Sign on a lamppost, Grappenhall, Warrington - Kings coronation street party, 6th May 2023, top of St Annes Avenue 3pm till late, DJ, raffle, fun, quiz
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3104 x 4816 px | 26.3 x 40.8 cm | 10.3 x 16.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 May 2023Location:
St Annes Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PLMore information:
In the UK, street parties are mainly known as private residents' events without wider neighbourhood publicity and have a festive cultural meaning, especially in England and southern Wales. They have historically been held to commemorate major national events, such as VE Day or for royal events such as jubilees, with bunting dressing the street, and children having fun in the street. An estimated 10 million people took part in street parties in 1977 for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The tradition seems to have begun in the United Kingdom after World War I as residents' organized "peace teas" to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The tradition was boosted for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011 with about 1 million people joining in street parties. For the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012 about 2 million took part. Some street parties are held annually or at any time for residents to meet their neighbours in a traffic-free street in a private street party. Some "street parties" are public events taking many forms. An application may need to be made to the local authority to close a road for a street party, who will arrange a temporary traffic regulation order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The council may charge a fee if traffic needs to be diverted