Although we are aware that the New Millennium didn't correctly begin until 2001*, Burton Joyce, Bulcote and Stoke Bardolph followed popular opinion and celebrated at the start of 2000. A committee was formed in 1998 to organise the fund-raising events that were so essential to the villages' plans.
It was intended that there would be permanent gifts to the villages to mark the Millennium, these included:
an annual award to a pupil attending the village primary school
a feature sundial set in a prominent location (with a time capsule
buried beneath)
a trim trail around the perimeter of the sports ground
renovation of the Carnarvon Room (jointly with the Parochial
Church Council)
planting of poplar trees along the river bank between Burton Joyce
and Stoke Bardolph (jointly with the Severn Trent Water Authority)
and
restoration of the Old School Building's Clock (jointly with the Parish Council)
In addition, a celebratory party was planned for the night of
31st December 1999 in which all the residents and
their friends were invited to partake
Obviously, a great deal of money needed to be generated to see these plans through to fruition. There were many fund-raising events during the years before (and months after) and we thank all those concerned for giving their valuable support. We also take pleasure in thanking everyone who sponsored one or more of the 123 poplar trees that were planted along Stoke Lane on 5th December (a list of sponsors can be viewed online by clicking here).
Details follow of some of the events that led up to "The Party Night" and beyond:
DATE | TIME | EVENT | VENUE |
No further contributions are sought, but your comments/observations will still be very gratefully received. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail at Enquiries@2000BJ.com.
Before leaving this website, there follow some hyperlinks to other relevant sites you might wish to visit (please bear in mind that, as the third millennium trundles on, some of these sites may disappear):
Millennium maps
The Domesday Book
Millennium Party Gifts
An amusing animated cartoon
BBC Online's Millennium page
Ireland's Millennium Festivities
The official Greenwich Millennium site
The official Millennium Experience website
The London Eye (The Millennium "Big Wheel")
How to Survive The New Millennium (more humour)
The Previous Millennium's Events: 1000 Years in 500 Days
... or another version of the Previous Millennium's Events (yet more humour)
The Millennium Time Capsule - have it returned to your descendants in 200 years time!
