CARNFORTH’S Big Jubilee Weekend is set to take place in June in honour of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second.

The weekend is scheduled for June 2 and 5, to commemorate The Queen's 70 years' service as our Monarch and Head of the Commonwealth.

On June 2, a beacon will be lit as part of a special event that will see more than 1,500 beacons simultaneously set alight across the UK and Commonwealth.

The celebrations will start at 6:00pm on Carnforth High School field where there will be entertainment, music, fairground rides and refreshments.

Carnforth Community and St John’s Hospice Choirs will jointly sing a special commemorative song as a torch relay culminates in the beacon being lit at exactly 9:45pm by Linda Denby of Carnforth Wombles.

At 2pm the Town Crier, Councillor Mel Guilding, will read out the Queen's Proclamation. 

On June 3, is the Community Sports Day at Carnforth High School field from Noon until 5pm.

This will be a ‘traditional’ sports day for all the family to enjoy with a variety of games and fun for primary age children (aged 5 – 11) accompanied by an adult. There will be refreshments, ice-cream, music and all the fun of the fair.

June 4 will see The Big Jubilee Lunch Street party which will be a memorable occasion for the town.

Chairs and tables will be set out on lower Market Street, which will be festooned in bunting. Residents are encouraged to bring their own picnic and get creative with table decorations and be prepared to share friendship and fun.

The event will be joined by Beyond Radio.

The final day, June 6, will see a commemorative parade and service to celebrate the Queen’s unique reign.

Local community groups will lead off from upper Market Street to the War Memorial Gardens where a special service will be held.

Residents are invited to dress up and wave flags as part of this patriotic parade.

Town Clerk, Bob Bailey, said: “This is, without doubt, the most ambitious project undertaken by Carnforth Town Council.

“We are aiming to commemorate the incredible reign of the Queen over 70 years whilst celebrating our fantastic Carnforth community through sharing, friendship, and fun.

“The Town Council, local community groups and business have worked together in the hope that the Carnforth Big Jubilee Weekend will be a great success and showcase what a small but close-knit community like ours can achieve when it sets its collective mind to doing something really special.

Please come to any or all of these free events and enjoy the fun.”