Brandon to be the start point for the Festival of Suffolk Torch Relay

Brandon is set to be the start of the 550-mile torch relay as part of celebrations to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

It will then set off round 250 towns and villages within the county as part of the Festival of Suffolk Torch Relay event.

The torch begins its journey from the north west corner of the county on Friday, May 13, before reaching its journey’s end on Wednesday, June 1, at the Suffolk Show, at Trinity Park, near Ipswich.

Selected community heroes will be accompanying the torch as it makes its way around the county, alongside the Bury St Edmunds Rickshaw team, with the rickshaws from Stowmarket and Framlingham joining along the route.

The torch is currently being made in Suffolk, with the design a closely guarded secret, but it “will have great symbolism for the county and the Queen.”

Nominations for community heroes can be made on the Festival of Suffolk website or to local parish councils.