Jubilee events in Colchester
The Mayor of Colchester will be starting the Jubilee weekend with a civic day of celebration on Thursday 02 June.
Thursday 02 June
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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02 May - 26 June |
Street Tag Monument Tour |
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7.00pm-10.00pm |
West Mersea Beacon Lighting event |
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11.30am - 1.00pm |
Queen’s Birthday gun salute. |
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12.00pm - 4.00pm |
Community picnic in the park, a free to attend event, supported by Community 360 and the Anti Loo roll Brigade. Bring your picnic and enjoy the music in the bandstand, activities and entertainment in the park |
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2.00pm |
Town crier reading the proclamation |
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1.30pm |
Unveiling of Castle Park planting and willow sculptures |
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2.00pm |
West Mersea Official Proclamation |
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9.00pm |
The Town Hall, Castle, Jumbo & Mercury will be lit up to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. |
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9.09pm |
Piper playing ‘Diu Regnare’ |
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9.30pm |
Civic Procession to Castle Park |
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9.40pm |
Bugler plays ‘Majesty’’ |
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9.43pm |
Speech from the Mayor |
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9.45pm |
Castle Park Beacon lighting |
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9.45pm |
West Bergholt Parish Council Beacon Lighting |
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9.45pm |
Choir singing a ‘Song for the Commonwealth’ ‘A life lived with Grace’, to coincide with the lighting. |
Friday 03 June
| Time | Event | Location |
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| 10.00am - 4.00pm | West Mersea Street Festival | West Mersea High Street |
| 11:00am – 4:00pm | Tiptree Parish Council Jubilee Fete | Grove Road Playing Fields |
Saturday 04 June
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am – 4:00pm | Fordham Platinum Jubilee Celebrations | John Owen Barn |
| 12.00pm – 3:00pm | Myland Jubilee Picnic in the Park | Mile End recreation ground |
| 12.00pm – 8:30pm | West Bergholt Parish Council Fete | Lorkin Daniel Playing Field |
Sunday 05 June
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11.00am - 2.00pm | The Big Jubilee Lunch | Legion/school field Barfield Road, West Mersea |
The Packing Shed theatre company will be putting on a special performance in Colchester Town Hall, depicting the seven decades of her Majesty’s reign, showcasing some of the amazing, and some rarely seen, features of the building. Tickets available at the link below – book soon, only 20 tickets available per time slot!
Book tickets for Platinum Tales
Page last reviewed: 29 April 2022