It’s that time of year again when we ask you to consider anyone that may match the criteria for attending a royal garden party.
ONLY CLERKS TO REPLY ON BEHALF OF DAPTC MEMBER COUNCILS
Date: 7 May 2025
Dorset allocation: 2 - 1 pair of tickets (a main guest and an accompanying guest),
IMPORTANT: We would wish to draw your attention to the following guidance about the nomination process:
- Nominated guests should be drawn from a diverse range of individuals and organisations. They should recognise excellent contributions in their field, and in public service, voluntary or community work.
- Guests should NOT have previously attended a Garden Party. However, if the nominated individual was the accompanying guest (i.e. not the main guest) last time they attended, they may be nominated in their own right.
- All nominated guests must be over the age of 18 years and resident in the UK. Where relevant to your organisation, we would also welcome nominations of refugees settled in the U.K. who might be appropriately recognised through an invitation.
- All nominated guests should be accompanied unless he or she specifically requests otherwise, but the accompanying person will also be within your overall quota and over the age of 18. Please do consider small groups from a particular organisation being invited to come together who have made outstanding efforts at a local level. When possible, please give consideration to diversity and include nominees from all levels involved.
- The nominations you submit will be considered on a confirmed acceptance basis with the invitations being sent to guests around two weeks prior to the event. It is therefore the sponsoring organisations responsibility to inform guests the date of the Garden Party they have been nominated to attend.
- Please note there will be no parking facilities offered this year with the exception of disability badge (Blue Badge) holders who may apply for parking. Regrettably no exceptions will be allowed. Requests for disabled access should be entered on the nomination form as in previous years. An additional form will be included with the nominee's invitation requesting details of their disability badge, upon receipt of which a parking label will be sent to the guest.
Buckingham Palace have specifically stated that late changes to nominations cannot be entertained by the palace. Therefore, once details have been submitted to the Palace by NALC, this cannot be changed.
IMPORTANT: In addition to the information above, I would advise you of the following:
- The nominees should be serving councillors / council staff.
- My deadline for submission to NALC is Tuesday, 18 February, therefore if you can ensure that you submit details to DAPTC by 5:30pm Friday, 14 February I would be most grateful.
- The draw from the submissions received will be made on Monday 17 February 2025 and notified to the successful nominee on the same day.
Member Councils who have had a representative attend during the last ten years are not invited to send in nominations. If your council is listed below, it will be ineligible to nominate.
2015 Verwood TC and Child Okeford PC
2016 Bourton PC and Sixpenny Handley PC
2017 Gillingham TC and Buckland Newton PC
2018 St Leonards & St Ives PC and Yeohead & Castleton PC
2019 Buckhorn Weston & Kington Magna PC and Melbury Abbas & Cann PC
2022 Lyme Regis TC
2023 Blandford Forum Town Council
2024 Cheselbourne PC
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