MY COMMUNITY
Happy and The Platinum Jubilee weekend was a fantastic opportunity for communities to reconnect after the pandemic and for new faces to get to know their neighbours.
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ore than 50 street parties were held across the borough in a beautiful display of culture and community spirit. Trestle tables full of Platinum pudding, cakes and food from across the world lined the streets as bunting blew to the sound of music and cut outs of the Queen’s corgi’s walked by. Neighbours came together to renew old friendships, or create new ones, over food, games and music to mark the historic event with the help of Love Where You Live grant funding from the council. The Mayor of Brent, Cllr Abdi Aden, joined the traditional beacon lighting ceremony to honour Her Majesty the Queen’s 70 years of service at the steps of Wembley Stadium with the Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa pipe band playing to an appreciative crowd. “I was delighted to be able to visit so many amazing street parties around the borough. It was truly wonderful to see the music, steel bands, marquees, dancing, bunting, balloons and, of-course, the wonderful food from across
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the world. Brent residents know how to celebrate and the sense of joy and community created a wonderful energy across Brent.” Fiona Mulaisho, Project Lead for the Whitmore Gardens street party, said: “The Platinum Jubilee was a once in a lifetime occasion that brought everyone together, especially after such a long time apart due to Covid. It was amazing and a perfect time! “We were very lucky to be given money from Brent’s Love Where You Live grant as well as from the local community and businesses” . Wembley Park filled with dancing feet as it transformed into a huge dance floor for the giant Jubilee Dance Party in collaboration with Rambert and Pineapple Dance Studios. Children jumped for joy, which set the scene for the long Bank Holiday weekend. Brent libraries also hosted Jubilee coffee mornings exploring everything from the traditions of tea to the history of Harlesden’s clock tower.
What a picture, what a day of memories for the family album!
