Let there be light!
BEACONS LIT FOR JUBILEE
MORE than 3,000 beacons will be lit up and down Britain to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, including nearly 30 in Hull and East Yorkshire.
The Queen’s Jubilee beacons follow similar events in 1977, 2002 and 2012 for the silver, golden and diamond jubilees.
In Hull and East Yorkshire, the lighting of beacons will coincide with a programme of events to mark the Queens’ Platinum Jubilee.
A Humber Flotilla of around 70 ships will sail from Hull Marina to the Humber Bridge and two Spitfires will conduct a fly-past.
The beacons will be set ablaze today, with events taking place between 9.15pm-10pm. It is expected most beacons will be lit at around 9.45pm.
Meanwhile, a bugler and piper will stand on the in the nose cone at The Deep as it is lit up in purple.
Around the world, the first beacons will be lit in Tonga and Samoa in the South Pacific, and the last one in Belize, in central America.
The principal beacon outside Buckingham Palace – a 21-metre tall Tree of Trees sculpture – will be illuminated by a senior member of the Royal family.
JUBILEE BEACON EVENTS HULL:
A Jubilee beacon will be lit on the bullnose at Hull Marina, at around 9.30pm-9.45pm. Meanwhile, a bugler and piper will stand on the in the nose cone at The Deep as it is lit up in purple. The beacon-lighting is part of a four-day programme of Jubilee events in Hull.
HESSLE: Hessle Town Council is organising a Jubilee beacon event on Hessle Foreshore, with lighting at around
9.45pm. It will follow a day of activities. Meanwhile, a floating fireworks display will be held on the River Humber, south of Hessle Foreshore, at around 10pm.
BARTON-UPON-HUMBER: A beacon will be lit at the Humber Bridge viewing area, off Waterside Road, at around 9.45pm.
NORTH FERRIBY: A beacon will be lit on the Riverside Walkway at 9.45pm, accompanied by a piper and a choir. The floating fireworks display will be held on the River Humber, south of Hessle Foreshore, and will be visible at 10pm.
BEVERLEY: The beacon will be lit at St Mary’s Church at 9.45pm.
ELLOUGHTON: Elloughton-cumbrough Town Council has organised a beacon-lighting event from 9.15pm with a piper and a choir. It will be held in Elloughton High Road.
ELSTRONWICK: Elstronwick
Parish Council is staging a beacon lighting and afternoon tea event.
HOLME ON SPALDING MOOR: A special guest will light the beacon on Church Hill at around 9.35pm.
WITHERNSEA: The beacon will be lit on Central Promenade, Withernsea, at around 9.30pm.