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| Diamond Jubilee: Thousands prepare for street parties | Diamond Jubilee: Thousands prepare for street parties |
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| Thousands of people around the country are preparing to hold street parties to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | Thousands of people around the country are preparing to hold street parties to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
| Almost 9,500 road closure applications have been submitted across England and Wales with others planning smaller get-togethers in gardens and parks. | Almost 9,500 road closure applications have been submitted across England and Wales with others planning smaller get-togethers in gardens and parks. |
| Organisers of the Big Jubilee Lunch are also hoping millions of people will get together with neighbours and friends to share food at parties and picnics. | Organisers of the Big Jubilee Lunch are also hoping millions of people will get together with neighbours and friends to share food at parties and picnics. |
| And hundreds of thousands of people are expected at the River Thames pageant. | And hundreds of thousands of people are expected at the River Thames pageant. |
| In London at high water (about 14:00 BST) more than 1,000 boats, traditional and modern, will escort the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh aboard a specially decorated royal barge down the river. | In London at high water (about 14:00 BST) more than 1,000 boats, traditional and modern, will escort the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh aboard a specially decorated royal barge down the river. |
| Meet the neighbours | Meet the neighbours |
| In addition to the main events in London a number of celebrations will be taking place across England. | In addition to the main events in London a number of celebrations will be taking place across England. |
| Shropshire will host its own river party in Shrewsbury when up to 30 boats, decked out with flags and horns, travel down the River Severn. | Shropshire will host its own river party in Shrewsbury when up to 30 boats, decked out with flags and horns, travel down the River Severn. |
| Hertfordshire will top the street party list with more planned than in any other county in the UK after residents requested 451 road closures for events. | Hertfordshire will top the street party list with more planned than in any other county in the UK after residents requested 451 road closures for events. |
| In Reading, Gill Greenwood will be organising her last street party in Catherine Street. | In Reading, Gill Greenwood will be organising her last street party in Catherine Street. |
| For 35 years she has been at the centre of organising the entertainment, decorating the street and cooking the food but at 73 she has decided it is time to let someone else take up the reins. | For 35 years she has been at the centre of organising the entertainment, decorating the street and cooking the food but at 73 she has decided it is time to let someone else take up the reins. |
| Thousands of revellers are expected to attend Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Skipton, in North Yorkshire. | Thousands of revellers are expected to attend Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Skipton, in North Yorkshire. |
| The town, which has a population of about 15,000 people, is expecting more than 10,000 to attend the event on the High Street. | The town, which has a population of about 15,000 people, is expecting more than 10,000 to attend the event on the High Street. |
| Pub ahoy | Pub ahoy |
| In Kibworth, in Leicestershire, a pub will be "launched" to celebrate the pageant. | In Kibworth, in Leicestershire, a pub will be "launched" to celebrate the pageant. |
| Landlord Andrew Southerden has transformed the Coach and Horses into the HMS Coach and Horses complete with lifeboats and portholes. | Landlord Andrew Southerden has transformed the Coach and Horses into the HMS Coach and Horses complete with lifeboats and portholes. |
| In Worcester residents are planning a reunion of people who took part in a party to celebrate the Queen's Coronation. | In Worcester residents are planning a reunion of people who took part in a party to celebrate the Queen's Coronation. |
| Sandra Smith, from Northwick, is hoping to reunite as many people as possible from a photo taken in 1953. | Sandra Smith, from Northwick, is hoping to reunite as many people as possible from a photo taken in 1953. |
| A street party in Lancashire will be aiming to enter the record books to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | A street party in Lancashire will be aiming to enter the record books to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
| Morecambe is attempting to have the longest street party in the world. | Morecambe is attempting to have the longest street party in the world. |
| The record currently stands at 1.5 miles (2.4 km) set by a Devon village. | The record currently stands at 1.5 miles (2.4 km) set by a Devon village. |
| The party will be on the promenade stretching both sides of the Midland Hotel and Eric Morecambe statue. | The party will be on the promenade stretching both sides of the Midland Hotel and Eric Morecambe statue. |
| Rain or shine? | Rain or shine? |
| In Gloucestershire a street party will be held for residents whose homes were damaged in a gas explosion. | In Gloucestershire a street party will be held for residents whose homes were damaged in a gas explosion. |
| One home was destroyed and two others had to be demolished in Rosehill Street, in Cheltenham, following the blast on 10 May. | One home was destroyed and two others had to be demolished in Rosehill Street, in Cheltenham, following the blast on 10 May. |
| Eleven other houses were damaged with some families being told it will be a year before they can return. | Eleven other houses were damaged with some families being told it will be a year before they can return. |
| Many will be hoping for similar weather to last weekend when much of the UK enjoyed sunny conditions. | Many will be hoping for similar weather to last weekend when much of the UK enjoyed sunny conditions. |
| However, BBC Weather reports that rain is expected in large parts of England and those attending the pageant should expect a cloudy and cool day. | However, BBC Weather reports that rain is expected in large parts of England and those attending the pageant should expect a cloudy and cool day. |
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