Bridlington Old Town to host festival party for Queen's Platinum Jubilee
It takes place tomorrow and it'll be full of street food stalls
Bridlington Old Town is holding a big street festival party in celebration of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
It takes place tomorrow (Sunday 5th June) when the street will have dozens of picnic tables for people to use.
There will be various entertainment and food stalls with the resurrection of the great inter-pub Tug of War contest.
Martyn Coltman is group co-chair of ROBOT, which stands for the Regeneration of Bridlington Old Town, and said: "We are all ready. We have about 18 street food stalls confirmed with a real good variety. We've got lots of picnic tables hired in and they'll be arriving first thing tomorrow. Events will kick off from mid-morning until early evening time and bunting's been put up.
"Everytime you drive through Bridlington town centre and the roads into the town, there's an awful lot of bunting now. I think there's lots of excitement across the town, the businesses are dressing their windows and things. It's something that the public have always got behind, Royal events, and I think locally we really do ourselves proud in regards to celebrating these kinds of events.
"We used to have an inter-pub Tug of War competition back in the 80s and 90s in some of the festivals we used to do back then. Somewhere along the line it stopped happening but it was really good and it was great fun. There are eight pubs in the Old Town and they've all been invited to put together a team of six. The prize will be two gallons of their favourite ale, it'll be a knockout competition and there'll be a coveted trophy."
What will be happening?
The official opening will be proclaimed by The Mayor at 11am, followed by a short procession down the street and back up to Market Place. 252 Sqn. Drum Band and The Red Admiral Majorettes have kindly agreed to take part, alongside local veterans.
The day’s events then include entertainment from Coastal Voices in the morning; Pantasy Steel Band from Hull in the afternoon; Punch and Judy and juggling from Chris Walton; music from Alex Verda and friends and not one but two big roadshows – Yorkshire Coast BID will have their roadshow trailer at the junction of high street and St. John Street, keeping the crowds informed and entertained, and welcoming visitors from town.
The day’s entertainments will conclude with resurrection of the great Old Town inter-pub Tug ‘O War contest at approximately 4.30pm. Do not miss the pubs taking the strain in an attempt to win two gallons of their favourite ale.
The team at ROBOT will also be providing free Sunday lunch for M.A.S.H. veterans at the main Old Town restaurants and £5 food vouchers for regulars at The Hinge Centre to enjoy some of the tasty treats from the street food stalls.
Other Yorkshire Coast events happening
In Scarborough there will be 'Cuppa and Cake' at the Market Hall and Vaults from 11am until 2pm with all proceeds going to the Air Ambulance.
Jane McDonald and special guests will be lighting up Scarborough Open Air Theatre tfrom 6pm.