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There will be year-long Platinum Jubilee celebrations throughout the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world as communities come together to celebrate The Queen’s historic 70 years reign. We have created a dedicated Platinum Jubilee page on our website, which you can view here.
For more information on HM's Platinum Jubilee, please visit the Royal Family website: https://www.royal.uk/platinumjubilee Please find a summary of the key events below: Thursday 2nd June The Queen’s Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour): Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians will come together in the traditional Parade to mark The Queen's official birthday, usually held on the second Saturday in June. Beginning at Buckingham Palace, the Parade will move down The Mall to Horse Guard's Parade, joined by Members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages. The Parade will close with the traditional RAF fly-past, watched by The Queen and Members of the Royal Family from the Buckingham Palace balcony. Tickets for this incredible spectacular are available to the public and applications for the ballot are open until the end of February. Please visit qbp.army.mod.uk from the week commencing 17 January 2022 to apply. Platinum Jubilee Beacons: The United Kingdom’s long tradition of celebrating Royal Jubilees, Weddings and Coronations with the lighting of beacons will be continued to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Over 1,500 beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories. For the first time, beacons will also be lit in each of the capital cities of the Commonwealth countries to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Principal beacon will be lit in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Friday 3rd June Service of Thanksgiving: A Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen’s reign will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral. Further events will be announced in due course. Saturday 4th June The Derby at Epsom Downs: Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by Members of the Royal Family, will attend the Derby at Epsom Downs. Platinum Party at the Palace: The BBC will stage and broadcast a special live concert from Buckingham Palace that will bring together some of the world’s biggest entertainment stars to celebrate the most significant and joyous moments from The Queen’s seven decade reign. Members of the public will be invited to apply to attend this special event and details of the ballot for UK residents to secure audience tickets will be released in February. Sunday 5th June The Big Jubilee Lunch: Every year since the idea began in 2009 The Big Lunch has encouraged communities to celebrate their connections and get to know each other a little bit better, coming together in a spirit of fun and friendship. In 2022 The Big Lunch will bring the Jubilee celebrations into the heart of every community. People are invited to share friendship, food and fun with neighbours as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A Big Jubilee Lunch can be big or small - street party or picnic, tea and cake or a garden barbeque. The Big Lunch provides tips and ideas for hosting an event. Over 1400 people have registered to host Big Jubilee Lunches so far, with events being planned across the length and breadth of the country. The Platinum Jubilee Pageant: Artistic performers, dancers, musicians, military personnel, key workers and volunteers will unite to tell the story of The Queen’s 70 year reign in an awe-inspiring festival of creativity. The London based Pageant will combine pomp and ceremony, street arts, theatre, music, circus, costumes as well as cutting-edge visual technology, drawing on talent from every part of the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth. Forming an important part of the Platinum Pageant, the ‘River of Hope’ section will comprise of two hundred silk flags which will process down The Mall, appearing like a moving river. Primary and secondary school children are invited to create a picture of their hopes and aspirations for the planet over the next 70 years. A selection of these creations will be transferred on to silk flags, which will carried by secondary school pupils in the Pageant. The artwork for the flags will be focused on climate change and incorporate the children’s messages for the future. Teachers from applying schools will be provided with step-by-step guides to creating a beautiful digital artwork with their students, of which 200 will then be selected for the flags. The selected artwork will also be shown up and down the country on screens as part of the Jubilee celebrations. For more information and to register your school’s interest to take part please go to riverofhope.co.uk. Further Platinum Jubilee events: The Queen's Green Canopy As the Platinum Jubilee year begins, over 60,000 trees have already been planted in the UK through the project in the two months since the planting season began. Green-fingered communities and cities from Cornwall to Glasgow have come together to make 2022 a truly special year to “plant a tree for the Jubilee” as a celebration of The Queen’s 70 years of service to the nation and the Commonwealth. The Queen’s Green Canopy is generating the planting of large, celebration trees, new majestic avenues of trees, urban planting, and expansive new forests that will benefit future generations. Every planting is being recorded on a digital Queen’s Green Canopy map which will be presented to Her Majesty at the end of the Jubilee year. The Queen’s Green Canopy is also working to protect 70 ancient trees and woodlands that are a valuable part of the UK’s heritage and history and has launched a special training programme to teach unemployed young people new skills in tree planting and management, as well as a Young Foresters Award to highlight the value of trees to school children. The Queen’s Green Canopy will continue throughout 2022 and into March 2023. Royal Collection Trust Three special displays marking significant occasions in Her Majesty’s reign – the