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Planning a community celebration for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee? From choosing activities to getting everyone involved, Hanna Prince looks at how to prepare
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t the beginning of June, communities around the country will gather to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. No other British monarch has ever reigned for 70 years, so it’s the perfect excuse for a nationwide knees-up. In Sussex, events will span the Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. From street parties to public festivals and from sitdown teas to pot luck buffets, the festivities will come in all shapes and sizes. Planning your own community get-together can be fun and rewarding for everyone involved. It can also be hard work! We’ve pulled together some of the options for hosting a Jubilee gathering, and what to bear in mind. DANCING IN THE STREET Britain will be hosting hundreds of street parties as part of the Queen’s Jubilee – it’s one of the most fun and straightforward ways to celebrate. Street parties aren’t as complicated to organise as you might imagine. As long as your event is aimed at residents and neighbours only and there won’t be alcohol on sale, you shouldn’t require a
May 2022 | SUSSEX LIVING 11
