A HEREFORDSHIRE village is planning a weekend of celebration for the Platinum Jubilee.

The people of Pembridge, near Leominster, are organising multiple events to mark 70 years of the reign of the Queen.

The four-day weekend of events will be opened on Thursday June 2 by The Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire Edward Harley, followed by a celebration Jubilee Tea on the village green.

The ceremonial lighting of the Platinum Jubilee beacon will then take place on the lawn of St Mary's Church, being lit by former national hunt jockey Richard Johnson OBE.

After the lighting of the beacon, children from Pembridge CE Primary School will perform 'A song for the Commonwealth'

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An evening of traditional folk music and dancing follows on the Friday, before a family fun day on the Saturday, featuring a dog show and a tug of war between the two pubs of the village, the Red Lion and the New Inn.

This is followed by a ticketed concert 'A garland of english song' celebrating local poets, composers and folk songs, including those collected around the village by Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the musicians who was central to the music for the Queen’s Coronation in 1953.

On Sunday June 5, The Big Jubilee Lunch invites the whole village and beyond to bring a picnic to gather on the Church Lawn and celebrate together.

There will be music and a prize giving for the winners of the scarecrow competition, a village treasure hunt and other awards.

Gavin Plumley, who is on the committee and has helped organise the festivities said: "When we came out of Covid, we decided we wanted to have a big celebration, to help the village congregate and have fun together again.

"We had an idea of a festival type weekend and thought what better time to hold it than for the Jubilee.

"The whole village have played their part in organising this event and we would like to thank everyone who has made it possible."