UK ready to party for Queen's jubilee

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Britons will celebrate the Platinum Jubilee long weekend by hosting more than 16,000 official street parties in honour of the Queen's 70 years on the throne. 7NEWS

Extrapolated nationally, that suggests more than 16,000 Platinum Jubilee bashes are being planned.

"Whether it be approving thousands of local road closures for free or putting on big community events, councils are doing what they do best and bringing people together in innovative ways to mark this important milestone. Commemorative tree planting is under way in some areas as part of the Queen's Green Canopy initiative, and libraries are gearing up for the Big Jubilee Read campaign celebrating books by authors from across the Commonwealth published during her seven decades as sovereign.

 

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