Activities are being planned by communities, individuals and organisations and we are therefore writing to see if you are aware of any planned activities in your area and to ask for your help in encouraging activities to be planned.

The Platinum Jubilee is a great way to bring our communities together and get involved in the celebrations! We will be offering support by coordinating the events across our region and promoting activities via advertising and through our social media platforms.

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One of the main activities will be the Beacon lighting which takes place on Thursday 2^nd June 2022.

Can you arrange for a beacon to be lit in your area? Various types of beacons to be used for this historic occasion that can be lit in farmers’ fields, on country estates, on the top of high hills, around our shorelines on cliff tops and on beaches, with gas-fuelled beacons on church towers and castle battlements and permanent beacon braziers made and lit by craftsmen and women in the centre of town and village greens.

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The Big Jubilee Lunch is also being planned for Sunday 5^th June 2022, inviting neighbours to share friendship, food and fun and bringing the Jubilee celebrations to the heart of our communities. A Big Jubilee Lunch can be big or small, street parties or picnics or even garden barbeques.