Home Making a commitment About us The journey Levels of support How we work Education Arts and culture The environment Regeneration External verification Contacts and partners Give us your views The Jubilee project Download complete report as a pdf [1,096k]    © Rolls-Royce plc 2004    Legal Information This project was a unique opportunity to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee by bringing together some of our key partners in Education, Arts, and the Environment. ViVA, the orchestra of the East Midlands, South Derbyshire District Council and The National Forest Company all work closely with Rolls-Royce on a range of programmes to enhance community life and benefit our business. For the Queen's Golden Jubilee we all joined forces. Twenty-five pupils from Dale Primary School in Derby took part in stimulating after-school workshops involving visual and musical artists, trips to a local forestry centre and a visit to our advanced technology exhibition,all of which sparked lots of ideas... The outcome was a spectacular procession at Derby's Pride Park in front of Her Majesty the Queen and more than 30,000 spectators. The children represented Rolls-Royce in the community and,wearing specially designed costumes inspired by turbine blades used in our engines, danced through the proceedings with confidence. The youngsters presented their own imaginative display, with two highly original aeroplane engines and a colourful banner featuring some of the wildlife they had discovered during a workshop.