Saturday, 2 June 2012

Visit our local Diamond Jubilee Beacons;

Over 4000 Beacons being lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, along with the Commonwealth and UK Overseas Territories, taking place on Monday 4th June 2012.

Britain has a long history of beacon lighting spanning many hundreds of years. We have celebrated Royal Weddings, Jubilees and Coronations by lighting beacons on village greens, castle battlements, church towers, farms, beaches, front gardens, car parks and mountain tops!
A beacon chain, once used as a tool for communication, has now become a symbol of unity across towns, borders, countries and continents and is often the central point of focus for any outdoor gathering or celebration.

In 1897 beacons were lit nationally to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In 1977 and 2002 beacons were lit to celebrate The Queen's Silver and Golden Jubilees.

I've listed our more local beacons for anyone in the area to visit - if you know of any more, please let us know :) Give us a a call on 08454 302030 and ask for Rowenna.


- The Park, Chastleton.
- Adlestrop Hill, Adlestrop.
- King Stone Farm, Little Rollright
- Spiceball Park, Banbury

I can't guarantee that all of these are open to the public - to my knowledge, they are, but it's worth checking in advance. Chipping Norton is also holding it's own festival for the 3rd year running, bringing over 1500 people together for a day of celebration. Visit the website here; http://www.chippingnortonfestival.com/index.html

We, being photographers, also think that the beacons being lit country-wide means a wicked opportunity for some photographs, so get those cameras ready!

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