Over 40 roads in Walsall will be closed this weekend (June 3-5) as the UK gets ready to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with numerous street parties.
In addition, numerous community events are planned over the June Bank Holiday weekend, including family day at Walsall Art Gallery with Royalty-inspired creative activities for the children and the chance to grab a cuppa and a cupcake.
There are many other events being held at local churches and community venues, including St. Martin’s Church on the corner of Sutton Road, Pelsall Community Centre and St. Matthew’s Church.
An invite-only event is also planned at Barr Beacon on Thursday, 2 June where the skies will be lit up with the traditional lighting of the beacon to pay tribute to the Queen.
Councillor Garry Perry, the council’s deputy leader for resilient communities, said: “We have received an overwhelming response to place our communities at the forefront of the borough’s Jubilee celebrations. We extended the deadline for street closure applications which ended on Sunday, May 15, and officers are busy processing over 40 applications.
“While street parties are clearly for residents of the streets concerned, there are many other community events open to all we will be promoting in the next few weeks. Our communities are what makes Walsall a place of welcome.
“We offered limited financial support to our communities so they can plan to celebrate with their neighbours and I’m genuinely delighted that we’re supporting over 100 community-led events across the borough in their Jubilee celebrations.”
A full list of road closures has yet to be announced.