Pipes and drums to lead celebrations in Skelton
Skelton Diamond Jubilee Gala takes place on Monday, starting at 1.15pm with a Gala Parade.
View ArticleArmy to fire the starting gun on Jubilee weekend of fun
THERE’S only one day to go before the Armed Forces fire the starting gun for one of the biggest four-day weekends York and North and East Yorkshire have known.
View ArticleFighter plane to be pulled to Elvington celebrations
Celebrations at Elvington will be joined by a Second World War fighter plane – after it has been towed there by a village pub’s tug-of-war team.
View ArticleCall to have a great time
AS the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Keith Hyman prepared to lead the city in joint Diamond Jubilee and York 800 celebrations, he issued this message to its citizens. “What a great year for the City of York.
View ArticlePageant from the past
DO you remember the families of vanished Union Terrace, pictured here during George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935?
View ArticleAll set for Jubilee celebrations
TEN thousand kettles are at the ready, 100,000 teacups are lined up to be filled, the streets are closed and the people of York and North Yorkshire are ready for four days of Jubilee celebrations.
View ArticleDiamond Jubilee parties get under way
STREET parties to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee are today getting into full swing across York and North Yorkshire.
View ArticleThousands celebrate Diamond Jubilee
THE DIAMOND Jubilee was celebrated in style across York and North and East Yorkshire, as street parties got into full swing.
View ArticleSun shines on Diamond Jubilee parties
AFTER the deluge came the sun and the people of the York area came out in crowds to continue the Jubilee fun with a parade in Skelton, a big joint town celebration for Malton and Norton and town...
View ArticlePortraits capture the Queen
SHE’S the Queen of arts as talented York youngsters have proved with their Diamond Jubilee portraits of Her Majesty.
View ArticleVillage turns out for Jubilee photograph
GENERATIONS to come will know exactly who celebrated the historic Diamond Jubilee of 2012 in Tollerton after villagers got together for a commemorative photo.
View ArticleJubilee jubilations all round
WHAT a weekend it was – from drenched opera singers belting out Land of Hope and Glory as they sailed under Tower Bridge to private parties in back gardens, the people of Britain made the Queen’s...
View ArticleYork Boys Brigade members carry Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Baton
YORK youngsters got their hands on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Baton as it passed through the city.
View ArticleRoyal Oak tree planted to mark Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
THE Lord Mayor of York planted a Royal Oak tree in his own ward of New Earswick to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
View ArticleMinster School's balloon race to celebrate Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
A YORK school is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a mass balloon release.
View ArticleTeenage sculptor creates royal carving
A teenage sculptor has created his own tribute to the Queen after being commissioned to create a carving of a royal throne.
View ArticleRoad restrictions for jubilee parade
A NUMBER of roads in Stamford Bridge will have traffic restrictions placed on them owing to Jubilee celebrations on Sunday, June 3.
View ArticleGolden Jubilee memories
TEN years ago, guns fired in the Museum Gardens, and the streets were alive with celebration for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
View ArticleReaders' Coronation memories
AS A 14-year-old girl living with her parents in Broadway, Margaret Bowman remembers watching the coronation on television.
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