Altrincham’s Stamford Quarter is gearing up for a bumper bank holiday weekend of entertainment and street parties for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Across Saturday June 4 and Sunday June 5, the town centre’s Not So Secret Garden will be transformed to host a celebratory garden party with plenty of activities, as well as entertainment running along George Street.
The Stamford Quarter, joint owned and managed by developers Bruntwood Works and Trafford council, will be hosting a range of activities, from food and drink and entertainment, to family fun for all ages.
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There will be afternoon tea, face painting, strawberries and cream and Pimms for the grown ups as well as live music and roaming performers. Street party style tables and seating will be laid out to give visitors a place to sit, eat, drink and enjoy the festivities with their families.
Workshops on the Saturday are set to include a ‘create a crown’ workshop and a ‘plant a tree for the Jubilee’ session where children will be able to plant a sapling in a pot to take home and plant in their garden as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy Project.
These activities are all free to attend and can be booked by heading to the Not So Secret Garden Party website.
The traditional British celebrations will also include 40s style swing and jazz music to commemorate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne.
Live music performances on the Saturday will include The Rip Roaring Success followed by Stutter and Twitch presenting the 7.45s.
Sunday’s schedule comprises of swing band The Easy Riders, as well as roaming musicians and performers on roller skates whizzing around the Stamford Quarter from the Not So Secret Garden all the way along the high street.
The Not So Secret Garden’s resident bar Stutter and Twitch will be serving up a full Jubilee menu including hot dogs, afternoon tea, strawberries and cream, craft beer, Pimms and speciality coffee.
Boozy ice cream from A Few Scoops will also be available for the whole weekend, with hand-made sweet treats from Sally’s Dream Cakes available on Sunday.
The much loved corner of Altrincham will be specially decked out in jubilee bunting and decorations for the celebrations. Organisers have encouraged those attending to don their best jubilee attire.
Celebrations will wind down from Sunday afternoon.
For more information and to book activities, click here.
