Platinum Jubilee beacon locations in and around Shepton Mallet: a list
This Thursday at 9.45pm, beacons will be lit all around the country in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The principal beacon outside the Palace – a 21-metre-tall Tree of Trees sculpture for the Queen's Green Canopy initiative – will be illuminated by a senior member of the royal family, and images will be projected on to the Palace.
It is a long-held tradition to light beacons to celebrate Royal Jubilees, weddings and coronations.
In 1897, beacons were lit to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In 1977, 2002 and 2012, beacons commemorated the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees of The Queen, and in 2016 Her Majesty's 90th birthday.
Here is a list of the beacons being lit in your area on Thursday:
SHEPTON MALLET
Mid Somerset Showground, Shepton Mallet
Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Croscombe School Field, next to the Village Hall
Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse
West Pennard Village Hall
Cranmore Tower, Cranmore
Burford Cross, Pilton
Masbury Hill Fort
GLASTONBURY
Glastonbury Wedding and Events Venue, Godney
West Pennard Village Hall
WELLS
The Cheese Yard, West Horrington
Chewton Down, Chewton Mendip
Croscombe School Field, next to the Village Hall
Glastonbury Wedding and Events Venue, Godney
Masbury Hill Fort
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