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Platinum Jubilee Weekend
02/06/2022 - 05/06/2022
To celebrate this special occasion, Cottingham and Middleton are joining together to host several events.
Thursday 2 June
Royal George, from 12 noon
The pub opens at 12 noon and, from 4pm, there’ll be street food stalls (cash only), a hog roast, cheese and desserts stall, Pimms bar, cider tent and cocktail bar. At 4.30pm, there’ll be live music from ‘Rocking Revival’, playing the best of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Beacon Lighting, 9.45pm
Congregate in the field next to the Dale on the Jurassic Way footpath at 9.30pm for the Beacon Lighting at 9.45pm. Local trumpeter Rob Cross will be marking the occasion with the playing of ‘Majesty’, a fanfare written especially for the Queen’s Jubilee.
Friday 3 June
Church Bells ringing, from 9.30am
Church service at St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, 10am
Join Rev Amanda Oliver at St Mary’s for a 30 minute service to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Everyone welcome.
St Mary Magdalene Church will be decorated and open from 10am to 5pm over the Jubilee weekend (from Thur 2 to Sun 5 June). Cottingham schoolchildren will be creating some decorations, and villagers are being invited to adopt a window or area of church for decoration in the Jubilee colours of red, white and 
blue. As it’s nearly time for bedding plants, how about buying some red and white geraniums, then you can take them home to plant afterwards? Any kind of arrangement is fine though, all we really need is your imagination! If you’d like to get involved, please contact Angela Preston-Jones on 772297, email p.j55@btinternet.com, or call Mary Freestone on 771339.
Jubilee Afternoon Tea with the Alpacas
1pm to 3pm
Join the boys in their field for some tea and cake
Saturday 4 June
Street Parties
Join with your neighbours in your street and arrange your own street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Some roads may need to be closed, contact the local authority.
See https://www.streetparty.org.uk/guide/ for more information.
Sunday 5 June, 12 noon to 6pm
You are Royally invited to The Big Lunch @ Cottingham School Field
In the spirit of 1952, please bring your own picnic.
Please bring food, drink, chairs, rugs, gazebos etc (Sorry no BBQs)
There will be live music, dancing, bouncy castles and ice creams plus lots more.
1950s fancy dress is optional but would be in good spirit – or why not just dress in red, white and blue?
Live music line-up
12.45pm – Valley Voice Choir
1.45pm – Jubilee Jazz (Jane Smith and John Deane)
2.30pm – Yellow Dog Trio
3.15pm – Simon Shaw Duo
3.45pm – Soundpost
4.30pm – Singalong
5.00pm – National Anthem
Royal George
Thur 2 June: Jubilee event (see above)
Fri 3 June: Open as normal
Sat 4 June: Normal menu, 6.30pm live band ‘Double Dose’
Sun 5 June: Sunnday lunch 11.30am to 6.30pm, normal menu from 6.30pm
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Cottingham & Middleton Parish Councils
All events are attended at your own risk and CPC and MPC cannot be held liable for any accidents.