Lavenham Jubilee Weekend 2022

The Lavenham Jubilee Souvenir is out! A huge thank you to Joy Baker for her hard work putting it together. Also huge thanks to Mike Hodges and Bryan Panton for all the wonderful photos you took.

If you took part in any way at all this is a wonderful collection of memories, poems, photos etc.

If you would like a copy please contact Joy Baker or Lynne Girling. Their details can be found at Heeks or the Vikkage Hall notice board or contact me direct.

Can I just say a huge thank you to all of the local businesses who contributed to such a generous gift. To The Swan Hotel, Jane at Hadley’s, Sam at Holibelles, Anthony Faulkner and Kate Denton, Lavenham Butchers, Leinne at Posy, Jane Ranzetta at De Vere House, Retail Therapy, Sarah Rands at Blue Magpie, CB Wines, Francesca Tatum at Tatums, Jonathan and Yasmin Lambert, Chilli and Chives. You are all so kind and I am deeply touched by your generosity. If I can do anything else to help you all, please ask. Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤️

Today is the day! The Big Lunch will be taking place in the Market Place today. Keep sending positive vibes for the weather please!

Please come up between 11.45 and mid-day, to collect your wrist bands and find your table.

We are slightly in the hands of the BBC with proceedings. The Magic Show begins at 12.30
and around 1.05pm we go LIVE for
a 1 minute segment.

This will be followed by short speeches, and then Dukes Band will play.

The second LIVE is at 2.20pm which will immediately be followed by Brian Panton’s drone taking off and our historic photo being taken.

We need to clear up at 5pm and would really appreciate you all folding your chairs and stacking them in your table if you can.

All rubbish can go in a skip behind The Angel in the Prentice St Car Park.

There are also 6 toilets available in The Prentice St Car Park, including 3 for the disabled.

Please note NO SMOKING at the tables, and NO DOGS.

A first responder is on site please go to your nearest marshall for assistance, along with any other emergency.

We hope you enjoy your day! 🇬🇧👑

Jubilee Dining -Sunday Big Lunch

I have had some cancellations for tomorrow here and there. If any resident would like to come please contact me directly on 07920045225.

Well done to everyone involved in the Cake Competition! Freddie Francesca Tatum and Mary Jackson plus all the other wonderful members of our Church.

What a fantastic display of cakes and the effort put into each beautiful cake, was amazing!

Congratulations to all the winners! 👑🇬🇧🍰

Good Morning Lavenham

It’s Day 2 of our Platinum Jubilee celebrations. 👑

Today our church will be hosting the events as we continue to commemorate 70 years of Her Majesty’s reign.

I can not thank Francesca Tatum and Mary Jackson for their extremely hard work towards today’s events. You are both absolute stars!

The programme is as follows:-

11am Entries for the Cake Competition must be handed in.
11.30am Service from St Paul’s will be screened from inside the Church.
1pm The judging of the cake competition will begin.
3pm Announcement and Prizes for the winners.
4pm Tea and……cake!

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Lavenham Jubilee Weekend Photos and Videos

We would love to see all your photos and videos. So please upload on our page, so we can share such a memorable and historic weekend!

Good Morning Lavenham and Happy Lavenham Jubilee Weekend 2022! And hello sunshine!

The day has arrived after six months of planning, from an amazing number of people in this village. Thank you to you all, you’re amazing!

Look out for our Town Crier (thank you Anthony Faulkner), who will announce The Royal Proclamation starting at:

2pm Outside The Angel

Approx 2.07pm on the corner of Shilling St and Water St

Approx 2.14pm outside The Swan

Approx 2.21pm outside the top Co-Op

Approx 2.31pm outside The Church

Thank you to Rory Michael and Martin Weaver for ringing the school and church bells.

Tonight

The Angel will be offering a barbecue from 6.30pm, please contact direct for more information.

9.30pm Thank you to Graham Naylor who will announce the proceedings. The Choir (thank you to Lyn Davis and her choir) will sing The Official Jubilee Song and Peter (thank you Peter) our resident bagpiper will also play The Official Piper Music.