Accession, the Coronation and Jubilees – will be staged at the official royal residences from July 2022. At the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, portraits of The Queen taken by photographer Dorothy Wilding between 1953 and 1956 will be on display, alongside items of Her Majesty’s personal jewellery worn for the sittings. At Windsor Castle, the Coronation Dress and Robe of Estate worn by The Queen for her Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953 will be on display, while at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, visitors will see outfits worn by Her Majesty on occasions to celebrate the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees. The Queen’s Private Estates Celebrations will also take place on The Queen’s private estates, Sandringham and Balmoral, for local residents and visitors to enjoy. Events free for members of the public to take part in over the Bank Holiday weekend will include ‘Platinum Party at the Palace’ on the big screen in the Royal Parkland at Sandringham - a live screening of the BBC Concert celebrating the most significant and joyous moments from The Queen’s seven-decade reign. The lighting of the Sandringham beacon will also take place in the Royal Parkland, accompanied by live music from the Norwich Pipe Band and the Hunstanton Band. The Platinum Jubilee Celebration From 12th -15th May the Platinum Jubilee Celebration will see over 500 horses and 1,000 performers create a 90-minute piece of arena theatre that will include actors and artists, musicians, international military displays, dancers and global equestrian displays. The show takes place in the same arena used by Royal Windsor Horse Show during the day and is the fourth in a series of events at the same venue that have marked significant moments in the life of The Queen. The production will take the audience on a gallop through history from Elizabeth I to the present day. For further information please visit: https://www.royal.uk/platinum-jubilee-central-weekend
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Congratulations to Mr John Anthony Lockett, OBE, on his appointment as High Sheriff of County Antrim for 2022, which was announced in the London Gazette today, he takes over from Mrs Susan Pinkerton. To see the announcement, please click here.
Mr Lockett lives at Richmond Court, Lisburn, County Antrim. Please click here to find out more about the role of High Sheriff and how it differs from the Lieutenancy. The Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim, Mr David McCorkell, and the Antrim Lieutenancy, congratulate the 20 people from County Antrim who received National Honours in the New Years Honours List.
The Lord-Lieutenant expressed his thanks to all the worthy recipients for their selfless service to the County and their local communities. They are: Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Mr Jonathan REA MBE Dunadry, County Antrim - For services to Motorcycle Racing Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Mrs Maureen Elizabeth DUNN Newtownabbey, County Antrim - For services to Drama and the Performing Arts in Northern Ireland Mrs Edith Mary Adelaide FLECK Lisburn, County Antrim - For services to the Community in Northern Ireland Reverend Dr Samuel GRANT Carrickfergus, County Antrim - For services to the community in Carrickfergus, County Antrim Dr Allison Josephine GRAY Newtownabbey, County Antrim - For services to St John Ambulance in Northern Ireland Mr Paul Mark JOHNSTON Newtownabbey, County Antrim - Head Coach and Project Manager, Monkstown Amateur Boxing Club. For services to Sport and to the community in County Antrim Mr Colin Hugh NEILL Larne, County Antrim - Chief Executive, Hospitality Ulster. For services to the Hospitality Industry in Northern Ireland Mr Robert William SCOTT Carrickfergus, County Antrim - Chief Executive, Prison Fellowship Northern Ireland. For services to Prisoners and their Families in Northern Ireland Mr Edwin John SHANKS Ballyclare, County Antrim - For services to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) Mrs Anne BROWN (MONICA ANNE COLLINS) Belfast, County Antrim - Counsellor, Women’s Aid, Belfast. For services to Victims of Domestic Violence Mr Stephen CRAWFORD Ahoghill, County Antrim - Founder, Coaching for Christ. For services to Young People in Co Antrim Dr Ian Clive HUMPHREYS Larne, County Antrim - Chief Executive, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. For services to the Environment Mr George Ivor MCCANDLESS Lisburn, County Antrim - For services to Golf in Northern Ireland Mr William MCFARLAND Ahoghill, Ballymena, County Antrim - For services to Music in County Antrim Mr James Samuel MCILROY Larne, County Antrim - For services to Athletics in Northern Ireland Ms Mary Louise MCILWEE (MARY LOUISE GOODMAN) Randalstown, County Antrim - For services to the Mental and Physical Wellbeing of Vulnerable People in County Antrim Mr Robert John Ivor MCMULLAN Cullybackey, Ballymena, County Antrim - Head of Parks, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. For public service during Covid-19 Mrs Mary Elizabeth SINNAMON Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, County Antrim - For services to Education and the community in County Antrim Mr Thomas Gordon SMYTH Ballymoney, County Antrim - Board Member, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. For Public Service Mr Willam James Crawford WILSON Islandmagee, Larne, County Antrim - For services to the community in County Antrim The New Years Honours list was released at 10:30pm last night. The full list can be viewed on the Gazette website, by clicking here or by copying the below link: www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63571/supplement/N1 Do you know someone who is worthy of receiving an honour? If so, do have a look at the honours section of our website or get in touch.  Today marks the end of the Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim's tenure as a Trustee and Council Member of SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity. It's full name is: Soldiers', Sailors' & Airmen's Families Association and it is the oldest military charity in the UK.
