To mark 70 years on the throne, street parties, bank holidays, a live concert and more will be thrown in Her Majesty's honour.
Buckingham Palace has announced plans to mark the Queen's Jubilee with 10 days of huge celebrations between January and July.
The 95-year-old monarch is set to open up her private estate to visitors, musicians and artists to perform, as well as inviting members of the public to design a special Queen Elizabeth II pudding.
Whilst there will be more details to follow in the lead-up to the Jubilee in June, here is every event announced so far:
January
As of today, the Platinum Pudding Competition will begin its search for a winner. It was announced this morning that Buckingham Palace is searching for the perfect pudding to celebrate the platinum celebration. Entries will be judged by the likes of culinary legend and national treasure, Dame Mary Berry.
Dame Mary Berry will judge and find a Platinum Pudding worthy for the Queen. / Image: Eden Project Communities
The competition will follow in the footsteps of the British staple of coronation chicken, a dish created by Le Cordon Bleu to celebrate the Queen's coronation banquet in 1953.
May
Between the 12 and 15 May, the Platinum Jubilee Celebration will commence, where over 1,000 performers and an additional 500 horses will take part in a 90-minute show in honour of Her Majesty. The performance will take the audience through the Queen's reign as well as looking back on year's gone by- right from Elizabeth I to the present day.
Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 during her royal tour in Ottawa. / Image: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada (Flickr)
June
Both Sandringham and Balmoral will be open for residents and visitors to enjoy the Queen's birthday celebrations across the Bank Holiday and on Thursday 2 June, The Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) will consist of over 1,200 officers from the Household Division. The colour will trooped on Horse Guards Parade by the 1st Battalion and Irish Guards.
The Queen's Coronation in 1953. / Image: Canada. Department of National Defence. Library and Archives Canada (Flickr)
On Friday 3 June, a Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral to honour the Queen's reign, and the UK will join other UK territories, Channel Islands and more to light a beacon to mark the occasion. In London, the Principal Beacon will be lit in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
On Saturday 4 June, the Big Jubilee Lunch will be held. Street parties are already being planned across the UK and neighbours are expected to come together to mark the occasion.
Street Parties will be held in Her Majesty's honour. / Image: Royal UK
There will be performanced in London to tell the story of the Queen's reign through a pageant that will include a 'River of Hope', a section that will see over 200 silk flags flow through The Mall to replicate a moving river.
Both Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June will be classed as bank holidays to give the public chance to celebrate the jubilee with Queen and the rest of the country.
July
During the month of July, there will be three displays to mark the Queen's accession to the throne, the Coronation and Jubilees will be displayed at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
The Queen usually celebrates the anniversary in private, so this string of celebrations will be quite the change a quiet celebration at Sandringham. However, at present it is not clear which events Her Majesty will attend or participate in after missing out on multiple public events in the past year due to doctors orders.
One of Leeds’ most iconic buildings is set to be brought back to life.
Plans for a brand-new padel and leisure destination at The Roundhouse on Wellington Road have been approved by Leeds City Council’s West Plans Panel.
Consent has been granted for Ollo Padel to transform the Grade II* listed Roundhouse into a state-of-the-art sport, fitness, food, drink and community venue subject to conditions and completion of a Section 106 agreement.
Built in 1847 for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company, The Roundhouse was once home to the steam locomotives that powered industrial Victorian Leeds. In recent years, the building has stood largely unused.
Image: Supplied
The approved plans will restore and protect the landmark building and give the site a new, long-term future as one of the city’s most distinctive leisure destinations.
The three-acre site, located on the edge of Leeds city centre, will include nine outdoor doubles padel courts under a 10-metre canopy, plus a dedicated indoor coaching court within The Roundhouse itself.
At the heart of the site will be the Ollo Clubhouse; built around an all-day kitchen and bar, it will combine a comfortable lounge and co-working space, meeting rooms and live sport and events spaces.
The kitchen and bar will be run in partnership with Southbank Provisions, the independent Leeds hospitality team behind Headrow House, Belgrave Music Hall and Galleria whilst the gym will be operated by fitness and performance specialists Northbound, who will bring strength and conditioning practice, Hyrox training and pilates classes to The Roundhouse.
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Construction is expected to begin later this year, with the venue aiming to open in early 2027.
Luke Gidney, Founder & CEO Ollo Padel: "This is a huge day for Leeds, for The Roundhouse and for Ollo. The Roundhouse has been part of the city’s story for nearly 180 years. It’s an incredible building but it needs people, energy and purpose again. Our plan is to bring it back to life as a place where people can play, eat, work, meet friends and feel part of something.
"Padel is growing so quickly because it’s fun, social and easy to pick up. But for us, this is about more than just the courts. We want Ollo to become a proper community destination for Leeds, somewhere welcoming, joyful and full of life.
"We’re incredibly grateful to Leeds City Council’s planning team, our case officer, the wider council team and everyone who has supported the project to this point. This has been a complex project but the sport and engagement throughout has been brilliant. Now the real work starts and we cannot wait to open the doors for you.”
Inside the Leeds factory that makes and supplies classic jukeboxes
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This Leeds-based family-owned business is famed for supplying pubs, clubs and even ordinary people's homes with classic jukeboxes.
Started up in 1978, Sound Leisure really is a local business like no other, creating and distributing classic jukeboxes to over 40 countries.
This music-machine-making company notes that 75% of the jukeboxes they manufacture and sell throughout the year are bought for everyday homes.
The remaining 25% of orders are for the all-expected hospitality venues like bars, clubs and hotels, with the jukeboxes sometimes bought for company headquarters and retail outlets too.
Although there are other jukebox manufacturers, especially across the pond in the US, Sound Leisure is the only factory in the world that creates jukeboxes to play out across all formats: CD, vinyl and digital.
This jukebox business even runs the world's only 'Custom Shop', which is a design service that offers any music lovers the chance to personalise their pristine player.
So whether you're after a themed jukebox, customisable nameplate or even a bespoke design, this jukebox company's website states: "If you can dream it, we can build it".
One of Sound Leisure's prized products is the music machine inspired Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-themed jukebox which any fan of The Beatles would dream of being its lucky owner.
And there really isn't anything they can't do, as alongside creating classic jukeboxes, the same team even make pinball machines, football tables, LED signs and more.
With CD and vinyl jukeboxes from £5,000 and digital jukeboxes quoted from upwards of £12,000, we're going to need a fair few rainy days to save up our money.
However, you can still marvel at these magnificent music machines without having to dip into your savings, with guided tours starting from just £15.
If you're up for learning a little bit more about music technology or simply after admiring these classic jukeboxes in all their glory, you can find out more about the factory and book your guided tour ticket HERE.
Sophie Smith -
10th January 2022 
