These are the coronation events happening in the Grantham area
The coronation of King Charles III will be celebrated across the Grantham area with street parties, picnics and a parade this weekend.
The new King will be coronated during a ceremony led by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey in London, tomorrow (Saturday), alongside the Queen Consort.
This will be followed by ‘The Big Lunch' on Sunday, which will see communities gather for outdoor picnics and street parties.
The coronation concert will be screened from London on Sunday evening, then on bank holiday Monday, people have been encouraged by the King to give their time to a good cause as part of ’The Big Help Out’.
Mayor of Grantham Councillor Graham Jeal said: “It's not often that we have a coronation to celebrate.
“There are events and street parties all over Grantham which will be talked about long after the bunting has come down.
“I look forward to attending several street parties and especially the picnic on St Peter's Hill on Sunday afternoon - free entertainment, competitions and much more.”
Locally, there are many celebrations planned and we have put together a round-up of events.
St Wulfram's Church is inviting people to go and watch the coronation of King Charles III on its big screen tomorrow. The viewing is free to attend and starts from 9.30am.
On Sunday morning, a parade starting from the Mayor’s Parlour in the Guildhall will make its way to St Wulfram’s at around 10.15am, with road closures in place. The Mayor of Grantham, Charter Trustees and other civic and community groups will march to the church for a service of thanksgiving for the new King.
The Picnic on the Green at St Peter’s Hill will take place between 11.30am and 4pm on Sunday and will include music and dance by local entertainers including In Voice, Grantham School of Dance, Sam Bickmore, Paula Burrows, Four Tunes, Terry Carey and Trevor Leeson. Paul Martin will be the MC for the day. There will be food vendors, ice cream, community stalls, as well as competitions for children, such as best crown and best King or Queen costume.
A coronation craft market will take place in the Guildhall Arts Centre Ballroom from 11am to 4pm on Sunday.
The 'SUNday FUNday' , a coronation-themed fun day organised by the Grantham Journal Children’s Fund, will be held in Wyndham Park on Sunday for the second consecutive year. Entertainment is lined up throughout the day, and the event will be entirely free to families with disabled children, with the general public also welcome.
On Monday, Grantham RiverCare has organised a community litter pick, as part of ‘The Big Help Out’. This will begin at 10am in Inner Street, behind Dominos Pizza, and will finish at 12.30pm in the Gonerby Hill Foot playground, opposite The Range.
Belvoir Castle will be screening the coronation ceremony tomorrow, followed by the firing of the castle cannons to mark the special day. There will also be live music, bagpipes, bunting, picnics and hay bales, crown making, free face painting, coronation-themed trails and best dressed competitions for people and their canine friends, too. The popular Knights of Nottingham will be back with their thrilling jousting displays, which will take place throughout bank holiday Monday.
Belton House has offered free entry to visitors on Monday to mark the coronation with a picnic in the gardens. This must be pre-booked.
Grants of more than £13,000 have been distributed to 15 different organisations for coronation events through the South Kesteven District Council Community Fund. Colsterworth Parish Council benefitted and bought commemorative medals for local children. The grant will also be used to run an event in the village hall and to produce a coronation edition parish newsletter.
Stubton Village Hall used its grant money towards staging a weekend of events, with residents opening their gardens for craft-making, games and activities.
More than 20 churches will be ringing bells across the area to mark the coronation tomorrow and Sunday, including St Wulfram’s Church. Tower captain David Braunton said: “Following the 'Ring for the King' scheme we've been teaching new ringers from scratch in a little over four weeks to be ready for the big weekend. We have over 20 towers with rings of bells within only a 10-minute drive of Grantham, but sadly, we only have four with a ringing band, so we've had to organise into teams to cover off all of the towers.”
Several road closures have been confirmed over the May coronation weekend so that community events like street parties can take place. Highcliffe Road will be closed for a royal event tomorrow, while Turnberry Close, both in Grantham, will be closed on Sunday for a similar event between 9am and 7pm.
There will be a fun day at Great Gonerby Memorial Hall on Sunday with tea, cake, games, stalls and a raffle.
Also closed tomorrow is Valley Road, in Grantham, between 8am and 8pm for a royal event.
On Sunday, Side Street in Allington will be closed for ‘The Big Lunch’ at the village hall from noon, with residents encouraged to take their own food, drinks and tables.
A party will be held in Manthorpe playing fields on Sunday, from noon until dusk, supported by a community grant from SKDC.
Swayfield Parish Council received SKDC community funding to help organise a picnic on the village recreation field with a disco, vintage-style singer and children’s entertainment on Sunday.
Bourne Road, in Swinstead, will be closed on Sunday for a street party to take place at the village hall.
Honington will hold a Big Lunch on Sunday from 1pm until 4pm in Main Street, from the centre of the village to the church. The road will be closed during this period.
In Corby Glen, the Church Street rooms will open from 10am tomorrow for a screening of the ceremony. On Sunday, High Street and Market Place will be closed, with ‘The Big Lunch’ taking place between 12.30pm and 2.30pm.
Irnham Hall Wedding Venue will host a ‘Big Lunch’ party from 12.30pm on Sunday.
In Knipton, Main Street will be closed on Sunday for a street party, as will Church Lane in Plungar, between noon and 4pm.
Cox Drive, in Bottesford, will close between noon and 4pm on Sunday for a street party.
The Friendly Bench in Bottesford has organised a coronation trail for Sunday between 11am and 12.30pm, which starts from Granby Drive.
Long Bennington Village Hall will host a screening of the coronation tomorrow from 9.30am.
High Street, in Caythorpe, will be closed on Sunday. There will be a volunteering event on Monday at the village playing fields, with wall painting and litter picking of the A607 among the good deeds.
Tomorrow evening, the ‘Cayfest’ music event will take place at the playing fields in Caythorpe, with the help of an SKDC community grant.
A ‘70s and ‘80s coronation disco will be held at Harrowby United’s Dickens Road tomorrow, from 7.30pm until late.
In Harlaxton, a live screening of the coronation will take place at Harlaxton Sports and Social Club in Manor Drive from 9am. The same venue will host a thanksgiving event at 10.30am on Sunday. A community gala will follow this at noon on the sports playing field, with a teddy bears picnic, fancy dress competition and dog show among the activities.
Barrowby will host a coronation event at the Sports Pavilion Lowfields, off Low Road, both tomorrow and Sunday. A screening of the ceremony will begin at 11am under a marquee, followed by live music and a DJ until 10pm. On Sunday, there will be live music and a DJ, before an evening showing of the coronation concert on the big screen.