9.45 David Deacon will Light the Beacon, in accordance with the rest of the country to mark 70 years of Her Majesty’s reign. Thank you to David.

We hope you will then join the choir and sing the National Anthem at the end.

Looking forward to seeing you all! 🇬🇧👑😊

Amazing work Freddie! I’m sure they will be delicious!

💥 SOLD OUT 💥

Thankyou for all ordering your jubilee boxes for LAVENHAM’S Jubilee street party, it’s going to be super amazing thanks to the wonderful Lizzie for doing an amazing job getting it together for our beautiful community. It’s going to be one to remember 👑

Some of our beautiful and wonderful Lavenham Jubilee windows! ❤️❤️

Good Morning Lavenham.

We are really getting excited now about the Lavenham Jubilee Weekend 2022. Fingers crossed for good weather!

Firstly, please note we have authorised alternative parking available for Sunday 5th June at First Meadow. Please send your vehicle registration in advance to 07920045225 or [email protected] or direct message me on Facebook.

We need volunteers please, to help set up on Saturday 4th June at 12 noon in The Market Place. Also on Sunday for 9am table arrangements and at 5pm we would be very grateful for your help packing up. Please again contact me if you are available.

Here is the timetable for the weekend.

Thursday 2nd June

2pm Town Crier will announce the proclamation throughout the village. Starting at Market Place.
Followed by the junction of Shilling St and Water St (approx 2.07pm), outside The Swan (2.14pm) outside the top Co-Op (approx 2.20pm) outside
The Church (approx 2.30pm).

9.30pm Market Place - Choir will sing the Jubilee Anthem, Bagpipes will play an Official Diamond Jubilee musical piece.

9.45pm Lighting of the Beacon by David Deacon, accompanied by the National Anthem.

The Angel will be offering a barbecue from 6.30pm to those who would like to go up earlier.

Friday 3rd June - All at The Church

11.00 am The Queen’s service at St Paul’s will be screened at our Church. Please also drop your cakes off for the competition between 11am and 12.

3pm Judging of the Cake Competition and Prizes distributed. Screening of past Royal Events in The Village.

4pm Afternoon tea….and cake!

Saturday 4th June

12 noon All cars must be cleared by this time from the Market Place and any volunteers to convene at The Market Place for setting up.

Saturday Day and Evening. The Angel and The Greyhound will be showing a screening of The Buckingham Palace Concert. Number 10 will be hosting a day time Garden Party. Please contact all direct.

Sunday 5th June - enclosed dining area. No dogs please!

If you have a table booked in the enclosed area, please arrive promptly at mid-day. Remember to give your table number to one of the stewards at the gates of the enclosure. You will be given a wristband and shown to your table. Please bring cutlery, plates, your own picnic and drinks. No glasses if possible please, no BBQ’s, balloons or candles.

12.30pm - 1pm Magic Show by the Market Cross
1pm Speeches followed by the official photo taken by a drone, a toast to The Queen. Dukes Band will begin at 1.30pm. Finish at 5pm.

These times may change slightly depending on the BBC live broadcast. The programme will be aired between 1 and 2.30pm and we will filmed for 1 minute and 3 minutes.

Food - Hampers available in booked in advance from Francesca Tatum (Tatum’s Tea Room), Barbecue available from The Great House.

House Keeping

There will be 6 toilets available in the Prentice St Car Park. The two resident loos will be open by the 31st May, there will also be 2 disabled Portaloos and 2 able bodied Portaloos.

Rubbish - There will be a large skip in the Prentice St Car Park.

Lost Children - Please immediately alert your nearest marshal. Found children - please go to the The Angel Hotel.

First Responder will be available all day next to Heeks. Please see a marshal immediately.

Finally, any questions contact me on 07920945225 or [email protected] or Lavenham Jubilee Page on Facebook. Contrary to the belief of some, the rest of the Market Place is available to the public, but please note it may get very crowded. And again, to put minds at rest, apart from a small but very hard working number of volunteers, our legally limited tables are all booked out by Lavenham residents only.

