County Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration
To be held on Sunday 13 May 2012 at 4pm at Blackburn Cathedral.
The Lord Lieutenant will lead the Diamond Jubilee Service of Celebration.
The congregation will be drawn from all sections and parts of the Lancashire community and by invitation only.
A limited number of spaces are still available. If you would like to attend the service, please apply in writing for a formal invitation to the Lieutenancy Office, County Hall, Preston PR1 8XJ
Business Dinner
In recognition of HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee The President of the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Denys Smith-Hart, has the pleasure of inviting business professionals from across the county to join him at the Chamber's Annual Business Dinner, to honour Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.
Ribble Valley village gets set to celebrate the Jubilee in style
The people of Chatburn are already well under way with plans for all sorts of activities to mark 60 years of the Queens reign. From cricket matches..to picnic lunches and a concert by The Houghton weavers there’ll not be a dull moment during the Jubilee Celebrations in June.
A Ceilidh Dance, Auction of Promises and Treasure Hunt are all being planned and your help is needed to make sure that all the community comes together not only to celebrate the Jubilee but also 60 years since the playing fields in the village were commissioned to be constructed.
A Jumble Sale to raise funds will be held in The Brown Cow from 7.00pm on Thursday 23rd February.
Collections will take place in the village on Wednesday 22nd February. Please have your jumble ready for collection on 22nd February VOLUNTEERS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED Please contact Marjorie Birch on 01200 441549.
Businesses are invited to make donations, offer raffle prizes or to advertise in the brochure which is to be circulated over a wide area, All monies from these events and the weekend are to be donated to North West Air Ambulance.
The fund is currently £1,300.The target is £5,000.
Email: cliveandbarbara@btinternet.com for more information
Royal Visit Kick Starts Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire will welcome HRH The Earl of Wessex to the county next week, for a visit that will officially start the county's diamond jubilee celebrations.
The Prince will carry out five engagements over the two days, including planting an oak tree at St. Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Hornby, on Tuesday, 7 February, to mark the official start of the county's diamond jubilee celebrations.
Prior to that, on Monday 6 February - Accession Day, 60 years to the day since The Queen acceded to the throne - the Prince will officially open Lancashire House, in Accrington. The purpose-built Lancashire County Council offices, next to the Globe Centre in Accrington, house the council's Customer Service Centre, run by One Connect Ltd.
The Lancashire Lieutenancy Office has also announced two key opportunities for communities to be part of the The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations this year. Taking place on Sunday 3rd June will be 'The Big Jubilee Lunch' where people are encouraged to share lunch with neighbours and friends and on Monday 4th June a network of 2,012 Queens Diamond Jubilee Beacons will be lit across the UK, with Lancashire urged to play an important role.
Whether it's a traditional street party, a village celebration or a themed picnic, small and larger groups alike are urged to organise an event around the 'Big Lunch' and, if wished, raise some funds for a local charity in the process. The aim is to encourage as many people as possible to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee on 3rd June by having lunch with their neighbours for a few hours of community, friendship and fun.
Local authorities and community groups are also being encouraged to take part in one of the highlights of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee this year - the lighting of 2,012 Beacons around the UK and the wider Commonwealth on Monday 4th June. A number of Lancashire groups are already planning to light beacons as part of the initiative and details of where they can be viewed will be released nearer the time. The lighting of beacons will be led by The Queen, who will ignite the National Beacon after a concert at the Palace and a pageant on the Thames.
Lancashire's Lord Lieutenant, The Lord Shuttleworth KCVO, said: "We would love Lancashire to be well represented in this important initiative and are urging as many local groups and organisations as possible to plan events for this unique and very special occasion".
Royal Visit Kick Starts Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will mark the year of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a series of regional visits throughout the United Kingdom.
Touring the country by road, rail, air and sea, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will travel widely across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Her Majesty will be visiting the North West on the 16th and 17th May, including visits to Burnley and Accrington.
These visits will give Her Majesty the opportunity to express her thanks to people throughout the country for their continued support and loyalty.
16th -17th May - North West England: Burnley, Accrington, Warrington, Chester, Liverpool.
Royal Launch for the UK's european city of sport 2012
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester is to officially start Preston's European City of Sport Celebrations for 2012, when he visits Preston on 23rd February. The visit is also part of the Royal Family's tour of the UK to mark Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Kicking off the celebrations at the city's illustrious and famous football club, Preston North End, the Duke of Gloucester will meet people involved in organising the 1000+ sporting events that will take place in Preston during 2012. These include the special Guild series running races and Guild Marathon.
Raising the European City of Sport flag at Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium, the Duke will then extend his visit to the city to tour Preston College's new visual and performing arts building, and then on to the new nature reserve at Brockholes.
Broughton2012 Big Picnic Lunch
Sunday 3rd June, to be held in the grounds of Broughton Business and Enterprise College.
A free fun packed day for the whole family. Food, entertainment, music, mini Olympics, car boot, craft stalls and more! Everyone invited; bring your own picnic if you wish.
Interest from stallholders and businesses welcome.
Visit: www.broughton2012.org.uk for more information.
The former Accrington Miltary Band Concert
On the very day that official celebrations begin to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Queen coming to the throne, the East Lancashire Concert Band (formerly Accrington Military Band) offers a special concert to honour this remarkable event. The perfect way to join in with the festivities and help to raise funds for a worthy cause.
Tickets £9.00 are available from the Theatre Box Office (Tel. 01254 685500) or from the hospice reception on Park Lee Road, Blackburn (open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or by calling 01254 733412.
See: the poster for more information.
