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VILLAGE JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

We hope that you are all looking forward to the
festivities to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee,
and to joining in with the events that are being
organised in the village.

Thursday 2 June
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Start the weekend with a barbeque at Throop, from
8.00pm. Bring your own choice of food to cook, a hot
barbeque will be available, bread and salads will be
provided. We will join with the rest of the country in lighting a symbolic beacon at
9.45pm.

Friday 3 June
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Join in an evening, from 7.30pm until
11.30pm, at the Bladen Social Club and
Village Hall, with live music, a buffet meal
and Ceilidh / Barn Dance. Music will be
provided by “Claude and the Cats” –
mostly the same musicians as for the
band which we have enjoyed in the past
at Burn’s Night celebrations, and will
include a caller to help us through the
dances. The Social Club bar will be open,
enter a competition for the best costume to represent the spirit of the Jubilee
(anything from a hat to a complete outfit), and have a good time with your
family and friends.

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Saturday 4 June
A Street Party with fun for all will start at 2.00pm, continuing through until late
evening. There will be games and competitions suitable for all ages. Subject to
the expected approval of an application to close the road the venue will be the
main street through Briantspuddle past the Village Hall.

Sunday 5 June
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At 3.00pm there will be a special open-air service to recognise and give thanks for
the Queen’s long reign, followed by a Parish Picnic. This will be held in the Peace

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