Brigg will be lighting its beacon near the town centre to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70th anniversary as reigning monarch. Details relating to this special community event have now been revealed.
A ceremony, with specially-written music, is to take place near the beacon on the Millennium Green, off Elwes Street, on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Brigg's beacon will be lit in the evening.
Chris Darlington, who is a Freeman of the town, will be the Town Crier.
A piper and a bugler will be in attendance, with the Brigg Singers performing a piece of music composed for the occasion.
Brigg Town Council, which manages the Millennium Green, is co-ordinating the celebrations on behalf of the community.
Ours will be among 1,500 Platinum Jubilee Beacons to be lit on the night.
9.35pm: Across the UK and Commonwealth, traditional and Northumbrian pipers and pipe bands will play Diu Regnare, a unique tune written for the occasion by Piper Major Stuart Liddell - "the world’s leading piper."
9.40pm: Buglers linked to local beacon lightings across the UK and the capital cities of the Commonwealth will officially announce the lighting of the beacons with a bugle call, entitled Majesty.
9.45pm: To coincide with the lighting of the beacons, community choirs across all nations will sing Song for the Commonwealth - composed by Lucy Keily, from Australia, and Vincent Atueyi Chinemelu, from Nigeria.
People living in communities across the country and abroad are being urged to join the celebrations on June 2, which will form part of a four-day Jubilee Weekend.
Brigg Town Council tells us that more news relating to the local event will follow soon. It recently arranged the installation of the town's own beacon in readiness for the celebrations.
Bruno Peek, Pageantmaster of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons, says these will "enable local communities to join together and pay tribute to Her Majesty as part of the official programme of events."
PICTURED: Brigg's beacon on the Millennium Green and Chris Darlington, Freeman of the town (image courtesy of Ken Harrison, Brigg Matters magazine).
