Town celebrations HM The King’s coronation

The town of Stone joined the nation in celebrating HM King Charles’ coronation this Spring.

Stone Town Council organised a Coronation party in the High Street on Sunday, May 7, the day after the King’s official coronation.

It all kicked off at 12.30pm and was a free to access family fun day which ran until 5pm.

There was a variety of entertainment including: Stone Town Mayor opening the event alongside

Stone Choral Society; 80’s tribute band Head over Heels; Murphy’s Marbles featuring Sean Cannon of the Dubliners; as well as Abba tribute band Bjorn UK.

Kath Stanway was the compere for the day, and her duo act, Vinyl Overdrive, also performed between sets.

Children’s entertainment included Warwick’s Funfair, plus a best Coronation- themed cake competition took place. Meanwhile, floral tributes were put in place at parks in both Stafford and Stone, to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III.

The flowers in the carpet beds at Victoria Park in Stafford and Stonefield Park in Stone were designed to mark His Majesty’s coronation. These were organised by Stafford Borough Council which maintains the two parks.

The Victoria Park bed was moved into the heart of the park, near to the popular bowling green, following its £2.5 million Heritage Lottery Funded restoration in 2020 - and last year it paid tribute to the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II

Nearly 9,000 plants were used to create the bed at Stonefield Park - while more than 5,000 were used on Victoria Park.