The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Street parties and picnics to mark jubilee
Ahost of special events are being organised across Fife to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Communities will commemorate Her Majesty’s historic 70 years on the throne with a range of celebrations over four days from June 2 to 5.
Fife beacons will be lit, there’s an armed forces parade, afternoon teas, street parties and picnics all over the region.
Fife Provost Jim Leishman said: “Plans for the Jubilee weekend are now well under way across Fife.
“And I hope everyone will help make Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee weekend something that generations to come will talk about.”
Here are some of the celebrations taking place:
The fun begins on the Thursday with the lighting of an official beacon in Methil. Hosted by Fife Council, it’s open to everyone. It starts with a parade from Aberhill Primary School to Memorial Park in Methil from 7.15pm.
Methil Sea Cadets, the armed forces and veterans from across Fife will also take part.
On arrival at the park, there will be a short service followed by the beacon lighting at 8.30pm.
Other community beacons will be lit at 9.45pm on the same evening. These will be at Leven Promenade, Largo beach, Kingskettle, Colessie, St Monans, Rosyth, Hillend, Pittenweem and Elie.
On the Friday, Fife Council is hosting an afternoon tea for invited guests in the Glen Pavilion.
Anyone celebrating their 70th birthday or wedding anniversary was invited to apply to take part. Names were drawn out of a hat and the lucky winners have received invitations.
On the Sunday, there’s a huge Picnic in the Park, also in Dunfermline.
Carnegie Dunfermline Trust has organised the celebration at Pittencrieff Park with music, family entertainment, games and activities.
Running from noon to 4pm, it’s open to everyone. Just take along your own picnic.
And there are also lots of street parties, picnics and other celebrations in towns and villages to mark the Platinum Jubilee in Fife.
People in Elie have organised a whole weekend of events, branded JubElie.
It starts on the Thursday with a piped procession to the harbour and ends with a Jubilee picnic across the village from 11am to 4pm on the Sunday.
In Kingskettle, Kettle Memorial Hall is hosting a teddy bears’ picnic on the Friday morning and an over-50s afternoon tea at 2pm.
On Saturday, there’s a street party in the afternoon followed by live music in the hall at night.
The following day, Kettle United are holding a picnic event in the park.
Street parties are also taking place in Balmullo and St Andrews on June 3, Auchtermuchty on June 4 and Dalgety Bay on June 5.
Gateside is holding a free Jubilee picnic in the park on June 4, and there’s a family fun day at Silverburn Park, Leven the same day,
Meanwhile, there’s a party in the orchard of Falkland Palace on the Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.