Jubilee celebrations for the Links instead of Viewfield?

Suburban CC met in the Academy tonight with representatives present from River and West CCs. The Big Lunch proposals for Viewfield were discussed but those present seemed minded to see something happen on the Links instead. Coincidentally the Gurn poll in the side-bar finally reached 100 votes today and below is the result (image will enlarge). Voting has been very slow indeed, it looks like there is a growing faction in Nairn that is not bothered either way as far as the Jubilee is concerned.

Big Lunch poll - slow turnout

Interest in the Gurn's latest poll in the sidebar just doesn't seem to be there. Turnout so far is only up to 74 voters, that's to midday today (Friday 24th). Perhaps gurnites are not aware of the issue or disinterest in the Big Lunch extends to not even being bothered to vote on the idea. If you wish to find out more about what the Jubilee Big Lunch proposal for Viewfield is all about then click here for a read.

Little enthusiasm for Big Lunch?

Recently we reported how the Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire Ewan Brodie had explained to the joint community council meeting how he would like to see Nairn get involved in the Big Lunch with an event in Viewfield on Sunday the third of June. Basically it seems that the Big Lunch would in fact be a big picnic sort of event.

On Tuesday night River CC deferred discussion on the whether they should get involved in organising Jubilee events until their next meeting. Last night (Wednesday) at the West CC meeting Rosemary Young speculated whether the Community Councils were the best vehicle for organising such an event and said: “It isn’t really a community council thing, because it’s hard enough to get you to come to a meeting let alone to a big lunch.”

Rosemary continued: “If we had somebody in Nairn heading it up who really felt keen about this then I think everybody would embrace it.”

This observer feels that it isn’t that the Community Councillors are anti-jubilee, they are prepared to back events if they happen but they generally don’t want to get lumbered with the time consuming organisation that will inevitably be involved. Rosemary also indicated that the Rotary have a similar position: “Rotary are quite happy to join in but they didn’t want to sort of be there in front saying this is what we should do but if someone puts something on, they’re going to support it and I think that is what everyone feels really.”

Nairn and the Jubilee Big Lunch

Ewen Brodie Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire was at the joint Community Council meeting in the Academy tonight with news of how Nairn might celebrate the Jubilee. He revealed that Nairn Sailing Club are trying to get a boat into the 1,000 vessel parade on the Thames in June of this year to wave the Nairn flag.

Ewan Brodie would also like to see Nairn get involved in the Big Lunch with an event in Viewfield on Sunday the third of June. He told the meeting that he was there to try and sell the idea of getting involved in the project. He told the meeting he thought the best people in Nairnshire were the Community Councils who were all very vibrant in what they do and what they got involved in. He also hoped that it would not only be for this year but become an annual event.

On the Monday night there may be a beacon/bonfire. There will be 2012 beacons around the Country and Ewen would like to see one in Nairnshire. The Lord Lieutenant is working with Lord Cawdor to find a suitable site.

Each of the three community councils agreed to go away and discuss the Big Lunch further.