Throwing Jubilee street parties is to be made a little easier following a decision by Richmond Council to offer grants of up to £1,000 to help organise local events.

Funds have been set aside by the council to fund parties and commemoration events in May or June, including over the Jubilee Bank holiday weekend.

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been announced to take place over a four-day bank holiday weekend from June 2 to 5 2022 and will include a pudding competition, a Service of Thanksgiving, a concert and the lighting of Platinum Jubilee beacons across the UK.

Grants of £500 are being made available to residents (e.g. a group from a street or neighbourhood), voluntary and community groups and local charities, to cover the costs of hosting street parties or taking part inThe Big Jubilee Lunch.

To hold one of these parties an application for a FREE street closure must be made here before April 30, details available here.

Grants of £1,000 are available for groups aiming to either host larger events such as concerts or looking to create commemorative pieces such as murals or similar art installations.

Schools looking to hold their own Jubilee celebrations events can also apply for this £1,000 grant.

A grant of up to £5,000 is also available through application to the Council's Civic Pride Fund.

There will be Town centre closures across the borough on Saturday 4th June including in Barnes, Hampton Wick and Whitton to mark the Jubilee.

This means Town Centres will be pedestrianised throughout the day to allow for celebration as well as to boost trade for local businesses.

Cllr Gareth Roberts, Leader of Richmond Council, said: "As a Council we are doing everything we can to ensure people have the opportunity to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and we want to make it as easy as possible for residents and groups to organise their own events and street parties.

"We have decided that we want to financially help support the Jubilee celebrations in the borough through this grant scheme and I look forward to seeing how our communities decided to mark the occasion.

"We are also supporting initiatives such as The Queen's Green Canopy, with new trees now planted in every ward to mark the Jubilee and we will shortly be unveiling our Jubilee beacon.

"If you have an idea for an event to mark the Jubilee please get in touch and apply for funding now."