Raring2go! Raring2go! 26 raring2go.co.uk 27 Celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee There has been little to celebrate these past two years, but Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 is definitely cause for celebration. Here are some ideas to help you mark this incredible milestone. Please visit www.raring2go.co.uk for more. Street parties The UK has a long history of organised street parties to celebrate national events. Why not organise one for your neighbours for the Platinum Jubilee? You’re welcome to host parties right across the bank holiday weekend, or as part of The Big Jubilee Lunch (below). The Big Jubilee Lunch To coincide with the Platinum Jubilee, The Big Jubilee Lunch will be taking place on Sunday 5 June. Since 2009, The Big Lunch has encouraged local communities to celebrate their connections and get to know each other a little bit better. Beacon lighting The UK has a long tradition of celebrating Royal Jubilees, Weddings and Coronations through beacon lighting. You could light beacons or you could get involved in beacon lighting within your local communities on the evening of 2 June. The Queen’s Green Canopy You can continue to plant trees until the end of the Jubilee year in 2022 as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy. Platinum Jubilee emblem Download the official Platinum Jubilee emblem. It is free of charge, and can be used for all activities associated with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, including community and national events, publications, social media, retail and also for merchandising. Funding Are you seeking funding to support an event or activity you are planning to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee? A range of options are available. Platinum Jubilee related names and titles. Thinking about what to call your Platinum Jubilee event ? Or are you considering renaming a building to mark the occasion? Check the guidance on this. Social media Join the Platinum Jubilee conversation by sharing your events, activities, tributes and creativity using the hashtags: #PlatinumJubileeand #HM70 and tagging @DCMS on Twitter or @dcmsgovukon Instagram and Facebook. The Queen’s Private Estates Celebrations will also take place on The Queen’s private estates, Sandringham and Balmoral, for local residents and visitors to enjoy. Events free for members of the public to take part in over the Bank Holiday weekend will include ‘Platinum Party at the Palace’ on the big screen in the Royal Parkland at Sandringham - a live screening of the BBC Concert celebrating the most significant and joyous moments from The Queen’s reign of seven decades. The lighting of the Sandringham beacon will also take place in the Royal Parkland, and will be accompanied by live music from the Norwich Pipe Band and the Hunstanton Band. Join in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations near you National Beacon Lighting We are participating in the national Beacon lighting programme with beacons being lit at Fort Widley and Southsea Castle to mark the start of the celebratory weekend. Big Lunch Two outdoor Big Lunch events will be held in both the north and south of the city on Sunday 5 June. Potentially on Southsea Common and King George V playing field. These free events will be an opportunity for the whole community to gather outdoors and mark the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession. Visit www.portsmouth.gov.uk to check final details and times of events closer to the time. Lee Beacon 2022 will be holding the Queens Platinum Jubilee Community Celebrations and this lively event will have some fantastic craft and produce stores while musical artists perform for the lighting of the Beacon at sunset. It will be a fun day out for the kids with Harvo Entertainment giving Magic and Punch & Judy Shows throughout the day. Fire show at 8:30pm When: 2 June 2022 From: 12:00 Where: Marine Parade, Lee-on-Solent Portsmouth Lee-on-Solent Thursday, 2nd June to Sunday, 5th June 2022 Up to £1,000 per ward available for community projects Groups and charities are royally invited to apply for a Portsmouth City Council Jubilee Neighbourhood Grant to fund environmentally focussed community legacy projects across the city to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Up to £1,000 is available for every ward in Portsmouth for projects such as wildflower gardens, bee hotels or parklets. Groups or charities who wish to apply must be within Portsmouth (PO1 - PO6), providing facilities, activities, or services for the benefit of Portsmouth residents. Deadline for grants: 26 April 2022
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