The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: 2nd-5th June 2022

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Epping Town Council are delighted to be leading the celebrations to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, marking the Queen’s 70 years of service to the country. Epping’s weekly Monday Market will be themed for the Jubilee on 30th May and the High Street will be decorated in red, white and blue bunting. The Royal British Legion are encouraging Epping residents and businesses to decorate their homes or businesses in red, white and blue from the date of the Jubilee-themed Monday market until Sunday June 5th, which will officially mark the end of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. On Thursday, June 2nd from 8pm we will be taking part in the nationwide beacon lighting programme at Frampton Road Recreation Ground in partnership with the Lindsey Street Community Association, where an array of performances will be held throughout the evening. To start off the night, at 8pm a local band Sahara will be performing a setlist of cover songs until 9.15pm. After this a Piper will play various traditional pieces including ‘Diu Regnare’. From 9.40pm a bugle/cornet player will play ‘Majesty’. To accompany the display of the beacon lighting which will begin at 9.45pm, a Choir will sing ‘Song for the Commonwealth’. A licensed bar and food will be provided. On Friday 3rd June, St John’s Church hope to stream St Paul’s Cathedral’s service of thanksgiving and later in the day, Hemnall Social Club will be hosting entertainment with band Scraping the Barrel. On Sunday 5th June, Epping Forest Band will be hosting a free concert on the Town Green by the War Memorial. Aside from the events Epping Town Council has organised, many residents have advised us that they are holding street parties to celebrate in their own roads. We hope to provide a map of the parties. Look out for more information as plans develop.

The Queen’s representatives

Each county has a Lord Lieutenant to represent them in official duties and who is appointed by the Queen. Lord Lieutenants are chosen because of their important contribution to public life; the Lord-Lieutenant for Essex is Jennifer Tolhurst. The Lord Lieutenant appoints deputies to assist them, subject to the Queen’s approval. Once appointed, they are holders of public office.

The role of the Deputy Lieutenant is to deputise for the Lord-Lieutenant or Vice-Lord-Lieutenant when necessary, advise on nominations and honours, including the New Year’s Honours and the Queen’s Birthday Honours, help identify companies, enterprises and charities which might be considered for Queen’s Awards, helping with important awards and ceremonies and visiting voluntary organisations and compiling assessments for nominations for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Epping Town Council were delighted to learn that in 2021, one of our Town Councillors, Hugh Pegrum, was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Essex.

Hugh Pegrum DL is an arable farmer from Epping where he has lived and farmed all his life. He studied Agriculture at Writtle College and was a member of Ongar Young Farmers which culminated in him serving as County Chairman of Essex Federation of Young Farmers Clubs. He has been a member of Epping Town Council since 1999 and served as Epping Town Mayor in 2002. Hugh is Treasurer of the Epping Theydon Trust, a local housing charity, and a trustee of The Epping & Theydon Garnon Joint Charities which owns alms houses, a small farm and gives educational grants to local students. Hugh is married to Diane and has two daughters.

It seems fitting that as Hugh was Town Mayor in 2002 and representing Epping in The Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, he is now representing the Queen and assisting the Town Council in the development of the plans for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Hugh planted the first of the oak trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy at Stonards Hill recreation ground in February and will be lighting the beacon on 2nd June at Frampton Road recreation ground, as part of the national beacon lighting programme.

On behalf of everyone at Epping Town Council, congratulations to Hugh.