Lord–Lieutenant of Midlothian

Local Platinum Jubilee celebrations

This year, Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

To mark The Queen’s 70-year reign, local communities are encouraged to celebrate as part of a year-long programme of events.

The Bank Holiday weekend has also been extended from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June to allow people to mark the occasion.

If you are organising an event you need to make sure all the necessary licences, consents and permissions are in place beforehand.

Ideas for local Platinum Jubilee celebrations:

Street Parties

Updated street parties' guidance is on the Gov.Uk website.
Street meets are an easy way to get neighbours together to celebrate
Put your party on the Jubilee map
Download your Jubilee party toolkit

Local events - Vogrie Jubilee Picnic

Join the Jubilee picnic at Vogrie on Sunday 5 June. Come along with your royal picnic between 1pm and 4pm to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in the beautiful surroundings of Vogrie Country Park. Why not get into the spirit of the day, and dress the family, and dog, in your royal regalia?

There will be activities for all ages.

The Big Jubilee Lunch – 2 to 5 June 2022

More details about how to take part are on the Eden Project website.

National Lottery Funding

More than £22 million of National Lottery funding is being made available to help communities across the country come together to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.

More information on the different funds available is on the National Lottery Community Fund website

The Platinum Jubilee Emblem

The official Platinum Jubilee Emblem is available for use for all activities associated with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, including community and national events. It is free to
download from the Royal website, where detailed guidance on how to use it can also be found.

Download the emblem

The Queen’s Green Canopy

Everyone from individuals to community groups, villages, cities, counties, schools and corporations are encouraged to plant a tree for the Jubilee. The initiative runs from October 2021, when the tree planting season began, through to the end of the Jubilee year in 2022.