Village announces a right royal party to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee

VILLAGERS in Alstonefield have announced plans for their celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Live music, art and costume displays and a picnic are all arranged to mark the occasion, with events beginning on the Bank Holiday Thursday.

A display of costumes, flowers and memorabilia highlighting the seven decades of the Queen’s reign will be hosted by St Peter’s Church, with the display set up by Notty Hornblower of Hope House Costume Museum and Ann Colclough, a local flower arranger, who will be assisted by Sue Lovatt.

This exhibition, which aims to transform the church and relate key aspects of 70 years of history, will be open to visitors from 10am until 5pm from Thursday, June 2, until Sunday, June 5. Refreshments will be available.

Also on show in the church will be pictures created by villagers, encouraged by local artist Margaret Sharples, and a display of photographs of people and activities in Alstonefield over the last 70 years. A special book will be available for people to sign or illustrate for The Queen.

In the village hall will be a display of photographs of Alstonefield in 1952, highlighting the changes that have taken place in the village.

There will be two concerts given to village children, and in the village hall; Tom Mc- a jubilee bench unveiled. Conville and others on Sat- There will also be a toast to urday, June 4, and Suzie Un- The Queen on the day. derleiger on Sunday, June 5, Rounding off the events on both starting at 7.30pm. Sunday, June 26, will be a Jubilee

A “Bring and Share” ju- Wakes Service with the bilee picnic will be held on Warslow Silver Band in The the playing field from noon Manor Garden, and a Jubilee until 2pm on Sunday, June Wakes Concert by the Warslow 5, when jubilee mugs will be Silver Band from 3pm.