Where will the Queen's Platinum Jubilee beacons be lit in Norfolk?
Published: 11:46 AM June 7, 2021  Beacons will be lit around the country and the Commonwealth to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022 - Credit: PA  Norfolk is being urged to lead the way when it comes to celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Next year marks the 70th year of the 95-year-old monarch's reign. And the nation will be taking a four day Bank Holiday weekend from June 2 to party. Beacons will be lit across the country and the Commonwealth, while two Norfolk music teachers have launched a competition to choose a special jubilee song, which will be sing around the world. Beacon lightings so far confirmed for Norfolk on Thursday, June 2, 2022 include:  Sandringham  Holkham Hall  You may also want to watch:  Houghton Hal  Norfolk Tank Museum at Forncett St Peter, near Norwich  Potters Leisure Resort at Hopton on Sea  Broad Farm at Salhouse, near, Norwich. Other events planned across the four-day bank holiday include the Queen attending the Epsom Derby on June 4 and a special Platinum Party broadcast from Buckingham Palace that evening. There will also be a birthday parade and thanksgiving service, while on Sunday, June 5, people will be invited to take part in the Big Jubilee Lunch, by staging street parties.