streets gardens and schools Iron Acton Primary School

IRON Acton Primary School organised a range of activities to celebrate the Coronation, from designing and making crowns and bunting, which was hung up in the Parish Hall for a village celebration, to a joint procession with pupils from North Road Primary School for a procession along Iron Acton High Street.

Executive head teacher Mike Riches said: "The road had been closed for a street party later in the day.

"The children wore their crowns, waved flags and played instruments as they walked together in celebration."

Memories old and new at the Grove

AT the Grove residential dementia care home in Winterbourne High Street, residents helped put up balloons, flags and their own decorations.

Manager Sharon Tucker said: "We even had a life-size cut out of the King himself, which the residents had great pleasure having their photo taken with, as did all staff and even our directors when they visited.

"The King’s Coronation was both a special and exciting celebration for all our residents, their families and friends and the Team here at the home.

"In preparation for the weekend festivities our activities coordinator reminisced with the residents as to what they were doing at the Queen’s coronation in 1953.

"These memories were made into speech bubbles and put all around the home for everyone to enjoy.

"The residents had a great day celebrating with their families and friends, enjoying tasty food and treats and some fantastic singing and dancing hosted by the BU Dance Group, which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

"It was lovely to have our resident’s families and friends celebrating and reminiscing with us in the home."

Chipping Sodbury Big Lunch

CHIPPING Sodbury’s Coronation Big Lunch has been hailed a huge success – after thousands of people turned out to join celebrations. Broad Street was closed for Sunday May 7, the day after the Coronation, as organisers arranged bands, stalls and entertainment.

The Big Lunch team had decided to turn over their annual fund raising gathering to a Coronation celebration. It followed the huge success of a Big Lunch dedicated to the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year.

Alexandra Dent, one of the organisers, said: “It was a wonderful fitting way to celebrate 10 years of the Big Lunch in Chipping Sodbury.

“It felt like the whole town came out to mark the Coronation and enjoy the fabulous free entertainment we were able to put on in our beautiful High Street, including local band Liquor & Poker, singer Yasmine Kabbala-Dolby, giant bubble fun and Winterbourne Border Morris.

“A special thanks to all our Big Lunch committee who worked so hard to put on such a great day for the whole town to enjoy.”