Preparations for The Coronation

Plymouth residents are being encouraged to start planning community celebrations for the King’s Coronation bank holiday weekend in May.

The Coronation will see people across the UK come together to celebrate and the national programme will include the procession and service at Westminster Abbey on May 6, a ‘Coronation Big Lunch’ across the country on May 7 (with a concert taking place in Windsor in the evening), and ‘The Big Help Out’ community activity on the bank holiday, Monday May 8.

Street parties are a great way of celebrating the event together and Plymouth City Council is making them easier to organise by lifting the fees for street closure orders between May 6 and 8.

Guidance for residents on how to organise a street party can be found on the Visit Plymouth website at www.visitplymouth.co.uk.

Another way for communities and neighbours to come together is by taking part in The Coronation Big Lunch, on May 7. Information on how to get involved is on the Coronation Big Lunch website at www.edenprojectcommunities. com/the-big-lunch