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Big screens will be put up in public places across the UK
to show the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The
Queen Consort
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Plans will mean thousands of people can come together to
watch historic milestone
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Locations stretch from Bournemouth to Belfast and will
include sites in all four nations of the UK
More than 30 UK locations will host big screens to show the
Coronation, the Culture Secretary announces today.
It will mean thousands of people have the opportunity to come
together at public screenings to celebrate this historic moment
in towns and cities across the four nations of the UK.
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen
Consort takes place on Saturday 6 May at Westminster Abbey in
London. Their Majesties will be crowned in the same location as
Her Late Majesty The Queen 70 years ago.
More than £1 million has been made available by the Department
for Culture, Media and Sport for the screens. Confirmed sites
include Cardiff Castle, Belfast City Hall, Piece Hall in Halifax,
Jubilee Square in Brighton and Piccadilly Gardens in
Manchester.
Culture Secretary said:
“The Coronation will be a magical moment that brings people
together to celebrate the best of Britain over a special weekend
in May.
“These big screens, in major locations in towns and cities in
the four nations of the UK, will make it easier for everyone to
take part and have a memorable experience to mark this exciting
and historic event.”
A celebratory weekend for the Coronation will see local
authorities host events including cultural festivals, live music,
community workshops, art showcases and creative games and
competitions.
There will be a Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday 7
May, broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer, where thousands of
members of the public will be in the audience. Iconic locations
across the UK will be lit up using projections, lasers, drone
displays and illuminations.
Across the weekend tens of thousands of Coronation ‘Big Lunches’
and street parties will be held in the UK and across the
Commonwealth. Big Lunches take place across the UK annually and
last year they raised more than £22 million for local charities.
Monday 8 May will see the Big Help Out take place across the UK.
The event will see thousands of people volunteer to support the
causes that matter the most to them and pay tribute to His
Majesty The King’s lifetime of service with organisations
including the Scouts, Royal Voluntary Service, National Trust and
RNLI.
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Notes to Editors:
Funding has been offered to the mayoral combined authorities in
England and the next top ten largest urban areas by
population.
Funding has also been offered for locations in Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland.
Further screen sites will be announced in due course.
Each local authority could decide whether or not to put the
funding towards one larger big screen site or a number of smaller
screening sites.
Details of activities taking place alongside screenings will be
announced by each local authority in due course.
Some screening sites will also show the Coronation Concert on
Sunday 7 May.
Full list of locations hosting screens for the
Coronation:
North West
- Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
- Parliament Square, Oldham
North East
- Sunderland (multiple locations across the city TBC)
- Newcastle Upon Tyne (Location TBC)
- Northumberland (Location TBC)
- Darlington Market Square, Darlington
Yorkshire and Humber
- City Hall, Hull
- Trinity Market, Hull
- City Park, Bradford
- Piece Hall, Halifax
- St Peter’s Parish Church, Huddersfield
- Dewsbury Library, Dewsbury
- Millenium Square, Leeds
- Pontefract Castle, Wakefield
- Peace Gardens, Sheffield
- Glass Works, Barnsley
South West
- Bristol Cathedral, Bristol
- Bristol and Bath Science Park, Bristol
- Lower Gardens, Bournemouth
- Baiter Park, Poole
- The Quomps, Christchurch
- Plymouth (location TBC)
South East
- Jubilee Square, Brighton
- London (location TBC)
Midlands
- Centenary Square, Birmingham
- Broadgate, Coventry
- Himley Hall, Dudley
- Sandwell Valley Showground, Sandwell
- The Core, Solihull
- Derby Cathedral, Derby
- Smithfield, Hanley City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent
- Nottingham (location TBC)
- De Montfort University, Leicester
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
- Belfast City Hall, Belfast
Further screen sites will be announced in due course.
