Charnwood Celebrates Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Residents in Charnwood celebrated Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a number of events across the borough.
There were scores of street parties and celebrations over the bank holiday including the lighting of the beacon in Queen’s Park, Loughborough on Thursday evening which was organised by Charnwood Borough Council.
Loughborough resident Stephen Hutchins, who has served the Queen his whole working life, won a competition to light the beacon.
A Charnwood Heritage Plaque was also unveiled by the Mayor of Charnwood, Cllr Jennifer Tillotson on the evening of Thursday 2nd June.