Epsom urged to party for Queen's Jubilee
7:10am Saturday 11th February 2012 in News
Epsom urged to party for Queen's Jubilee
Surrey’s leaders have vowed to do all they can to help people throw street parties to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee.
There were record numbers of street parties for the royal wedding last year and it was hoped the community would come together again in the summer.
Surrey County Council leader David Hodge said: “There were more than 200 street parties in Surrey for last year’s royal wedding and we want people to come together again and show the sense of community spirit that makes the county such a wonderful place to live.
“I can’t think of a better way to mark 60 years of the Queen’s reign than spending the day celebrating with neighbours or friends and I have asked our highways teams go out of their way to help make this happen.
“To help people turn party plans into reality we’ve made it simpler and quicker to apply for a road closure but of course there will be some cases where the potential effect on the emergency services means we have to ensure safety is not compromised.”
Applications for parties should be made to Elmbridge or Epsom councils.