On Behalf of the Jubilee Committee and the Lavenham Parish Council we hope you enjoy the weekend!

If you would like to pre-book a delicious hamper
from for the Jubilee Big Lunch please contact Tatums. The lovely Freddie Tatum will be distributing in the Market Place on Sunday.

👑 Jubilee Boxes 👑

▫️Pre order Only
▫️collection from the square if you’ve booked a table for the Sunday
▫️collection from shop before 12 if your enjoying at home or elsewhere
▫️sandwiches, pork pies, cheese & crackers, vanilla, cupcakes & fruit scones with strawberry jam & clotted cream. Set for a Queen… or King 👑

Calling all Lavenham Dog Owners!! 👑🇬🇧🐕‍🦺🐩🦮🐕🦴🐾🐶

Hello Lavenham

With less than two weeks to go till we begin the celebrations, it’s time to start really getting into the spirit of The Platinum Jubilee!

Jane Ranzetta is kindly sponsoring a window/property competition! So if you would like to take part please let us know where you are so we can come and see your wonderful efforts.

Thank you to Jane and Lienne from Posy for designing such a lovely poster. ❤️🇬🇧👑

Hello Lavenham

Jubilee Update!

Our Jubilee weekend is really coming together now, and we are all getting very excited.

Please note the following:-

Thursday 2nd June

CHANGE to the previous timetable and the Town Crier will be starting at 2pm NOT 1pm.
2pm Market Place
2.07pm Junction of Shilling St and Water Street
2.14 pm Outside The Swan
2.21 pm Outside top Co-Op
2.31 pm Outside the Church

Thursday Evening

9.30 - 9.45 Choir, bagpipes, and The Lighting of the Beacon

Saturday 4th Afternoon

We will be putting the tables in The Market Place and really need some volunteers please for a couple of hours please!

Sunday 5th

Due to the BBC coming we have enlisted the help of marshalls on the day, who will be checking everyone’s tables and handing out wrist bands for entry to the enclosed dining area. Please make sure you bring your table number with you, and if you still haven’t given me the name of your guests please get in touch so I can add them to the list.

Market Place Residents and Shops - Could you all please remember to move your car on the morning of Saturday 4th June from The Market Place. Parking will be available again after the event is over on the Sunday.

Could we also kindly ask that everyone in the village, especially The Market Place sweeps and cleans outside their own property. The BBC will be filming our beautiful village and we would love to show it at its very best!

Big Lunch Diners - Please make sure you arrive as near to mid-day as possible, so we can all be ready for the special photograph and interviews with the BBC.

There will be only 4 disabled parking bays opposite the Great House. We ask everyone else to walk to The Market Place please.

Toilets will be in Prentice Street Car Park and a skip for rubbish behind The Angel.

A first responder will be on call next to Heeks.

Due to insurance and risk assessment, we have to prevent anyone climbing the Market Cross. Please refrain from doing so or allowing children to climb.

Please stack your chairs on leaving and if possible fold up your table.

All costumes and Royal attire welcome on Sunday!

Dogs. We also ask you please to leave your dogs at home. But, Hollibels our new Pet Store in Water Street, is offering prizes for a photo of the Best Royally Dressed Dog competition! So send your photos in and we will be announcing winners on The Jubilee Weekend!

Finally, for now, we will also be announcing a Best Dressed Shop and Best Dressed Home competition. Organised by Jane Ranzetta. So please get decorating and let’s make Lavenham a Jubilee triumph!

Any questions please ask. 🇬🇧🌟👑

Hello Lavenham

Jubilee Update.

Please move your car from the Market Place on Saturday 4th June and Sunday 5th June.

We are urgently looking for….

Volunteers please, to help us set up tables in the Market Place on the afternoon of Saturday 4th June.

We are also looking for volunteers in the early evening of Sunday 5th June to pack away the tables and chairs.

And volunteers to help with wrist bands at mid day on Sunday for half an hour before the Big Lunch in the outdoor dining enclosure please!

Itinerary so far

Thursday 2nd June

Listen out for our Town Crier announcing The Proclamation of The Platinum Jubilee Weekend Celebrations.

1pm He will start in the Market Place

1.07pm He will be at the junction of Water St and Shilling St

1.14pm Outside The Swan Hotel in The High St

1.21pm The top Co-Op

Approx 1.30pm outside the Church.

He will be accompanied by the Church Bells and The Primary School Bell, ringing in the historic occasion.

Thursday Evening

Make your way up to the Market Place. The Angel will be providing refreshments as we take part in the Lighting of the Beacon.

9.30pm Choir will sing the Offical Jubilee Song
9.40pm Our resident bagpipe player will play the Official Jubilee Music for the occasion.
9.45 Our own David Deacon will light the beacon ( and yes, the irony isn’t lost on us, John Raines’ genius at its best)!

Friday

11am Head up to our beautiful Church for The Jubilee Cake Competition!

11.30am There will be a screening of the Queen’s Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving, from St Paul’s Cathedral, inside the Church.

3pm Prize Giving

4pm Enjoy tea and lots of cake outside in the Churchyard and feel free to bring a blanket or chairs to sit on.

There is still time to enter and there are some incredible prizes. We ask all entrants to list ingredients to avoid allergies please. Please contact Mary Jackson and Francesca Tatum

Saturday 4th June

Number 10 will be holding a Garden Party with live music from the Soul Immigrants from 1pm - 6pm . Please contact direct to book.

In the evening you can book a table and watch the concert live from Buckingham Palace at The Angel Hotel or The Greyhound.

Anyone else holding an event please contact me.

Sunday 5th June

The Big Lunch! (TABLES IN ENCLOSURE FULLY BOOKED - currently tables still available at the The Angel.

Please note - Roads will be closed to The Market Place and parking restriction Sat/Sun. Open only to emergency vehicles. Marshalls will be in place to re direct. There are 4 spaces for disabled parking. Please move your car from Market Place.

Please arrive at 12 noon (on foot) if you have a table booked. It’s important you find your table and prepare for your picnic ready for the following entertainment. Also note we will be checking your name and table number and giving out wristbands for security.

12.30pm Mr Bubbly Circus will be holding a Magic Show for the children, followed by his amazing ballon sculptures throughout the day.

1pm The Town Crier will be introducing the days events, followed by a short speach by yours truly.

We will then be re-enacting a photograph taken on Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in The Market Place. This will be taken by a drone and we will all toast Her Majesty.

2pm The Dukes Band will play throughout the afternoon.

Food will be supplied by either yourselves in the form of a picnic, a two course BBQ and pudding will be available outside, courtesy of The Great House at £17 per head (including £2 donation to the people of Ukraine.) orders can be pre-booked or bought in the day. The Angel are taking bookings for a toast and a roast!

Freddie at Tatums Tearooms is taking pre-orders for bespoke picnic hampers, these can be collected in the dining enclose on the day.

The Angel will be also serving their drinks in eco-friendly glasses.

Toilets can be found in the Prentice Street Car Park and a first responder will be available near Heeks.

Finish at latest 6pm.

There will be an opportunity to donate to an events fund, so we can continue to give you all further exciting community celebrations. We thank you in advance for your generosity!

We may arrange wristbands to be given to some of you in advance of the Sunday event to prevent queues. I will keep you all posted about that.

Finally, please comment below if you have any questions or DM me!

Enjoy! 🇬🇧👑❤️

Good Morning Lavenham

We are now FULLY BOOKED for The Big Lunch and sadly there are no tables left.

If you haven’t got a table number and you have contacted me, please contact me again. You will be asked on the day, your name, your guest’s names and table booking place that you have been given.

The Angel may still have some tables left, please contact them direct.

Please note all roads to the Market Place will be closed so we ask everyone to avoid bringing your cars and attempting to park nearby. Marshalls will be in place to move traffic on.

We also ask those who park in The Market Place to remove their cars on Saturday 4th June.

The event will begin at 12.00 noon. I will be putting a full itinerary of the day on this page very shortly so please keep checking.

Thank you.

Lizzie

UPDATE

Good Morning Lavenham! 😊

I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend.

With only a few weeks to go to the big event, please note the following:-

We would love to see more entries for our cake and art competition. There are some fantastic prizes to be won!

Please contact Mary Jackson or Francesca Tatum for the Jubilee Cake Competition which is on Friday 3rd June at the Church.

Please contact myself for the Art Competition.

We will also be holding another rather exciting competition for those with dogs. More news soon!

Tables Bookings. We are now running out fast, so if you want a table in our enclosed area outside The Guildhall, please contact me via DM on FB or text 07920045225. Please also include the names of all your guests, the first line of your address and contact number.

These tables are free of charge but must be booked. If you have contacted me already and I have NOT given you a table number, please contact me again. You need a table number.

Also please note a change on the BBQ, The Great House will be now be cooking up the BBQ and offering delicious desserts (£15 for 2 courses) on Sunday 5th June at The Big Lunch. The Angel is taking table bookings for a delicious traditional Sunday Roast.

The Lavenham Jubilee Committee are all very excited about seeing you there!

Thank you.

Dear All

I am absolutely delighted to let you know that Lavenham has been chosen for the Sunday live national broadcast of the The Jubilee Big Lunch picnic!

Some pre-recording filming will be happening next week in the village. I may be in touch with some of you very soon!!!

I want to say a huge thank you to the rest of the committee of the Lavenham Jubilee Weekend 2022. They have all been so incredibly generous with their time and worked so hard. Also a huge thank you to those in the village who have sponsored the event, worked hard at putting things together and especially those sewing endless bunting!!

To local businesses please can you start decorating, as they will be filming next week.

I also must say a huge thank you to The Lavenham Parish Council, especially the support from our new Chair Irene Mitchell, Iain Lamont, Paul Thompson and Jane Bellwood.

Well done Lavenham! Now let’s show the nation what a wonderful village we are and how to celebrate!!!

Hello Lavenham

Do we have any Royal connections on Lavenham ? Have you or any of your family worked for the Queen? Has any resident been involved in the Coronation or other Jubilee events? Do we have any MBE or CBE or similar on the village? I know about Doreen Twitchett. Any veterans from the Second World War?

Please can you contact me if you have any personal stories about the Queen or Royal events?

Please can you contact me asap. Thank you!

Good Morning!

Firstly, can I say a huge thank you to all the lovely volunteers who helped deliver the leaflets around the village. If you didn’t receive a leaflet please contact me. We did our best, and boy some of you have some brutal letterboxes! 😊

Secondly, apologies for the typos on the leaflet, sadly it was too late to change them. Despite my embarrassment, one kind lady told me the Greeks see this kind of thing as good luck. So I will run with that! Let’s hope the luck is lots of lovely weather over the Jubilee Weekend.

If you would like to book a table for The Big Lunch on Sunday 5th June, please get in touch.

A reminder that you’re welcome to bring a picnic or The Angel will be providing a BBQ, Freddie at Tatums Tearoom is taking pre-orders for hampers, which can be collected on the day. The Great House will also be providing refreshments.

There will be live music, and a magic show plus balloon modelling for the children. Watch this space for possible extra entertainment. Please feel free to dress up in something regal or red white and blue! 😊🇬🇧👑♥️🤍💙

Jubilee Update!

This week our kind volunteers will be delivering leaflets around the village. Please look out for them and read through the itinerary and information.

Please note. We will not be taking bookings until Monday 25th April, as we want to give everyone time to receive their leaflet. (All will be delivered by Sunday PM).

Again, can I remind everyone the table bookings are only available to residents only. If anyone else would like a table there will be a waiting list.