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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – Croydon ready for 4 day celebrations

Fairfield Halls lit up for the occasion

It’s the beginning of four days of national celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and Croydon is joining in.

Croydon residents will be taking part in all sorts of activities to mark the occasion. There will be at least 148 street parties as well as other events to be held at meeting places all over Croydon.

The celebrations will be officially opened by civic Mayor Councillor Alisa Flemming when she lights Croydon’s Jubilee beacon in Katherine Street tonight with a ceremony starting at 8.30pm. All welcome.

The Queen has visited Croydon at least four times through her reign and Croydon has always turned out to welcome her.

Whether you are a rarified royalist or a robust republican this weekend’s celebrations will be a welcome break after a grim couple of years on the national scene.

HM the Queen meeting Addington Palace John Power and staff in 2002
HM TheQueen, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Councillor Mary Walker, Leader of the Council and David Wechsler, Chief Executive in 1996
HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Bishop of Croydon Dr Wilfrid Wood, Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Croydon Col. Ian McRobbie, Councillor Bob Coatman and Councillor Peter Bowness in 1996
Some of the Queen’s many visits to Croydon