The events planned in Wales for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee including gigs, street parties and fetes
A HOST OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS ARE BEING PLANNED ACROSS WELSH COMMUNITIES TO CELEBRATE THE JUBILEE, WRITES LAURA CLEMENTS
AN OUTDOOR concert in the Welsh capital featuring some of Wales’s biggest stars will lead the celebrations over the four-day bank holiday for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June. Other events planned include the lighting of more than 1,500 beacons around the country to celebrate the milestone.
Live under the Stars has announced the Cardiff Castle Jubilee Celebration Concert, on Saturday, June 4, which will feature the likes of Aled Jones, Mike Peters, Bonnie Tyler and John Owen-jones. The event, which will kick off at 3pm, will also see drumming weatherman Owain Wyn Evans take to the stage alongside funnyman Mike Doyle, the Pendyrus Male Voice Choir and the Welsh Pops Orchestra.
Promising an occasion full of “music, song and laughter”, the concert will include a specially produced ‘Singing in the Reign’ programme to celebrate the best Welsh hits to have coincided with the Queens 70 years on the throne. It also promises a Jubilee picnic in a box as well as other food options and a full bar. Richard Perry, director of Live Under the Stars, said: “We are delighted to be producing this one-off concert to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. We hope everyone that attends are able to make their own treasured memories of a once in a lifetime moment in our history and what better place to do it than iconic Cardiff Castle.”
The Cardiff concert is just one of many events happening across Wales over the extended Bank Holiday weekend., which celebrates the Queen’s 70-year reign and the first time a British monarch has reached a Platinum Jubilee on the throne. Many town councils are getting on on the fun and organising their own events while local authorities in Wales are supporting street parties being held right across the country. Here’s a full list of all the big events planned in South Wales for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the four days in summer.
CARDIFF
Jubilee Concert at Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle will host the biggest party of the year on the June Bank Holiday weekend when the best of Welsh entertainment comes together for the event. Aled Jones, Mike Peters, Bonnie Tyler and John Owen Jones will lead the Welsh celebrations on stage.
Adult day tickets are priced at £32.50 and children under the age of 16 can attend for free with every full paying adult. Additional under-16s are £12.50. Under-fours are free. When: Saturday, June 4
Where: Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, CF10 3RB
Whitchurch Village Platinum Jubilee Street Party
The Whitchurch Village Platinum Jubilee Street Party, hosted by the village residents, will close the main street to host a Big Jubilee Lunch. Open to the public, no booking is required. Just turn up and party on. When: Sunday, June 5 Where: Whitchurch Village, Cardiff
Radyr & Morganstown Jubilee Beacon Lighting
Radyr & Morganstown Community Council will be organising the event in the grounds of Radyr Comprehensive School which will feature entertainment for all the family. It will kick off with a crownmaking competition and entertainers for the kids, live music and BBQ and bar for the adults, and culminating in lighting the Radyr Beacon at 9.45pm followed by fireworks. When: Thursday, June 2 Where: Radyr Comprehensive School, Heol Isaf, Radyr
Inclusive Jubilee Garden Party
Disability play charity Cwtch Together will be holding a garden party featuring crown making, hunting jewels in the sand, making purple playdough, sensory area, ball pit, icing biscuits, raffle, food and soft drinks. The two play sessions – held in the morning and afternoon – will need to be booked in advance. When: Saturday, June 4 Where: 15th Cardiff Scout Hall, Sloper Road, Cardiff
CARMARTHENSHIRE
Queens Tea Dance, Morriston Big Band
The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa is hosting the Queen’s Afternoon Tea Party on Sunday afternoon. The traditional afternoon tea will be served from 2.30pm followed by Morriston Big Band taking to the stage at 4pm. Tickets costs £21.95. When: Sunday, June 5 Where: The Diplomat Hotel, Felinfoel Road, Llanelli, Llanelli
CAERPHILLY Risca East Community Council celebrations
The community council is putting on a special event to celebrate tree planting and new benches for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. There will be a community picnic and the winners of the schools competition will be announced for the portrait and poetry competition. When: Thursday, June 2
Where: Holly Road, Ty Sign, Risca, NP11 6PF
BRIDGEND Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations
The St Brides Major community council is putting on an afternoon and evening of celebrations as part of the Jubilee Beacons. When: Thursday, June 2 Where: Cricket club, Southerndown,
Bridgend
NEATH PORT TALBOT Seven Sisters Community Hall Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
This community event promises “fun galore” including an exhibition of village history, a 1950s-inspired lunch club meal with music from the era, a Prince and Princesses party, a Mad Hatter’s tea party and children’s competitions through the week.
When: Thursday, June 2 Where: Brynhyfryd Terrace, Seven Sisters, SA10 9BA
Ferry Fest, Briton Ferry
The community is organising a festival with music, stalls and children’s rides. The event will see the return of the pram parade, something which hasn’t been held in the town for three decades. The festival will also bring together the town’s
marching band who haven’t been together since their teens and are all now in their late 50s. When: Friday, June 3 Location: Ynysmaerdy Road, Briton Ferry, Neath Port
NEWPORT
Newport’s Big Jubilee Lunch
Newport’s Beechwood Park will be hosting a Big Jubilee Lunch. Organisers have promised fun for all the family including entertainment, refreshments and a big screen to watch the national Platinum Jubilee festivities. All you have to do is bring your own picnic. When: Sunday, June 5 Where: Beechwood Park, Newport
Queen’s Jubilee Beacon
The Jubilee Beacons is one of the official events of the Platinum Jubilee and Newport’s beacon will be lit at the Queen Elizabeth II field, Ringland. Newport is also taking part in a specially designed “augmented reality” trail for the four weeks leading up to the beacon being lit. The trail will allow players to visit seven characters that have come to life from Buckingham Palace and are visiting locations around Newport on a day out. Guided by Sir Barnaby Beacon, players will learn about a different decade in Her Majesty’s 70-year reign. When: Thursday, June 2 (Beacon Trail will run from April 30 to June 12)
Where: Queen Elizabeth II field, Ringland
Jubilee Lunch Celebration – Holiday Inn Newport
The Holiday Inn is organising a two-course Sunday lunch with tea or coffee and a slice of cake to mark Her Majesty’s amazing achievement. Advance booking required. When: Sunday, June 5 Where: Holiday Inn Newport, The Coldra, NP20 2FA
VALE OF GLAMORGAN
Platinum Jubilee Festival
The Vale’s Amelia Trust Farm is holding a Platinum Jubilee Festival with a special trail, tractor rides, lawn games, food vendors and lots more. As well as the festival, visitors will be able to see the animals, play in the park and enjoy woodland walks too. Advance booking required. When: Tuesday, May 30 Where: Amelia Trust Farm, Five Mile Lane, CF62 3AS