Scores of communities are preparing to celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee in the coming weeks - with nearly 200 street parties planned.

Suffolk County Council says it has approved 185 community events between Thursday, June 2 and Sunday, June 5.

Thousands of people will gather together to mark the Queen's 70 years of service. It comes as the countywide celebrations continue with the Festival of Suffolk.

The approved celebrations are made up of smaller street party events on roads and cul-de-sacs which will be held by residents and community groups, as well as bigger events organised by town, parish, borough and district councils.

Due to the unprecedented demand for events taking place across the bank holiday weekend, Suffolk County Council waived fees for events taking place not only on Sunday 5 June, referred to as the ‘Big Jubilee Lunch’, but also on Thursday 2, Friday 3 and Saturday, June 4.

The waived fees are associated with costs related to road closure applications and traffic management, such as signs and barriers.

East Anglian Daily Times: Bramford Primary celebrating Queen's 90th with a street party at the school.Bramford Primary celebrating Queen's 90th with a street party at the school.

Paul West, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding, said: “This milestone for Her Majesty, The Queen is an incredible achievement and I am delighted that so many communities across Suffolk are joining together with their neighbours and celebrating this momentous occasion.

“By waiving fees for events across this weekend of celebration, we were able to encourage as many as possible to get involved, whether it be a small gathering in a local street, or a larger event, organised by town or parish councils.

“Our highway teams have worked tirelessly to approve as many of these events as possible and will be working with communities to ensure they can carry these events out safely and successfully.”

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Suffolk County Council approved 148 applications for smaller residential street parties and 37 applications for larger events managed by local authorities.

The full list of celebrations around Suffolk:

Residential street parties:

