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Llandudno Town Council is proud to be part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons and Associated Activities on June 2, 2022
Llandudno Town Council has announced plans to light a Beacon for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the evening of Thursday, June 2, 2022.
The Beacon is one of thousands being lit in the UK and the Commonwealth, and forms part of the official programme announced by Buckingham Palace for the Jubilee Weekend.
The Beacon will be lit at The Bandstand, the Promenade, Llandudno, and it will be one of over 2,022 lit by charities, communities and faith groups all over the UK.
In addition, beacons will be lit in all 54 Commonwealth capitals and the Principal Beacon lighting will take place in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening. This will take the form of a lighting installation with The Queen’s Green Canopy ’Tree of Trees’ sculpture and projections onto the front of Buckingham Palace. This innovative new way of taking part in the beacon lighting will reflect the Royal Family’s long history championing environmental causes.
Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, Pageantmaster of The Queen’s Jubilee Platinum Beacons said; “ Building on a long tradition of lighting beacons to mark significant royal celebrations, thousands of beacons will be lit across the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth They will enable local communities to join together to pay tribute to Her Majesty as part of the official programme of events.
“ For the first time, town criers, pipers, buglets and choirs from the UK and the Commonwealth will come together to join in the celebrations in their own individual and special way. It is wonderful to see the range of support for beacon lighting, which will highlight both the diversity and unity of the nation and the Commonwealth. The Queen has lit up our lives for 70 years through her dedicated service and commitment. We would like to light up the nation and the Commonwealth in her honour.”
The Mayor of Llandudno said; “ The Town Council is delighted to be joining with Towns and Village across the UK to light a beacon and pay tribute to her H>M. the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee.”
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons and Associated Activities have been conceived and organised by Pageantmaster Bruno Peek and his dedicated team.
For more information please contact the Town Council by email at deputyclerk@llandudno.gov.uk or by telephone on 01492 879130
Timeline for Beacon lighting
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From 9.00 pm Llandudno Town Band will play a selection of music from the seven decades of the Queen’s reign
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At 9.40pm a bugler from the Town Band will officially announce the lighting of the beacons with a specially written bugle call, entitled Majesty.
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Then at 9.45pm , and to coincide with the lighting of the beacon Miss Anna-Marie Munro will sing Song for the Commonwealth, which has been written and composed by Lucy Keily, from Australia and Vincent Atueyi Chinemelu from Nigeria.
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Earlier in the day at 2.00 pm at Llandudno War Memoiral, Llandudno town Crier, Billy Baxter will announce a specially written proclamation heralding the lighting of the beacons later that evening.
Details of the event and those taking part can be viewed by going to the Guide To Taking Part found at www.queensjubileebeacons.com