More than 20 street parties celebrating His Majesty The King’s Coronation are set to take place in the Royal Borough over the extended Bank Holiday weekend in May – and we are keen to hear about other ways our community will be celebrating.

The Coronation will be on Saturday 6 May, and a special weekend of events will be held across the country marking this historic occasion, including the Coronation Big Lunch on the Sunday, the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle, and the Big Help Out on the Monday.

The deadline has now passed for street parties and other events requiring road closures, however, there are lots of other ways residents can mark the Coronation if they’re only now starting Coronation planning – an informal ‘Street Meet’ held on private driveways and front gardens, a get-together for family and friends in the home or garden, a Coronation picnic in a local park for the Coronation Big Lunch, celebrating at a community venue, or decorating homes with bunting.

In addition, the Big Help Out, on Monday 8 May, encourages residents and community groups to organise and get involved in volunteering activities on the special Bank Holiday, to make a difference in their local areas.

If you are organising a volunteering activity for the Big Help Out, or another Coronation community event or activity, and would like help promoting this to the wider community, it can be featured in our Resident e-newsletter that goes to 22,000 local people each Friday.

Email details to communications@rbwm.gov.uk.

Residents can also add their Coronation celebration to the national Coronation Map. Materials to help them celebrate, including Coronation bunting templates, are available on the Coronation website. Information about street parties and road closures in the borough can be found on the
One Network website.

For more information on other ways to celebrate the Coronation, residents can visit the RBWM coronation webpage or read the RBWM coronation press release.