Details of Jubilee events in the Ramsey area.

RAMSEY

FLING your flat cap at the garden party being held at Ramsey Rural Museum on Tuesday, June 5.

As well as the unusual flat cap sport, there will be children’s races, Somersham Town Band, refreshments, a make a crown competition and fancy dress.

There will also be craft stalls and Suffolk Punch Horses.

A spokesman said: “When planning the games and activities for the garden party we did consider dyke jumping but thought that with today’s health and safety regulations, we might not get it past our insurers. Therefore, to keep within the theme of Fen games and activities we turned to flat cap flinging, potato and spoon race and a sack race. We’ve also got a slow bike race. There will be lots for children to do and craft stalls to see.

INFORMATION: �5 adults and over 15s, children free. From 1pm until 5pm.

SAINT Thomas a Becket Church is holding a fete on Saturday, June 2, between 2pm and 5pm.

On the Sunday, the same church is hosting a 60th anniversary service starting at 10pm.

THE lighting of the beacon will take place on Monday, June 4, following an evening of entertainment starting at 6.30pm.

Ramsey Initiative has organised the free event at the Rainbow Surgery car park which will include a fair with rides and stalls, hog roast, and bar. There will also be a raffle, competitions and an opportunity to join the Ramsey Choral Society in singing traditional songs.

And no beacon lighting evening would be complete without a fireworks display.

The Ramsey Fire Service will oversee the lighting of the Beacon, with the event drawing to a close at 10.30pm.

ON the Tuesday, Ramsey Town Council will be officially re-naming the Mill Lane play area as the Queen Elizabeth II Park. This takes place between 12noon and 2pm.

And finally, on Tuesday, June 12, the Royal British Legion is hosting a Jubilee celebration tea party at the British Legion Club between 2.30pm and 4.30pm.

WARBOYS

THE Warboys Diamond Jubilee Street Party is being held in the High Street between the Clock Tower and Popes Lane on Sunday, June 3.

Between 2pm and 5pm guests can enjoy a free tea, family games, stalls, dancing, music and fancy dress.

Tickets are free and available from the Post Office or newsagents in the village.

If you’d like to volunteer or simply want further details call 01487 822083, 01487 824214 or 01487 823041 or e-mail warboys.jubilee@yahoo.co.uk

OTHER events being held in the village include a sponsored walk by Warboys Primary School between 10.30am and 12noon on Friday, June 1, where all staff and children will be wearing red, white and blue.

The 55Plus group is hosting a Jubilee family bingo evening on Saturday, June 2, from 7pm in the WI Hall. It also has planned an evening of dinner and entertainment on Monday, June 4 at 6.30pm in the WI Hall.

A special thanksgiving service for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will take place at 11am in Warboys Parish Church on Sunday June 3 at 11am– with additional services taking place in Wistow at 4pm and Broughton at 6pm.

Warboys Grace Baptist Church is holding a Jubilee service on the Sunday at 10.45am followed by the Big Jubilee Lunch.

To round off the Jubilee week, the Fen Blow Barn Dance Band is holding a Barn Dance in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Saturday, June 9, at Warboys Primary School from 7.30pm. Tickets �15 to include a BBQ and available from the Post Office or newsagents.

SOMERSHAM

SOMERSHAM Garden Club is hosting a Royal Garden Party on Monday, June 4, at the same venue used to celebrate the Queen’s Coronation in 1953.

The theme will be the year 1897 – the date of the last Diamond Jubilee for then Queen, Victoria.

There will be art, crafts, history and dancing displays, live musical entertainment, and period garden games.

In addition there will be authentic Victorian refreshments - period fancy dress is optional and Queen Victoria promises to make an appearance.

INFORMATION: From 2pm-5pm on the lawns of The Limes, 44 High Street, Somersham. Entry �1 on the gate or in advance from Somersham Library. Details at www.somershamgardenclub.co.uk