A special four-day weekend will be held between Thursday, June 2, and Sunday, June 5, to mark the occasion.

The countdown is now on and street parties and public events will be held with pubs allowed to extend their opening hours from 11pm to 1am so people can celebrate.

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening, when and where.

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Street parties

Hundreds of applications for street parties have been submitted across the BCP Council and Dorset Council areas.

An update from BCP Council last month said more than 250 street parties were being planned across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with a final push to get to 300.

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In the wider Dorset area, more than 100 applications had been submitted.

However, if you want to hold a street party which involves a road closure it’s now too late to apply as the deadline for applications closed on April 22.

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If you don’t need to close the road, you can run a ‘Street Meet’ – if you live in a cul de sac, councils are generally happy for this to go ahead without permission.

Otherwise, use driveways, parking areas and front gardens – none of these will require council permission but you must ensure you don’t obstruct pavements.

Another option is a ‘neighbour’s picnic’, which can be held in the local park, the only caveat is that you cannot have music or a barbecue.

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On the matter of street party insurance, A Plan Insurance says: "As a Platinum Jubilee Street Party is a one-off event, you won’t need a risk assessment or licence for the consumption of alcohol. That doesn’t mean that there is no risk.

"We would encourage anyone organising a Jubilee party to have street party insurance cover in place."

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Public events

A number of public events are also taking place across the area. Here's a selection of what's happening across the conurbation and beyond. 

Bournemouth

Large screens being put up in Bournemouth Gardens for the Queen’s Jubilee.

BCP Council will be hosting a large screen in the gardens showing television broadcasts from the BBC and Royal-related films as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations in June.

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Speaking last month, BCP Council's head of destination and events Jon Weaver, said:   “On the Thursday (of the Jubilee event) we will be holding a beacon lighting event. Beacons will be lit in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at the Jon Egging Trust, Christchurch Quay and Sandbanks.

“We are also finalising plans for firework displays at two of the sites and the large screens will be back in the gardens showing television broadcasts from the BBC and Queen-related films.”

Poole

Upton Country Park will host a community picnic celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Thursday, June 2, in the Walled Garden.

Visitors can bring their own picnic or purchase one from the Tea Rooms to enjoy while listening to live music from Swing Unlimited’s Community Big Band, who will play 45-minute sets at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm.

The grounds will be open from 11am to 4pm.

A community party for residents in and around Merley will be held in the field next to the Down in the Woods Nursery off Chichester Walk on Sunday, June 5.

Festivities will include five bouncy castles, face painting, a DJ and live music, soft play, sumo wrestling suits and a waterslide.

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Christchurch

Two Riversmeet Leisure Complex is hosting a free family event on Thursday, June 2.

The celebration, which takes place between 12pm and 5pm, will feature a free bouncy castle, trampolining and soft play.

Other activities include a free giant inflatable assault course, cream tea and snacks and live entertainment.

East Dorset

In Ferndown, an afternoon picnic will be held at King George's Fields on Friday, June 3, between 1pm and 4pm with people invited to take along their own picnic and enjoy some family entertainment.

Later the same day, a party will take place at the same location between 7pm and 10pm with an evening of fireworks and live music. 

A Jubilee Proms in the Park event will be held at Merley House on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, which promises to be an "evening of classical and modern music" to celebrate the Queen. Tickets cost £25 for adults and £10 for children. The site opens at 6.30pm with the concert starting at 8pm. 

New Forest

Residents of Ringwood will be able to enjoy four days of celebrations, culminating in a ‘Party in the Park’ on the Jubilee weekend fit with live music, family entertainment, a bar, hot food and more.

On Sunday, June 5, the celebrations will be held at Carvers Recreation Ground all afternoon – with a giant screen being installed so residents can watch the national coverage of the occasion.

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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated with a special event at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground over the bank holiday.

Fordingbridge Events Group and Fordingbridge Town Council’s have a picnic event planned for June 2 from 3.30pm to 10pm.

The Rotary Club will hold its charity duck race as well.

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Other events

As well as the specific Jubilee celebrations above, a number of other big events will be taking place which will coincide with the Jubilee weekend.

These include Christchurch Food Festival, Bournemouth 7s and Verwood Carnival.

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What are you doing to mark the Jubilee?

The Daily Echo will be covering what’s happening across BCP and Doret during the Jubilee Weekend. We want to hear what you’ve got planned.

Are you holding a special picnic in the park or street party? Get in touch at the link below.

Alternatively, have you met the Queen in Dorset? If so, when and where? We’d love to hear your stories about when you met Her Majesty. You can email us at digital@bournemouthecho.co.uk.

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