A teacher and a supermarket worker will carry giant scrolls depicting themselves at a Jubilee parade.
Alyssia Jacobs and Lynsey Marriot cannot wait to represent Milton Keynes in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on 5 June
Two keyworkers who worked during the Covid-19 pandemic say they are proud to have been selected to take part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.Fellow resident Lynsey Marriot, a community champion for the supermarket Morrisons, said she was "blown away" at being selected.Image caption,Mrs Marriot said she was chosen to be one of a number of scroll bearers of a giant 7m high banner because she organised a scheme to distribute waste food from the Milton Keynes store to families in need.
"We were filling up community fridges around Milton Keynes, we're just helping hundreds of people a year, its fantastic."Lynsey Marriot's image was made into a scroll, see can be seen wearing her work uniform "It's very nerve-racking but I'm really excited. I'm 43 and I couldn't wait to tell my mum - she was thrilled.
"My husband was really proud, he was just really thrilled that my work had been recognised, as I had."