Platinum Jubilee: 16,000 street parties to celebrate the Queen - find an event near you

Big lunches and street parties to celebrate the Queen's 70-year reign are being planned in towns and cities across the UK.

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An estimated 16,000 street parties will be thrown around the country after councils approved"a huge number" of applications from residents eager to celebrate the monarch's 70-year milestone. "Hundreds of thousands of Big Jubilee Lunch street parties, BBQs and picnics are being planned across the nation to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's amazing 70 years," says Eden Project executive director Peter Stewart where the idea for The Big Jubilee Lunch came from.

"Holding your own event isn't hard - just knock on your neighbours' doors, grab some nibbles and hang the bunting!"TIPS FOR HOLDING YOUR OWN STREET PARTYif it's just for a group of neighbours/residents, but some councils require a simple application form., six weeks' notice is often required, but it's not a legal limit, so the council may still agree if you're quick.

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