Horsham District Council has waived its usual fees for street parties for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June.
Special events, including street parties that involve closing a road require a legal order to be in place, which normally requires a fee to be paid to the Council.
However, for the Platinum Jubilee weekend of celebrations fees will not apply and licenses can be obtained free of charge.
The Platinum Jubilee will mark the 70th anniversary of the Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. She is the first UK monarch to celebrate this milestone.
Events will take place throughout the year and a four-day Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend will take place from Thursday, 2 June, to Sunday, 5 June.
Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture Cllr Roger Noel said:
As a council, we’re committed to trying to help communities celebrate in the best and safest ways possible.
Street parties are a brilliant way for communities to get together and mark the Platinum Jubilee and Her Majesty the Queen’s incredible milestone.
We want to see as many people as possible celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in Horsham District, and I’m pleased that we have been able to waive fees for licenses to help make this possible.
If you’re thinking about having an event or a street party, please get in contact with the Council through our website to let us know.
We need to have all applications by 15 April.
Anyone looking to host a street party should visit our Platinum Jubilee webpage for advice and submit an online form with the street(s) affected, the date of the event, and a brief description of the event.