Revellers ready to hit streets for royal partytime
STOCKPORT is set to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee in style with street parties being held across the borough.
To date, patriotic residents have lodged nearly 90 applications for road-closure street parties with the council.
Knees ups are taking place everywhere from the Heatons, Bramhall and Cheadle to Romiley, Offerton and High Lane.
The festivities, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, will take place from Thursday June 2 through to Sunday, June 5.
It’s not just at street parties where the jubilee celebrations go with a swing, however.
With less than two weeks to go until celebrations erupt across the country, Stockport has plenty of events lined up to mark the milestone anniversary.
These include: ●●STOCKPORT’S Secret Party Underbanks, Stockport town centre, June 4
Stockport’s Secret Party will feature live music from The Tall Faces Band as well as local duo Blank Cheque, and DJ sets from DJ Clint Boon and SK1 Records.
The music will range from the 1950s, the decade of the Queen’s coronation, to the present day.
There will be lots of activities for families including a jewellery making workshop to celebrate the history of Winters Jewellers, an opportunity to paint a family portrait to celebrate local history through family, and a comic book workshop with a local comic book artist.
In traditional street party fashion, there will be long benches to sit at decked with tablecloths and multicoloured bunting.
People will also be able to get creative and make their own bunting to take with to the party at Stockport Museum.
Guests at the party will be encouraged to purchase takeaway food and drink from local businesses and outdoor bars.
There will be more live, family-focused entertainment in Stockport Market where partygoers can browse the stalls and indulge in their pick of food and drink.
To encourage residents to come down and enjoy the fun, all on street parking and parking in all councilowned car parks will be free throughout the four-day weekend, from Thursday to Sunday.
●●BEACON lighting
As part of the national beacon lighting programme, more than 1500 beacons will be lit at the same time across the UK and overseas territories and Stockport is going to be one of them.
The council says it will confirm the location and further information for this event shortly.
●●CELEBRATIONS at the town hall
The Town Hall will be lit up in purple to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee. The council will also be flying the official Jubilee flag above the town hall for the duration of the weekend.
●●A JUBILEE Trail at Stockport Museums
Stockport museums will be hosting a Jubilee trail throughout the week leading up to The Queen’s Jubilee weekend. Residents can come along, discover Stockport’s rich local history, and go on a journey through the history of the Queen’s reign.
More details will be announced over the coming days.
●●HEALD Green Family Picnic Thursday, June 2. Outwood Rd, Heald Green,
The Jubilee Picnic will have live children’s entertainment, a live band, drinks and refreshments along with activities and stalls from local community organisations Open to public, no booking required
https://www.facebook. com/HealdGreenRatepayers/ ●●FULL list of street parties across Stockport borough
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
Beech Avenue, Gatley; Brooklyn Road, Great Moor; Clarendon Avenue, Heaton Moor; Eyam Road, Hazel Grove; Hurdsfield Road, Offerton; Knypersley Avenue, Offerton; Northcliffe Road, Offerton; Overdale Road, Romiley.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
Birch Tree Avenue, Hazel Grove; Bramley Road, Bramhall; Brookhead
Drive, Cheadle; Cedar Road, Woodsmoor; Chatsworth Road, Hazel Grove; Chelmsford Road, Edgeley; Claremont Avenue, Heaton Chapel; Compstall Road, Romiley; Crossefield Road, Cheadle Hulme; Furness Grove, Heaton Mersey; Heathfield Avenue, Heaton Chapel; High Meadows, Romiley; Hilary Avenue, Heald Green; Knowsley Crescent, Offerton; Magda Road, Offerton; Market Street & Derby Way, Marple; Olwen Crescent, Reddish; Platt Street, Cheadle; Selby Gardens, Cheadle Hulme; Somerford Road, Reddish; St Michaels Avenue, Bramhall; Torkington Road, Gatley; Wentworth Road, North Reddish; Werneth Hollow, Woodley; Wyngate Road, Cheadle Hulme.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
360 Life Church Greenfield Close, Cale Green; Abbey Grove, Offerton;
Adshall Road, Cheadle; Arnside Avenue, Heaton Chapel; Bengal Street, Edgeley; Castle Street Worker Bee Markets; Capesthorne Road & Capesthorne Close, Hazel Grove; Crescent Park, Heaton Norris; East Avenue, Heald Green; Egerton Road, Davenport; Fern lea, Heald Green; Fernley Road, Heaviley; Grange Avenue, Cheadle Hulme; Greenwood Avenue, Heaviley; Handley Close, Adswood; Huncoat Avenue, Heaton Chapel; Kirkham Road, Heald Green; Rosthernmere Road, Cheadle; Royon Drive, Cheadle Heath; Sheldon Road, Hazel Grove; Stockport Underbanks, Stockport; Sunningdale Road, Cheadle Hulme; The Circuit, Edgeley; The Ridgway, Romiley; Weaver Close, Hazel Grove.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
Aldersgate Road, Heaviley;
Alderley Way, Adswood; Alvarston Avenue, Heaton Norris; Balmoral Drive, High Lane; Barlowfold Road, North Reddish; Brentwood Drive, Gatley; Briarfield Road, Heaton Chapel; Castleton Drive, High Lane; Cloister Road, Heaton Mersey; Corfe Crescent, Hazel Grove; Darley Avenue, Gatley; Davenham Road, North Reddish; Edenhurst Road, Great Moor; Fistral Avenue, Heald Green; Goyt Road, Portwood; Grosvenor Road, Heaton Norris; Hawthorn Avenue, Hazel Grove ; Heathfield Avenue, Heaton Chapel; Horace Grove, Heaton Norris; Jessop Drive, Marple Kingsway, Bramhall; Littlebrook Close, Cheadle Hulme; Richmond Hill Road, Cheadle; Russell Avenue, High Lane; Sterndale Road, Adswood; Stokesay Drive, Hazel Grove; Valley Road, Bramhall; Victoria Avenue, Cheadle Hulme.