Wigan will celebrate King Charles III's coronation with a variety of street parties and events.
Numerous residents have logged their desire to host a street party over the bank holiday period stretching across the borough. The various knees ups will take place between May 6 and May 8, according to Wigan Council.
This will be the first coronation in almost 70 years with Queen Elizabeth II’s reign being a constant for most people’s lives. King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6 with a service at Westminster Abbey.
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In a bid to try and recapture the feel-good factor of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations from last year, community groups and organisations have applied for free road closures to help host their own commemorative activities. The council has provided toolkits and templates to help families get kitted out in Royal colours, and will put on events for those that didn’t want celebrations to remain within the confines of their own street.
In Leigh, the Big Coronation Lunch will take place on Sunday, May 7, outside Leigh Town Hall and the Turnpike Centre, where visitors will be encouraged to have their own picnics as part of the national initiative. In Wigan, the Mayor will host a Coronation Party in the Park, on Monday, May 8, at Mesnes Park.
Both will be held between 11am and 4pm with an array of local entertainment, food and drink, performers, fun-fairs and family-fun.
Leader of Wigan Council, Councillor David Molyneux MBE, said: “We saw how our borough came together last year and we would like to encourage everyone to do the same again for the Coronation. It’s another historic event that will have the eyes of the world on the UK so we would like our residents to feel part of the celebrations and make it a weekend to remember.
“These occasions are an ideal opportunity for us to showcase our civic pride and highlight what’s great about Wigan Borough’s communities.”
Here is the full list of street party locations and when they are due to take place :
May 6:
- Airton Place, Hawkley Hall
- Andover Crescent, Winstanley
- Belmont Avenue, Bickershaw
- Briar Close, Hindley Green,
- Brindle Street,, Hindley
- Central Avenue, Leigh
- Clowes Crescent, Tyldesley
- Crowther Drive, Winstanley
- Cypress Road, Wigan
- Ennerdale Road, Hindley
- Gadbrook Grove, Atherton
- Gidlow Avenue, Wigan
- Henry Street, Leigh
- Langton Avenue, Standish
- Malvern Avenue, Atherton
- North Avenue, Leigh
- Oakwood Avenue, Ashton
- Oak Tree Close, Atherton
- Park Crescent, Wigan
- Shelley Drive, Abram
- Strathmore Avenue, Ashton
- Walter Scott Avenue, Wigan
- Watson Avenue, Golborne
- Wensley Road, Lowton
- Weymouth Drive, Hindley Green
May 7
- Ballantyne Way, Lowton
- Burnsall Avenue, Lowton
- Chiswell Street, Pemberton
- Clegg Street, Astley
- Coniston Avenue, Orrell
- Delphside Road, Orrell
- Dorset Road, Standish
- Farm Meadow Road, Orrell
- Harvey Lane, Golborne
- Heather Grove, Ashton
- Holme Avenue, Swinley
- Kenhall Road, Leigh
- Kenilworth Road, Lowton
- Kirkless Street, Ince
- Langfield, Lowton
- Leigh Street, Aspull
- Meadowacre, Standish
- Norwood Avenue, Lowton
- Prescott Street, Hindley
- Railway Street, Hindley
- Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge
- Rushwood Park, Standish
- Ruskin Crescent, Abram
May 8:
- Earl Street, Wigan
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