A Borough Market bedecked with bunting will host a bustling street party next month to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
Visitors to the market on Thursday June 2 can expect to kick off their royal bank holiday with celebratory jubilee dishes, vintage music and a best-dressed stall competition.
Jane Swift, interim CEO at Borough Market said: “Borough Market has long been a place for London locals and visitors alike to come together over a love of great food and we’re looking forward to creating a fun and vibrant family friendly atmosphere to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee while championing the wonderful food on offer from our traders – whether the best of British or unique international produce.”
The market’s newspaper will also feature seven recipes, created exclusively for Borough Market, by food historian Angela Clutton, with each dish inspired by a different decade of the Queen’s reign.
Party-goers can also buy a Jubilee-themed hamper, and see who wins the coveted ‘best-decorated stall’ competition.
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As a charitable trust, Borough Market has organised a community lunch that will be attended by representatives from 80 charity partners and local community groups.
Jane Swift said: “It’s important that we mark such a wonderful national milestone as a community – and what better way to celebrate than by bringing people together over a celebratory lunch?”
Local schools will be attending, as well as churchgoers from Southwark Cathedral, volunteers from United Saint Saviours, and zero food waste pioneers Plan Zheroes, making it a truly intergenerational event.
Those who come along will be following in the footsteps of the royals themselves, as Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have all previously graced the market.
Find out more at: http://boroughmarket.org.uk/