The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated in 2022 in the Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The celebration plans were formally unveiled in full by Buckingham Palace on 10 January 2022.
In the UK, there will be an extra bank holiday, and the usual Spring bank holiday will be moved from the end of May to the start of June, to create a four day Jubilee bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June. The government has promised a “once-in-a-generation show” that will “mix the best of British ceremonial splendour and pageantry with cutting-edge artistic and technological displays”. This is the first time that any British monarch has celebrated a platinum jubilee.
Initiatives to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee were also announced by the governments of other Commonwealth nations and territories, including Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.
So What’s Happening In Chislehurst?
As you would expect from such a proactive community, plans are well in advance when it comes to celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee in Chislehurst. Many local organisations such as Visit Chislehurst, Chislehurst Society, Chislehurst Rocks, Chislehurst Golf Club, The Beaverwood, Friends of the Rec and the Rotary Club of Chislehurst are all working together to celebrate this event in style, with a number of events sprinkled throughout the month of June 2022. Please do note them down in your diary, come along and help us all celebrate this wonderful, once in a life time occasion!
Chislehurst Matters
28th Feb 2022