Mr David McCorkell served as Regional Chair of Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland for six years, having been appointed in 2016 and he served two three year terms. Typically Trustees only serve two terms. He said “it’s been a privilege to contribute to such a historic and worthy charity”. Details on SSAFA's Governance can be found here: www.ssafa.org.uk/about-us/our-organisation/our-governance The following message was circulated by the Lord-Lieutenant, in his capacity of Knight Commander of the Commandery of Ards, the head of St John in Northern Ireland, to the the volunteers of the Order of St John in NI:
"Dear Confrères/Consouers, I hope that this finds you well during these uncertain times. I am conscious that the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that we have had very few chances to meet in person, so I wanted to reach out to you electronically. It seems a long time ago that we convened in St Anne’s Cathedral for my Installation and the Investiture. Undoubtedly a personal highlight of the year for me. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate my thanks to my predecessor, Viscount Brookeborough KG, for his service to the Commandery. I wanted to share with you some stats that were released about St John Ambulance’s UK-wide’s contribution to the pandemic. This week, following the Grand Prior’s visit to thank St John staff at a vaccine centre in England, it was announced that our volunteers have given an incredible 850,000 hours of their time, many on top of full time jobs, in order to deliver millions of COVID-19 & flu jabs. This doesn’t even take into account the hours and hours logged in our ambulances, at events and delivering vital training. The contribution from our volunteers, particularly in carrying out great numbers of patient transfers, has been no less heroic, and very inspiring. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your contribution to the activities of the Commandery of Ards. We appreciate the sacrifice that many of you make in order to fulfil our sacred duty and serve humanity. We have much to look forward to next year, as we move into HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, our Sovereign Head. We will also mark the 100th Anniversary of St John Cadets. We are hopeful that restrictions will ease allowing us to meet in some capacity at Hillsborough in March for an Investiture and then meet again at St Columb’s Cathedral to mark St John’s Day in June. Finally, renewed thanks for your continued support of the Commandery and I wish your family and you a very happy Christmas and all best wishes for the New Year. During this festive season, we are filled with hope. I am hopeful of meeting again soon next year to continue to carry out the Order’s duty. ProFide, Pro Utilitate Hominum Stay safe and well. Yours ever David W McCorkell KStJ Knight Commander of the Commandery of Ards and Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim"
This week the Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim, Mr David McCorkell, presented two British Empire Medals (BEMs) to two worthy recipients from Carrickfergus and Lisburn respectively. Mr Desmond Graham received his BEM for services to the community in Carrickfergus. Mr Stephen Lenaghan received his BEM for Services to Adults with Learning Disabilities and to Tourism in Northern Ireland. The presentation took place in the Lisburn Senior Gateway Club, who also made a fabulous cake, topped with BEM medals. The Lord-Lieutenant and Antrim Lieutenancy join in congratulating these two volunteers on this great achievement and thank them for their service to their communities. On Remembrance Sunday, 14th November 2021, wreaths were laid in the following locations:
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The Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim, Mr David McCorkell, this morning attended the Service of Reflection and Hope to mark the Centenary of the partition of Ireland and the formation of Northern Ireland at St Patrick’s Cathedral, in Armagh.
HM The Queen was due to attend the service, however HM was advised not to travel following medical advice. The Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh, the Earl of Caledon, KCVO, represented HM The Queen. The service was also attended by HM's other Northern Irish Lord-Lieutenants, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnston, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr Brandon Lewis, and many others.
This morning the Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim, Mr David McCorkell, joined Fort Hill Integrated Primary School, in Lisburn, to plant the tree gifted to Lisburn by Her Majesty The Queen. As part of next year's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, which will celebrate Her Majesty having been on the throne for 70 years, The Queen's Green Canopy has been created to "plant a tree for the Jubilee". This included Her Majesty gifting a tree to each City in the U.K.
The event was also attended by Queen's Green Canopy Ambassador, Lady Mary Peters, LG, CH, DBE and The Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh Council. The Lord-Lieutenant was joined by his Lord-Lieutenant Cadet, Cadet Company Sgt Major Ciara McKay of 1st (NI) Bn ACF. We would encourage you to get involved with this great initiative either at home or in your local community. To find out more about the Queen's Green Canopy, please click here or visit their website: https://queensgreencanopy.org/ |
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