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A network of over 4000 Beacons will be lit by communities and others throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, along with the Commonwealth and UK Overseas Territories on Monday 4th June 2012 to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Using the pages on this site, you will be able to find out more about how to take part, the events happening near you, and also what to do if you still want to register your own event.

News

 
Mumbles Jubilee Festival
A traditional village festival with fun for all age groups and families in the stunning grounds of Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles.
 
21 Gun Salute in Jersey for Britain's most southerly Jubilee Beacon
Launched with a 21 Gun Salute by the Jersey Militia, the Island's Jubilee Beacon will be lit as part of the national lighting of beacons across the UK and Crown Dependencies.
 
RICS matrics Starts Lighting up the UK
As the first organisation to come on board The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons RICS matrics will be the first to light beacons across the four countries of the UK.
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Lighting times

All Beacon Event lighting times are now viewable on this page  - as a rough guide, all events will be between 22:00 and 22:30 BST in the UK on the evening of 4th June 2012. Events in other countries will be 22:00 local time. The Queen will light the National Beacon in London at approximately 22:30 BST. This will be the last beacon in the UK chain.

Published list of events in the UK

All UK events registered (who requested publicity) are now listed here and include the name of the organisation or body as entered on the registration form. The Beacon Event location is also listed but any personal contact details and the name of the Coordinator etc as entered on the registration form will NOT be entered in line with data protection regulations. if you registered an event outside of the UK or you selected the "NO PUBLICITY" box, your event will NOT appear here.

The date for last entry registration was 30th April 2012.

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Provided you entered an accurate postcode location for your Beacon Event on the registration form, your event will now be on our map posted on this page.

If you sign in and alter your event details, we cannot guarantee that these changes will update on the map.

Diamond Jubilee Beacons Ltd. registered address: 34 Melville St. Edinburgh EH3 7HA
Company Registration: SC 395 406 - VAT Registration: 108 6603 23: Diamond Jubilee Beacons Ltd. is a Not For Profit Organisation

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