On Saturday, May 6, several live screenings will be taking place across Cambridgeshire for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen Consort. 

In addition, some areas will be screening the Coronation Concert on Sunday, May 7. 

The event has been made possible thanks in part to funding from the Combined Authority via a grant from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and will be an opportunity for communities to come together and celebrate. 

In Ely, a screening for the Coronation will take place in Ely Cathedral on Saturday, May 6, with free drinks, refreshments and a coronation flower display. 

In Huntingdon, Huntingdon First has partnered with The Commemoration Hall Charity to host free community screenings of the Coronation on Saturday, May 6 and The Coronation Concert on Sunday, May 7. 

These landmark screenings will take place in the Commemoration Hall (39 High Street, Huntingdon), which has fittingly been around since 1842 at the start of Queen Victoria’s reign. 

In Peterborough, a series of events are planned for the Coronation weekend, including the free screening of the Coronation both indoors and outdoors at Peterborough Cathedral on Saturday, May 6, a community procession, a Coronation exhibition showing memorabilia from past coronations, and much more. 

In Cambridge, Coronation screenings will be held at the new Meadows Community Centre in Arbury and at Clay Farm Centre in Trumpington on Saturday, May 6. 

Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, said: “It’s wonderful to see so many of these screenings happening across the region to give everyone a chance to enjoy these very special events along with other members of their local community. 

“We hope to see as many people as possible enjoying these evets and making the most of these momentous occasions.”