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This outing wasn't one originally planned for
the Jeep. We'd been invited to a friend's house for a Plantinum Jubilee
celebration street party. Our friends had decided on a 1950s theme to tie in
with the original coronation. We were intending to go in the normal car, but
the street was holding a competition for the best decorations and garden
display, so we thought the Jeep would add to the overall display. The British
forces were still using Jeeps at the time and National Service was in force,
so I'd put the RAF markings back on the Jeep and would go in my RAF gear.
Wanting to out-do their neighbours, our friends asked if we had any bunting we
could bring. "Yes, of course we do, left over from our VE Day
celebrations. But why don't we bring our big Union Flag and 15 feet flagpole
too?"
So after a chilly 15 mile drive to our
friend's house, we set to work with the additional bunting and flagpole. With
that done, it was time for the tables and chairs and then checking out the
competition elsewhere in the street. |
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This is one of my favourite pictures from the day. |
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We even had a special visit by Paddington Bear, fresh from his afternoon tea with the Queen that many of us saw on the television coverage of the Jubilee celebrations. |
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