The public was warned last night not to host unauthorized platinum anniversary celebrations in repression by the “party murder”.
Up to 15 million people plan to celebrate the Queen’s 70-year reign with neighbors, which reduces activity for any previous royal event. However, local authorities said only 16,000 official applications had been approved to stop local roads, which would allow the parties to continue legally.
One council recommended not queuing on the streets between the electric poles for the four-day holiday weekend, fearing it could damage “our dust trolleys, light poles and / or vehicles”.
Firefighters warned that emergency services needed access down the road and the requested tables should not be placed in the middle of the streets.
The government ministry in charge of local authorities said residents should hold a “street meeting”! instead of a street party if neighbors have applied too late for a road closure license. The deadline for submitting applications for road closures in time for the anniversary has expired.
“Unique moment”
Tory MP Richard Holden, private parliamentary secretary for digital technology, culture, media and sport, said: be in the celebration.
“The idea that big bureaucrats bind people to bureaucracy to prevent these celebrations is contemptuous.
“The councils need to clear the way immediately to allow these historic national celebrations to continue so that friends and family can celebrate this weekend together.
Johnny Mercer, a Conservative MP and former Army Captain of the Royal Cavalry, said Sunday night: “These street parties should be allowed to continue. We must not allow killjoys to ruin the anniversary.
Tory MP Julian Knight, chairman of the Culture Choice Committee, said: “Councils need to be realistic about this and understand that this is a once-in-a-lifetime holiday, something that will never happen again. seen and should be as flexible as possible. “
A meeting with Lilibet is expected
The four-day celebration begins Thursday with Trooping the Color with the Queen, a departure from the routine of greeting from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. She is also expected to meet her great-granddaughter Lilibeth, who is named after her, for the first time on the child’s first birthday after flying to the United Kingdom from California with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Royal sources said the queen had no plans to attend the Epsom derby on Saturday, which released her for a meeting with the Sussex family in Windsor, who plan to stay at the Frogmore Cottage at the mansion.
According to an ICM study, 14.7 million people plan to participate in public events in the coming days, almost double the number of participants in the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and five million more than the Silver Jubilee in 1977.
But official figures show that only 16,000 applications for street parties have been approved by councils, suggesting many will continue illegally.
The sheer scale of the celebrations prompted local authorities and emergency services to issue a series of warnings.
A government source said: “People cannot close the roads unilaterally, the council needs about six weeks’ notice.
“If people can’t close their way because they left it too late, they can plan a ‘street meeting’ that will keep the road open, but can be organized on private land.
A local official told The Telegraph: “I think one thing that is not clear to everyone is that most councils have had a deadline for running for street parties that has just expired.
“People need to realize that they need to notify emergency services or consult with neighbors.
“Some councils tell residents that if they can’t close their street, they can do something on public land or in people’s alleys. I think there will inevitably be people who have missed the deadline. “
Council leaders are trying to encourage anyone without official permission to close the road to reduce their celebrations.
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