A town crier will announce a special jubilee proclamation in Stone’s Market Square to kick off a day of events, culminating in the lighting of the beacon at St. Michael and St. Wulfad’s Church.
Stone Town Council has announced plans to light a Beacon for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the evening of Thursday, 2nd June, 2022.
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The Beacon will be lit at St Michael and St Wulfad’s Church, Stone, at 9:45pm on 2nd June 2022. It is one of thousands being lit in the UK and the Commonwealth and forms part of the official programme announced by Buckingham Palace for the Jubilee Weekend.
| The programme for the day at Stone will be: 2:00pm | The Town Crier will announce a specially written Proclamation in the Market Square heralding the lighting of the beacon later that day. |
| 2:15pm | The Town Mayor will plant a tree at the Amphitheatre at Crown Meadow as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy. |
| 9:20pm | Stone Choral Society will perform on the steps of St Michael and St Wulfad’s Church as a prelude to the Beacon lighting. |
| 9:30pm | A prayer will be said for Her Majesty the Queen. |
| 9:35pm | A traditional piper will play Diu Regnare, a unique tune specially written for the occasion. |
| 9:40pm | A bugler will officially announce the lighting of the beacon with a specially written bugle call, entitled Majesty. |
| 9:45pm | The Beacon will be lit by the Town Mayor, and Stone Choral Society will sing Song for the Commonwealth followed by the National Anthem. |
