Queens Birthday Celebrations - Bramley Parish Council

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 April 2016 18:47

Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2016 18:41

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The Queen, Accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will light the Principal Beacon to Celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th  Birthday on Thursday 21st  April.

To celebrate The Queen’s 90th Birthday, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will invite Her Majesty The Queen to light the Principal Beacon on 21st April at Windsor Castle. This will be followed by the lighting of a number of Beacons along the Long Walk, Windsor Great Park, including one at the Copper Horse, and then over 1,000 beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK overseas Territories and a Commonwealth Country to celebrate this landmark birthday.

Many different organisations are taking part from all areas of the local community by lighting Beacons, including Town, Parish and Community Councils and Youth Organisations. Beacons will be lit at churches, on farms, country parks, village greens and on country estates. Lighthouses, National Trust and English Heritage properties are also taking part.

The Army Cadet Force are taking special gas fuelled Beacons to the top of the Four Highest Peaks in the UK:

• Ben Nevis – Scotland (1st  Battalion Highlanders Army Cadet Force)
• Mount Snowdon – Wales (Clwyd and Gwynedd Army Cadet Force)
• Scafell Pike – England (Cumbria Army Cadet Force)
• Slieve Donard – Northern Ireland (2nd  NI Battalion Army Cadet Force)

Bruno Peek, LVO, OBE, OPR, Pageantmaster, The Queen’s 90th Birthday Beacons said, “It has been a enormous privilege to be able to organise this amazing community event to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. I am delighted to see so many different organisations playing their part.”

The Beacons on top of the Four Peaks will be lit at 7.15pm with all other Beacons being lit ay 8.30pm that evening.

Bramley Parish Council are inviting all residents of Bramley Parish to join us at Clift Meadow on the 21st April to light a Beacon to celebrate the Queens 90th Birthday and to toast her with a drink.

The Lighting of the Beacon will be at 8.30 pm .

Look Forward to seeing you all and joining in this simple celebration along with other communities across the United Kingdom.