The Queen's Platinum Jubilee WD

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Town and Parish Council Update

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January 2022

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Happy New Year - Are you planning an event?

Happy New Year! As we are now a good few days into 2022, I'm sure that many of you are looking forward to the year ahead and planning for some of our major events, including the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this summer.

You may be aware that Buckingham Palace has announced a weekend of celebrations on 2nd – 5th June 2022 across the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world to mark the Jubilee. The Platinum Jubilee celebrates the Queen’s historic reign and 70 years of service.

Jubilee PNG Logo

Community Events and Activities

Union Jack Jubilee flags

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.

FIND OUT HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Beacons

Jubilee Beacon

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

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BEACONS

Big Jubilee Lunch

Jubilee Big Lunch

The Big Jubilee Lunch is also being planned for Sunday 5th 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.

Join the Platinum Jubilee story on social media #HM70 and #PlatinumJubilee

Tell us about your event!

Please take a few minutes to complete our online questionnaire - doing so will help us identify what plans are in place across the area and means we can offer our promotional support to your community.

Click here to tell us about your plans 

(this is not a formal request for an event licence  - to request a temporary event notice please visit our website here.

Many thanks - we look forward to working with you to help celebrate this historic event!