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| Diamond Jubilee: Thousands of beacons are lit around UK | Diamond Jubilee: Thousands of beacons are lit around UK |
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| The Queen's Diamond Jubilee festivities continued as thousands of beacons were lit across the UK following a concert at Buckingham Palace. | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee festivities continued as thousands of beacons were lit across the UK following a concert at Buckingham Palace. |
| The Queen lit the final beacon from the concert stage after Sir Paul McCartney topped the bill. | The Queen lit the final beacon from the concert stage after Sir Paul McCartney topped the bill. |
| More than 4,000 beacons were ignited across the Commonwealth. | More than 4,000 beacons were ignited across the Commonwealth. |
| Beacons in Tonga and New Zealand were the first to be lit and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set off the fire in Canberra. | Beacons in Tonga and New Zealand were the first to be lit and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set off the fire in Canberra. |
| Across the UK, beacons were lit on landmarks and hills - including the peaks of Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdonia in Wales, Scafell Pike in England and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland. | Across the UK, beacons were lit on landmarks and hills - including the peaks of Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdonia in Wales, Scafell Pike in England and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland. |
| The Queen lit the National Beacon before a firework display at Buckingham Palace. | The Queen lit the National Beacon before a firework display at Buckingham Palace. |
| Fireworks and music | Fireworks and music |
| The Duke of Edinburgh was not able to attend the concert celebrations after he was taken to hospital with a bladder infection. | The Duke of Edinburgh was not able to attend the concert celebrations after he was taken to hospital with a bladder infection. |
| A beacon was also been lit on board HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers on operations east of Suez. | A beacon was also been lit on board HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers on operations east of Suez. |
| Commanding Officer Captain Guy Robinson, led his ship's company in sending congratulations to the Queen. | Commanding Officer Captain Guy Robinson, led his ship's company in sending congratulations to the Queen. |
| More than 600 church tower beacons marked the occasion. | More than 600 church tower beacons marked the occasion. |
| Many communities across the UK organised special events around their beacon lighting, with fireworks and music. | Many communities across the UK organised special events around their beacon lighting, with fireworks and music. |
| At Abbey Park, in Leicester, a lantern parade with fire sculptures was on display with a beacon. | At Abbey Park, in Leicester, a lantern parade with fire sculptures was on display with a beacon. |
| A 30ft (9.1m) wooden sculpture of Britannia was also set alight, in East Hoathly, East Sussex. | A 30ft (9.1m) wooden sculpture of Britannia was also set alight, in East Hoathly, East Sussex. |
| Three weeks of work and three lorry loads of wood went into making the female warrior, complete with trident, shield and helmet. | Three weeks of work and three lorry loads of wood went into making the female warrior, complete with trident, shield and helmet. |
| Humber flotilla | Humber flotilla |
| In Nottingham, civil engineering students tested their skills by making and installing a beacon. | In Nottingham, civil engineering students tested their skills by making and installing a beacon. |
| The beacon was manufactured at New College Nottingham and put up in Sneinton. | The beacon was manufactured at New College Nottingham and put up in Sneinton. |
| In the Yorkshire Dales, an Army helicopter was called in to transport wood to build beacons. | In the Yorkshire Dales, an Army helicopter was called in to transport wood to build beacons. |
| Soldiers from the Army Air Corps used a Lynx helicopter to carry loads of timber to hilltops in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. | Soldiers from the Army Air Corps used a Lynx helicopter to carry loads of timber to hilltops in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. |
| Kent saw more beacons lit than any other county, with 182 applications made to the event organisers. | Kent saw more beacons lit than any other county, with 182 applications made to the event organisers. |
| The Humber Estuary was the scene of a Jubilee flotilla, more than 115 years after the venue hosted a similar event to celebrate 60 years of Queen Victoria's reign. | The Humber Estuary was the scene of a Jubilee flotilla, more than 115 years after the venue hosted a similar event to celebrate 60 years of Queen Victoria's reign. |
| The parade of sail featured a vessel for each year since the Queen's accession to the throne. | The parade of sail featured a vessel for each year since the Queen's accession to the throne. |
| Later, beacons were lit across the Humber Bridge. | Later, beacons were lit across the Humber Bridge. |
| Hadrian's Wall was lit up by 60 beacons hosted by communities across the World Heritage Site, from South Shields to Ravenglass. | Hadrian's Wall was lit up by 60 beacons hosted by communities across the World Heritage Site, from South Shields to Ravenglass. |
| In Manchester a "green beacon" was lit in a hospital car park. | In Manchester a "green beacon" was lit in a hospital car park. |
| The University Hospital of South Manchester commissioned a sculptor to produce a beacon made of recycled hospital beds which resembles a giant stylised crown measuring 5ft wide, with towering spikes more than 12ft high. | The University Hospital of South Manchester commissioned a sculptor to produce a beacon made of recycled hospital beds which resembles a giant stylised crown measuring 5ft wide, with towering spikes more than 12ft high. |
| Religious buildings lighting beacons have included the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Hindu Temple, in Oldbury, in the West Midlands, and St Mary's Parish Church, an Anglican church in Moseley, Birmingham. | Religious buildings lighting beacons have included the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Hindu Temple, in Oldbury, in the West Midlands, and St Mary's Parish Church, an Anglican church in Moseley, Birmingham. |
| Representatives from charity Cancer Research UK scaled England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike to light a beacon. | Representatives from charity Cancer Research UK scaled England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike to light a beacon. |
| In Worcestershire, the Great Malvern Jubilee Picnic took place before a beacon was lit on top of the Malvern Hills by 77-year-old Tony Cotgreave, who as a teenage scout lit the bonfire built to celebrate the Queen's Coronation in 1953. | In Worcestershire, the Great Malvern Jubilee Picnic took place before a beacon was lit on top of the Malvern Hills by 77-year-old Tony Cotgreave, who as a teenage scout lit the bonfire built to celebrate the Queen's Coronation in 1953. |
| In Kent the South Foreland Lighthouse, which used to warn ships away from a treacherous stretch of coast, has been lit for the first time in more than 20 years. | In Kent the South Foreland Lighthouse, which used to warn ships away from a treacherous stretch of coast, has been lit for the first time in more than 20 years. |
| Bidding to have the highest beacons was Somerset where six hot air balloons provided a sound and light show from Solsbury Hill, in Batheaston. | Bidding to have the highest beacons was Somerset where six hot air balloons provided a sound and light show from Solsbury Hill, in Batheaston. |
| The southernmost beacon in the British Isles was lit at Jersey's Elizabeth Castle. | The southernmost beacon in the British Isles was lit at Jersey's Elizabeth Castle. |
| Beacons were also lit on the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqhou, Jethou and Lihou. | Beacons were also lit on the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqhou, Jethou and Lihou. |
| The Queen's Pageantmaster, Bruno Peek, said he had been "overwhelmed" by the response to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons event. | The Queen's Pageantmaster, Bruno Peek, said he had been "overwhelmed" by the response to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons event. |
| He said: "Our aim was to light 2,012 beacons because 2,012 have never been lit before, but by the end of the night we will have over 4,000 - that's truly amazing." | He said: "Our aim was to light 2,012 beacons because 2,012 have never been lit before, but by the end of the night we will have over 4,000 - that's truly amazing." |