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Community Funding Reigns Supreme in Jubilee Celebrations

20/05/2022

This year, Her Majesty the Queen will observe her 70th year on the throne – making her the first British Monarch in history to reach a Platinum Jubilee. Mass celebrations will take place across the UK, with most concentrated on the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend from 2 to 5 June 2022. Street parties, concerts and community lunches are just some of the initiatives planned on a local and national scale to mark the milestone, with a mixture of traditional and unconventional tributes set to take place. Taking just one example from Bradford, Councillor Sarah Ferriby said of the activities in her area: