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The GAP Festival is delighted to be supporting the events celebrating the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II |
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MAPS FOR THE JUBILEE STREET PARTY ARE OUT
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Thursday 2 June | 9.30pm-10.30pm
Rectory Gardens, Goring High Street
Rectory Gardens, Goring High Street
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Lighting the Jubilee Beacon
The start of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations We hope everyone will join in to celebrate this unique occasion in British history marking seven decades of the Queen’s reign, with this traditional beacon lighting ceremony. The Goring and Streatley Concert Band and a choir will lead the singing in a special event, during which the Jubilee Beacon will be lit, we hope, at the top of the tower of St Thomas’ Church. To coincide with the lighting of Jubilee Beacons throughout the country and the Commonwealth, choirs will be singing ’Song for the Commonwealth’, written specially for this night. The song will be sung at exactly 9.45pm local time, in whichever country people are in on 2nd June 2022. FREE - no ticket required |
Sunday 5 June | 11.30am-12.15pm
Rectory Gardens, Goring High Street
Rectory Gardens, Goring High Street
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Jubilee Praise Family Service
Everyone is encouraged to join this interdenominational Songs of Praise family thanksgiving service conducted by ministers from all three local churches, which marks the start of the Jubilee celebrations day in Goring and Streatley. Hymn & song sheets will be available at the entrance and the Goring and Streatley Concert Band and a choir will lead the singing. The service will end promptly at 12.15pm to enable time for the families who need to cross the bridge to Streatley, before the road is closed at 12.30pm, in preparation for the Jubilee Street Party to be set up. FREE - no ticket required |
Sunday 5 June | 12.30pm-5pm
Goring and Streatley High Streets and Bridges
Goring and Streatley High Streets and Bridges
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Goring and Streatley’s Big Jubilee Lunch and Street Party
This will be a unique event and fun for everyone - and possibly put Goring and Streatley in the Guinness Book of World Records! Following the Jubilee Praise family service, a 1 km-long Street Party and Jubilee Lunch will start, and the two High Streets and the river bridge will be closed to traffic at 12.30pm until 6.00pm. Over 500 trestle tables will be set out in a continuous line from the railway bridge in Goring to Streatley traffic lights, in preparation for what may be the longest Jubilee Street Party in the country. We will join the two villages and straddle two counties, as we did in 2012 during our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. This year our celebrations will be even better and a sunny day has been ordered! Loud speakers will stretch the whole kilometre of the street party, allowing revellers to enjoy music, singing and announcements. There will be lots of fun for the whole family with competitions and prizes - and some surprises! Bring your lunch, tablecloth, decorations and chair – and come decked out for the occasion! |
MAPS FOR THE BIG JUBILEE LUNCH AND STREET PARTY
The incredibly hard working Big Jubilee Lunch and Street Party team have published the maps you will need for the day. There is a lovely colourful overview map with all sorts of helpful information like tables, toilets and parking. Then there are detailed maps of each section of the High Streets which show all of the table numbers and seat lettering. You can zoom into any of these maps to see the level of detail you need.
The incredibly hard working Big Jubilee Lunch and Street Party team have published the maps you will need for the day. There is a lovely colourful overview map with all sorts of helpful information like tables, toilets and parking. Then there are detailed maps of each section of the High Streets which show all of the table numbers and seat lettering. You can zoom into any of these maps to see the level of detail you need.
How to reserve your Big Jubilee Lunch and Street Party table
A few seats have become available for the Street Party. If you would like to join us, please complete the registration form as soon as possible and your seats will either be confirmed, or if they have been taken by the time you book, you will be added to the waiting list to be notified in case of further cancellations. Here is the link for the registration form.
Tables will be arranged in blocks of five and each block will seat a maximum of 32 people (15 on either side and one at each end). Tables will be provided, but everyone will need to bring their own chairs (and their own lunch!).
A few seats have become available for the Street Party. If you would like to join us, please complete the registration form as soon as possible and your seats will either be confirmed, or if they have been taken by the time you book, you will be added to the waiting list to be notified in case of further cancellations. Here is the link for the registration form.
Tables will be arranged in blocks of five and each block will seat a maximum of 32 people (15 on either side and one at each end). Tables will be provided, but everyone will need to bring their own chairs (and their own lunch!).
Some shops will be open on Sunday. The Goring Grocer will be offering picnic add-ons such as sausage rolls, quiches, cakes, beer wine and cold and hot drinks from 11 am to 4 pm.
The important details
Location: spanning the full length of Goring and Streatley High Streets
Date: Sunday 5th June
Road closure timings: 12.30pm - 6pm
Find your allocated table/s and get creative with your decorations: 1pm - 1.30pm
Official lunch: 1.30pm - 5pm
Contact names for queries: Louise Hewitson and Ben Williams
Email address for queries: streetparty@gapfestival.org
Phone number for queries: 07554 424246
Location: spanning the full length of Goring and Streatley High Streets
Date: Sunday 5th June
Road closure timings: 12.30pm - 6pm
Find your allocated table/s and get creative with your decorations: 1pm - 1.30pm
Official lunch: 1.30pm - 5pm
Contact names for queries: Louise Hewitson and Ben Williams
Email address for queries: streetparty@gapfestival.org
Phone number for queries: 07554 424246
The GAP Festival is very grateful to Warmingham and Goring Gap News for sponsoring the Jubilee events
