THE highlight of celebrations in Lymm for the jubilee will be the lighting of a beacon in the village.

The Beacon is one of thousands being lit in the UK and the Commonwealth on Thursday, June 2 and forms part of the official programme announced by Buckingham Palace for the Jubilee Weekend.

Hosted by Lymm Radio and organised by Lymm Parish Council, the Beacon will be lit at the Lower Dam in the centre of the village, and it will be one of more than 2,022 lit by charities, communities and faith groups all over the UK.

The event starts at 8.30pm with the lighting of the beacon at 9.45pm.

Bruno Peek, 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, buglers and choirs from the UK and the Commonwealth will come together to join in the celebrations in their own individual and special way.

“Lymm Parish Council has worked with local organisations to put on a series of events for the Platinum Jubilee that all the community can take part in and enjoy."

Cllr Ben Selwood, chairman of the events committee shared. “We are proud to be part of this momentous celebration. It is only appropriate that this unique milestone in history is marked with beacons and music. We are honoured to be part of this special event for Her Majesty, The Queen’s 70th year as our Monarch and Head of the Commonwealth on her Platinum Jubilee.”

Meanwhile lantern making and rock painting workshops take place on May 22, 28 and 29 in the village hall on Pepper Street including with newly arrived Ukrainian families.