‘It’s about the people’: communities come together for jubilee street parties

Khairah Mailik waving union flags at a street party in Moseley, Birmingham. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

“When I woke up this morning, I thought, ‘Oh my god is anyone going to come?’,” said Annie Hobart, talking about the hastily planned jubilee street party she and neighbour, Aysha Rahman, organised just three weeks ago.

“We weren’t sure how it was going to happen, but it’s come together nicely,” said Rahman. The pair were thrilled to see so many faces at their party in Moseley, south Birmingham. “It’s really nice to see so many people here,” said Hobart.