  • Acer Grove - Pinewood

  • Albany Road - Lowestoft

  • Albert Crescent - Bury St Edmunds

  • Ammonite Drive - Needham Market

  • Anglesea Road - Ipswich

  • Appledown Drive - Bury St Edmunds

  • Arwela Road - Felixstowe

  • Ascot Drive - Ipswich

  • Ashdale Drive – Worlingham

  • Back Lane - Copdock

  • Barons Close – Halesworth

  • Beaumont Court - Haverhill

  • Bederic Close - Bury St Edmunds

  • Beech Road - Great Cornard

  • Belstead Avenue - Ipswich

  • Berkeley Close - Ipswich

  • Beverley Road - Ipswich

  • Blackdown Avenue - Rushmere St Andrew

  • Borrowdale Avenue - Ipswich

  • Brick Kiln Lane - Huntingfield

  • Bridge Street - Stowmarket

  • Brinkley Way - Felixstowe

  • Broadland Close – Worlingham

  • Brookfield Road - Ipswich

  • Brookwood Close - Worlingham

  • Buckfast Close - Ipswich

  • Burke Close - Ipswich

  • Bury Hill - Melton

  • Bury Road - Beyton

  • Buzzard Rise - Stowmarket

  • Cambrian Crescent - Oulton

  • Cardigan Street - Ipswich

  • Catchpole Way - Stanton

  • Causeway Estate - Hitcham

  • Cavendish Road - Felixstowe

  • Chapelwent Road - Haverhill

  • Chatsworth Drive - Rushmere St Andrew

  • Chediston Street - Halesworth

  • Cherry Lane Gardens - Ipswich

  • Church Lane - Shottisham

  • Clapgate Lane Service Road - Ipswich

  • Clearwing Close - Pinewood

  • Clive Avenue - Ipswich

  • Constable Road - Ipswich

  • Constable Road - Felixstowe

  • Coopers Road - Martlesham

  • Cornwallis Road - Haverhill

  • Corporal Lillie Close - Sudbury

  • Cuckfield Avenue - Rushmere St Andrew

  • Cutlers Lane - Shelland

  • Dawson Mews - Oulton

  • Dunwich Road - Southwold

  • Ernleigh Road - Ipswich

  • Fairfield Avenue - Felixstowe

  • Gowle Road - Stowmarket

  • Grange Lane - Kesgrave

  • Gunton Drive - Lowestoft

  • Hawks Mill Street - Needham Market

  • Hazel Rise - Claydon

  • Heathway - Great Waldingfield

  • Highbury Road - Bury St Edmunds

  • Hillside Road - Reydon

  • Holly Road - Ipswich

  • Hopelyn Close - Lowestoft

  • Horsecroft Road - Bury St Edmunds

  • Horsecroft Road - Bury St Edmunds

  • Hoxne Road - Syleham

  • Jubilee Close - Claydon

  • Jubilee Road - Sudbury

  • Kentford Road - Felixstowe

  • Kentwell Close - Rushmere St Andrew

  • Kersey Road - Felixstowe

  • King Street - Mildenhall

  • Kingsfield Avenue - Ipswich

  • Kipling Road - Ipswich

  • Ladywood Road - Ipswich

  • Leaders Way - Newmarket

  • Leopold Road - Ipswich

  • London Road South - Lowestoft

  • Marlborough Road - Lowestoft

  • Meadow Gardens - Beccles

  • Mellis Court - Felixstowe

  • Miller Close - Lowestoft

  • Monmouth Close - Ipswich

  • Mornington Avenue – Ipswich

  • Murillo Drive - Lowestoft

  • Nelson Road - Lowestoft

  • Norfolk Road - Bury St Edmunds

  • Northgate Avenue - Bury St Edmunds

  • Nursery Close - Lowestoft

  • Old Hall Close - Felixstowe

  • Orvis Lane - East Bergholt

  • Outney Road - Bungay

  • Paddocks Green - Worlingham

  • Park Road - Bury St Edmunds

  • Peterhouse Crescent - Woodbridge

  • Pine Tree Close - Worlingham

  • Pinewood - Woodbridge

  • Princes Road - Felixstowe

  • Princes Road - Felixstowe

  • Quilter Road - Felixstowe

  • Ranelagh Road - Felixstowe

  • Read Close - Haughley

  • Recreation Close - Felixstowe

  • Red House Close - Trimley St Martin

  • Rosebery Road - Ipswich

  • Rousies Close - Hadleigh

  • Roy Avenue - Ipswich

  • Royston Drive - Ipswich

  • Sandown Close - Ipswich

  • Saxon Way - Melton

  • St Andrews Close - Melton

  • St Leonards Road - Ipswich

  • Stratford Road - Ipswich

  • Sunray Avenue - Felixstowe

  • The Croft - Bures St Mary

  • The Croft - Bures St Mary

  • The Glades - Lowestoft

  • The Green - Barrow

  • The Old Street - Capel St Mary

  • The Street - Gazeley

  • The Street - Somerleyton

  • The Street - Thornham Magna

  • Tomline Road - Felixstowe

  • Tuffs Road - Eye

  • Upper Grange Road – Beccles

  • Victoria Road - Woodbridge

  • Vincent Close - Ipswich

  • Walmer Close - Lowestoft

  • Wards View - Kesgrave

  • Well Street - Bury St Edmunds

  • West Lawn - Ipswich

  • Westbourne Road - Ipswich

  • Wheatfield Road - Lowestoft

  • Whiting Street - Bury St Edmunds

  • Whitton Church Lane - Ipswich

  • Winchester Close - Stowmarket

  • Winchester Road - Bury St Edmunds

  • Windsor Road - Lowestoft

  • Wingfield Road - Syleham

  • Wingfield Street - Bungay

  • Woodpecker Road - Ipswich

  • Woodside Close - Bury St Edmunds

  • Woodstone Avenue - Ipswich

  • Worell Drive - Worlingham

  • Cullcott Close - Yoxford

  • Warwick Avenue – Woodbridge

Larger events managed by local councils:

  • Hall Lane - Blundeston, Lowestoft

  • Chapel Lane Charsfield High Street (B1077) - Debenham

  • The Street - Elmsett

  • Broad Street B1077 & Church Street U544 - Eye

  • The Green - Great Bricett

  • Old Street - Haughley

  • Timperleys - Hintlesham

  • Cliff Lane - Holywells Ward:- Cliff Lane

  • North Street - Hundon

  • Mildmay Road - Ipswich

  • Cliff Lane - Ipswich

  • Charles Street - Ipswich

  • High Street - Ixworth

  • Bridge Street, Church Lane, Denny's Lane - Kelsale-cum-Carlton

  • The Street, and part of Church Hill (The Splash and the Market Place)- Kersey

  • High Street - Lakenheath Parish Council

  • Market Place - Lavenham

  • Church Lane - Levington

  • Hall Street - Long Melford

  • Old Market Street - Mendlesham

  • Skinners Lane - Metfield

  • The Street - Nacton

  • High Street - Nayland with Wissington

  • Palace Street - Newmarket

  • Newmarket High Street - Newmarket

  • Market Hill/Square - Orford

  • The Street - Redgrave

  • Saxmundham Market Place - Saxmundham

  • Kingsland, Shotley - Shotley

  • Church Lane, Lower Street - Sproughton

  • The Street - Stoke Ash

  • B1087, Church Street - Stoke by Nayland

  • Market Hill (Road and Parking area) - Sudbury

  • The Street, Sweffling. C246 - Swefling

  • Village Green - Westleton

  • Thoroughfare, Woodbridge (from St John's Street to Church Street) - Woodbridge, Suffolk