Thursday 2 June:
Street Party – 2pm – 5pm. High street to be closed and turned into a Party Area with tables, chairs and of course the locally produced Bunting
Entertainment – On the big stage, compered by BBC Radio Wiltshire local bands Marcella and Barrelhouse will be performing.
Lots else as well.
Street entertainers will tour the tables to enchant young and old: for the little ones, there will be face painting and balloon modelling too.
Every child can be king or queen for the day, with activities in the Town Hall for them to make their own crown (free of charge).
There will be a fancy dress parade setting off at 3pm so your children can really get into the party spirit! They could dress as a favourite book character, someone from history, a favourite animal or even a train – the sky’s the limit! Click here to download an entry form for the fancy dress parade, or pick up a paper entry form from the Town Council office at 5 High Street.
Evening – Lighting the Beacon on The Common
The event will start at approximately 9.30pm
The Beacon will be lit at 9.45pm
There will be a piper, a bugler, and Marlborough Community Choir will accompany the lighting of the beacon at 9.45pm.
To mark the Platinum Jubilee, more than 1,500 beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories and in capital cities of the Commonwealth.
The Beacons in the Commonwealth Countries and United Kingdom Overseas Territories will be lit at 9.15pm local time; The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Anchor Chain will be lit at 9.30pm and the Beacons along Hadrian’s Wall will be lit at 10pm.
All other Beacons throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man – including Marlborough – will be lit at 9.45pm.
Sunset will be around 9.15pm – come prepared for leaving The Common in the dark (stout shoes and a torch!).
There will be NO PARKING on The Common – please walk to this event. Blue badge parking will be available at Marlborough Golf Club.
Platinum Jubilee Events – Marlborough
