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ROYAL KNEES UP

Our lucky Platinum Jubilee Street Party winners put on unforgettable events

THOUSANDS of patriotic Brits had a luvvly jubbly jubilee bank holiday thanks to The Sun’s fantastic Street Party competition.

We teamed up with Iceland and The Food Warehouse to give five lucky streets £2,000 each to put on an unforgettable party.

The Queen has made her final appearance of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations
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The Queen has made her final appearance of her Platinum Jubilee celebrationsCredit: Getty

And what a time the winning communities got to have with the money they received – from a knees up in a South Wales street that had been devastated by floods to a street in Lancashire playing host to the biggest bash in Britain.

Here’s how our five winners were streets ahead at throwing a party to remember.

Worcester

Residents waved their flags and tucked into some nice grub on Pinkett Street
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Residents waved their flags and tucked into some nice grub on Pinkett StreetCredit: Paul Tonge

PINKETT Street has had ten parties for every big royal event since 1953 and there were 300 partying this time

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Morecambe

Around 5,000 people attended the party in Morecambe
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Around 5,000 people attended the party in MorecambeCredit: Reuters

THE town hosted the country’s biggest bash as 5,000 people partied around 300 picnic tables along its promenade.

Treorchy

Dumfries Street residents looked so happy to be celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Dumfries Street residents looked so happy to be celebrating the Queen's Platinum JubileeCredit: Huw Evans

DUMFRIES Street partied to celebrate the jubilee and their own recovery from the damage Storm Dennis caused in 2020

Hamilton

Winners in Hamilton tucked into a huge picnic buffet
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Winners in Hamilton tucked into a huge picnic buffetCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

THE Udston housing estate put on a feast fit for a monarch as 500 residents used the prize for a huge picnic buffet.

Leigh-on-Sea

More than 300 residents packed Leigham Court Drive in Essex to cheer on their neighbours
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More than 300 residents packed Leigham Court Drive in Essex to cheer on their neighboursCredit: JOHN McLELLAN

THE partygoers of Leigham Court Drive staged their version of Britain’s Got Talent and The Great British Bake Off while tucking into free pizza and beer.

More than 300 residents packed the street in Essex to cheer on their neighbours.

Organiser Gwen Cook, 53, said: “We had a party fit for a Queen. We’d been so excited about it for weeks.”

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