Coronation Event FundĪ number of events to celebrate the Coronation will be taking place around the Island and a Coronation Event Fund has been established to support local authorities, community groups and charities in funding these. Full details on the Coronation Picnics including how to get a free information pack. Intended to help connect people with nature, the picnics aim to encourage friends, neighbours and community groups to come together and enjoy local produce in a natural setting, to mark the Coronation. The Coronation Big Lunch is being given a Manx twist by Biosphere Isle of Man with Biosphere Bee Community Picnics. More details, ideas, tips and resources for organising a Coronation Big Lunch – as well as a free information pack. Over the three days of celebrations, communities and neighbourhoods are being encouraged to come together and share friendship, food and fun by organising a Coronation Big Lunch. An app has been launched to match up volunteers and organisations for the Coronation. People are being encouraged to ‘lend a hand and make a change’ by volunteering their time and joining in with The Big Help Out. The official celebrations will round-off on Monday – a special public holiday to mark the Coronation – with a focus on volunteering. Broadcast live by the BBC, the concert will feature global music icons and contemporary stars. Sunday will see a spectacular Coronation Concert staged on the East Lawn at Windsor Castle in a first for the thousand year old fortress. The King and The Queen Consort will then return to Buckingham Palace in the Coronation Procession before the traditional appearance on the Palace balcony for cheering crowds expected to throng The Mall in London. The King and The Queen Consort will both be crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a ceremony which dates back more than a thousand years. Pomp and pageantry will be the order of the day on Saturday 6 May for the coronation itself, starting with the King’s Procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. The official festivities will span a three-day weekend of celebration between Saturday 6 and Monday 8 May. With a focus on family, friends and volunteering, the Coronation represents an opportunity to come together, to make lifelong memories, and to have a positive impact across our Island.' Three days of official celebrations 'The Coronation will have pomp and ceremony, but The King and The Queen Consort have made clear their desire for the strengthening of community bonds to be at the heart of the celebrations. 'This is a truly historic moment and one of constitutional significance for the Island as our new Lord of Mann is crowned. Minister for the Cabinet Office Kate Lord-Brennan MHK said: Communities across the Isle of Man will come together next month to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, Lord of Mann, and Her Majesty The Queen Consort.
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