Focus on Bromley
Bromley to celebrate
the Platinum Jubilee
Library of Things now open for borrowing in the Glades, Bromley
Outdoor concerts and a beacon lighting ceremony are among the exciting events being planned across Bromley borough to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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ree tickets are already available for a commemorative beacon lighting ceremony at Crystal Palace Park, with ticketed soon to launch for a two-day concert in Queens Gardens, Bromley to showcase local talents.
Bromley Council are planning the above events, as well as a rich programme of cultural activities, to give interested residents a range of opportunities to celebrate the jubilee, especially over the four-day commemorative bank holiday. The beacon lighting ceremony will take place on Thursday 2 June and will see an evening with a traditional bugler, bagpiper and choir performing as the beacon is lit. Bromley will join over 1,500 beacons being lit across the country and beyond to honour Her Majesty’s service. Tickets are being allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis and are available now online [www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ platinum-jubilee-beacon-lighting-ceremonytickets-305823114167]. The two-day concert will see local acts performing on Friday 3 June and Saturday 4 June, as well as a live screening of the national ‘Party at the Palace’ event on Saturday. Film screenings will also be taking place at Queens Garden over the bank holiday, with ticketing information soon available at www.bromley.gov.uk/PlatinumJubilee.
A Council spokesperson said, “We are pleased to be delivering these events for residents to honour Her Majesty’s outstanding achievement of 70 years of service to the nation. We have been working with a number of partners on various events and would like to thank all partners, particular Crystal Palace Park Trust for their support with the beacon lighting, YourBromley for delivering the Queen’s Garden film screenings, and the Glades and Fairlight Group for sponsoring the concerts and uniformed groups parade respectively.” The Council’s programme of cultural activities and events includes film screenings, children’s art challenges and storytelling activities, and a parade of the uniformed groups. Other commemorative activities also include planting over 1,500 trees being planting by the council in support of the Queen’s Green canopy initiative, which is the national tree planting initiative marking the Platinum Jubilee. Residents are also being encouraged to take part in this planting scheme and these planted trees can be recorded on the Queens Green Canopy website. [www.queensgreencanopy. org/map-education-hub/qgc-map/#/]
Further information about these activities is available on the council’s website www.bromley.gov.uk/platinumjubilee
Bromley shoppers and businesses can now borrow rather than buy items thanks to the new Library of Things shop in the Glades shopping centre. This new social enterprise business offers a range of household items, from hobbying activity equipment to small DIY tools for hire, often associated with a ‘one off’ job, meaning costly purchases and the associated environmental impact could be avoided. Library of Things also considers partnerships with local hire businesses, and making referrals to customers where appropriate The initial set-up costs were funded through Bromley Council’s carbon offset fund, with the Library of Things hiring kiosk being hosted by Greener and Cleaner Bromley in their newly launched eco-hub premises. The items available for hire range from hobbying activity items such as sewing machines, metal detectors, camping equipment, to DIY equipment such as drills, pressure washers and hedge trimmers, and more. The items can all be borrowed for a small daily cost, with residents able to reserve items online ready for collection from the self-service kiosk in the hub, at The Glades shopping centre in Bromley, a short walk away from Bromley South Station. Visit Bromley Library of Things website www.libraryofthings.co.uk/bromley to sign up to start borrowing.
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