Thruxton to hold four days of events to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

A series of events has been planned to take place in Thruxton to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee; these events will take place over four days, starting on Thursday, June 2 and concluding on Sunday, June 5.

The celebration will start with a beacon lighting ceremony on Thursday, June 2; the event will take place at Three Villages Sports Field between 5.30pm and 11pm, with the beacon being lit at 9.45pm.

Tickets will be available to purchase in advance; they cost £8 for adults, while children will be admitted for free.

Alongside the beacon lighting ceremony, the event will also feature live music by Sarah Mallock, Clare Oliver and the Andover Ladies Choir, and local bands Mickey Ace and the Wildcards, and The Tumbleweeds.

There will also be bar, sponsored by The White Horse pub, selling beer, wine and soft drinks.

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On Friday, June 3, there will be a further three events: a screening of a film of the Queen’s Coronation at 10am, a Jubilee Tea Party at 2pm, and finally a screening of the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain at 7pm in Thruxton Memorial Hall.

The screening of the Queen’s Coronation is free to attend, with light refreshments available.

Tickets for the Tea Party, which will take place in Thruxton Memorial Hall, cost £10 and must be bought in advance.

The ticket price includes sandwiches, cakes, scones and jam and cream at the event, with prosecco available to buy.

Tea Party attendees will also be able to dance to the music of the 50’s, which will be played at the event.

Tickets for Singin’ in the Rain cost £6 and will be available in advance and at the door.

The film, which was released in 1952, the same year The Queen’s reign began, was recently released for community viewing, and will be shown at the Thruxton Memorial Hall.

There will be a bar at the event, with ice-creams available in the interval.

A Jubilee Hop event will take place on Saturday, June 4; the event will feature music from local band Nokando, who will perform a number of hits from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.

The event will also feature a bar, with beer, wine, soft drinks and prosecco all available to purchase.

The event begins at 7.30pm, ends at 11.30pm, and takes place in the Memorial Hall.

Tickets cost £15 and must be bought in advance; the price covers not just admission, but also attendees first drink as well as a selection of bar snacks.

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On Sunday, June 5, the celebrations will conclude with a “Big Lunch”, a free, communal lunch on the Village Green, starting at 11.30am.

The lunch will feature music from local band Jaccamanda, as well as various activities; 2 cars from Thruxton circuit will also be making an appearance at the event.

Every child who attends the event will receive a free gift; while the event is free, parents are asked to provide the names of their children in advance so everyone that attends can receive a gift.

Kate Christie, a member of Thruxton’s Jubilee planning committee, said: “I hope people enjoy it.

“We could all do with a bit of light in our lives at the moment.

“We’ve got four days of good stuff, and our tagline for the whole thing is ‘Something for everyone’, because we feel we have a family thing on the Thursday, something for our older residents on the Friday, a but of a hooley on the Saturday, and on the Sunday another family event, one that’s particularly aimed at the children.”

More information about Thruxton’s Jubilee celebrations can be found online at www.thruxtonlife.co.uk/jubilee/.

Tickets for all the events will be available to purchase at Thruxton Memorial Hall, every Wednesday morning from 10am – 12pm; they can be purchased with either cash or card.

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