MAYOR Nigel Vickery is hoping the council will step in to help with the cost of celebrating the cost of the Queen's golden jubilee.

He has written to the leader of Wycombe District Council, Cllr Roger Colomb, asking if the council would waive charges for road closures.

Last week government minister Richard Caborn called on councils to help with costs he believed could be putting people off from organising events.

The cost of a road closure is roughly £60.

Cllr Vickery said: "Back in 1977 when I lived in North Wales we just put some signs up and shut the village off.

"I have written a letter to the district council to find out what the position is.

"I hope they will say 'Oh it is a one-off and we will let it go'. I am sure that the council will do all that it can.

"We are all public servants and we all want to make sure people have a good time.

"It is a very rare occasion, and we are going to have a really good shindig."

He is hoping people will organise any celebrations for June 1 and June 2 so they can attend the town celebration on June 3, the official bank holiday.

Leader of Wycombe District Council, Roger Colomb, said: "We have already agreed we are not going to make any charges for road closures.

"We are proactively helping groups to get money from lottery funding called Awards for All and have approved this."

He said the Queen says she does not want tax-payers' money spent on running jubilee celebration events.