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This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s Accession to the throne in 1952.
The focus of celebrations will take place later in the year over the extended Bank Holiday Weekend June 2-5. During that period the Queen will be attending a number of official events including Trooping the Colour, a service in St Paul’s Cathedral, a concert at Buckingham Palace on the Saturday evening, and a spectacular pageant outside Buckingham Place on Sunday 5 June.
In North Somerset residents are being asked to enter any public events they are planning on to a national map.
Cllr Richard Westwood, Chairman of North Somerset Council, said: “I hope people across North Somerset will join in this once in a lifetime occasion and celebrate this unique milestone.
“We know lots of people have already got plans from community parties and hedge and tree planting to lighting the Uphill beacon. I’d ask everyone to please go online and add details of your public celebrations to the interactive map on the Platinum Jubilee website.
“Her Majesty The Queen is the first British Monarch to celebrate 70 years of service and we want to help capture everything that’s taking place across our area to mark this special time, so we can create a record for future generations.
“I’d also like to remind people that if they’re planning a street party to celebrate Her Majesty’s historic reign, they’ll need to apply for a road closure.
“You can find all the information you need about this on the council’s website but please do give enough time for our teams to process the application, especially as there’s likely to be more than usual! To be able to hold a street party during the extended Bank Holiday weekend in June, you need to get your application to us as soon as you can and before the end of March.”
Applications for road closures will only be considered for minor residential roads where the closure will have minimal impact on through traffic. Roads that are part of a bus route or a main road, including classified roads such as A, B and some C roads, are not suitable.
Street party organisers will also need to consider insurance for their event. To find out more about applying to close a road for a street party go to www.n-somerset.gov.uk/closearoad.
The Platinum Jubilee interactive map where public events can be added is available at https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/events/.