How Harborough Plans To Mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Written by HFM News on 4th February 2022
Tree planting, community grants, and a schools’ art project are being planned across Harborough to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee later this year.
Villages will be able to apply for £250 towards projects and events and matched-funded grants of £500 will be available for things like commemorative benches.
People will also be invited to help plant trees, including Queen Elizabeth Acer trees and the District Council wants secondary schools to produce artwork, celebrating each decade of the Queen’s reign, set to be installed across Market Harborough.
The Jubilee will be marked with an extended bank holiday weekend in June,
Cllr Phil King, Leader of Harborough District Council, said: “I hope we all join together across the district, and the Commonwealth, to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s reign, and share what this means to us.
“The extended bank holiday weekend is an opportunity to mark this occasion in our own unique way, and, with Accession Day on 6 February, we are busy working with partners to ensure the Platinum Jubilee later this year is a time to remember.”
The Council will also be asking people to share their memories, photos or experiences of seeing or meeting The Queen, or what Her Majesty means to local people using the Twitter hashtag #JubileeHarborough.
Anyone planning street parties should complete a temporary event notice at www.harborough.gov.uk/event-toolkit
Her Majesty The Queen acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952, aged 25 years old.
Throughout 2022, Her Majesty and members of the Royal Family will travel around the country to undertake a variety of engagements to mark this historic occasion culminating with the focal point of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend in June.
Anyone who has ideas they would like to put forward can contact the Council at www.harborough.gov.uk/contact
