it had not even crossed my mind to do it. It wasn’t until I was chatting at school pick-up that I realised that lots of parents had done this. The more we spoke about it, more I had a feeling of regret.

I will however share with you some really fantastic photographs that Tall Dad’s cousin once removed ( I had to google that) the gorgeous Grace Vernon took, at The Market Square today.

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Jubilee Table Decoration

Amanda Cottingham | May 31, 2012 | 5 Comments

I wanted to make something really simple to use as a decoration over the bank holiday weekend.

My mum came up trumps, when she dropped off a couple of the Silver Jubilee mugs, that you can see my brother and I using HERE. I decided to use those together with a Cath Kidston mug, that I chipped the other day. Continue Reading

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The Silver Jubilee : Memories

Amanda Cottingham | May 30, 2012 | 13 Comments

I couldn’t resist posting some photographs of the Silver Jubilee celebrations on my street, back in 1977. I vaguely remember it (I was 5) as a day filled with food and fun and games.

Apparently there will as many street parties for the Diamond Jubilee as there were for the Silver Jubilee. With more than 2 million people celebrating organised street parties. I personally don’t think you need to be a fan of the royals in order to take part in the celebrations, they are more than that. It is part of our culture and I feel like I want my children to have memories to cherish.