King’s Coronation celebrations to take place in the Abbey Gardens

Don’t miss the biggest civic event of the decade – the King’s Coronation in the Abbey Gardens. 

Bury St Edmunds Round Table, supported by the town council, is inviting residents of the town to a free celebration with concert in the Abbey Gardens on Sunday, May 7, to enjoy the day of the King’s Coronation.

The event starts at 2pm. Just turn up at the Abbeygate in Bury St Edmunds where you’ll be met by hosts, provided by the Round Table, who will guide you to the special picnic and concert area of the Abbey Gardens.

Bring your own picnic but if you want just to “chill” there will be plenty of concessions serving hot food, and sweet lovelies, as well as a bar for drinks both hot and cold, strong or soft. Local vendors are set up to sell burgers, hot dogs, and all sort of goodies, as well as candy floss and ice creams. They’ll be there until stock runs out. 

There are activities for the kids, with fun fair attractions, and there will also be interactive and craft-related activities until the evening.

Lots of volunteer organisations are participating, the Royal British Legion, the Rotary Club, police and sea cadets and St Nicolas’s Hospice.

Organisers have gone into partnership with the Burnt Mill Brewery, who will be providing a stocked bar and to keep in the mood, there will also be a Pimms tent.

There will be a big screen which at 2pm will be showing whatever is happening in London. In the evening, from 8.30[m to 10pm there will be the Big Screen Concert and although some of the content has been released,  the line-up hasn’t been made public, so it will be a fun surprise for all.

It’s hoped as many as 3,000 people will be attending the picnic and concert, and there will be a team of stewards patrolling the site and staff providing medical and welfare cover as well as the local Police Community Support Officers. The Welfare team will have free bottles of water  along with sun cream and other requisites and the Abbey Gardens toilets will have  baby change facilities until 8pm.

To find out more contact https://www.facebook.com/BuryStEdmundsRoundtable