The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Programme
100th Birthday Celebrations
01 January - 31 December 2022
A centenary birthday is a very special occasion, and even more so in 2022 as we mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Mayor will present individuals who celebrate their 100th birthday in 2022 with a specially designed commemorative gift which will serve as a unique memento of how Council marked The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Platinum Jubilee Newborns
01 January - 31 December 2022
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, Council will present babies born in the Borough during 2022 with a commemorative certificate. In addition, babies born on the 6th February, the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Assession and during the month of June, will receive a specially commissioned Platinum Jubilee teddy.
Platinum Wedding Anniversaries
01 January - 31 December 2022
A Platinum wedding anniversary is an extraordinary milestone. The Mayor will present couples celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary in 2022 with a specially designed commemorative gift to mark this special occasion.
Jubilee Talks
13 January - 17 February 2022
166 attendees enjoyed a series of online talks inspired by the Jubilee Year. This project was supported by the District Council Good Relations Programme.
Recordings of the talks may be viewed on the Northern Ireland Community Archive.
Playful Museum Festival Jubilee Storytelling and Craft Workshops
07-12 February 2022
Museums Service held a series of engaging events to celebrate Playful Museums Week.
Aimed at children aged under 5, activities and storytelling were themed around princes, princesses, castles and knights in celebration of the platinum jubilee. The programme coincided with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week which this year encouraged ‘growing together’.
Throughout the week, sensory storytelling facilitated by storyteller Vicky McFarland of Tale Time took place across the Borough and was attended by 120 children and adults.
Armstrong Storytelling Trust - Castles Storytelling Workshops
February 2022
Children and adults joined storyteller Masako Carey as she journeyed through magical tales of princes, princesses, castles and knights in family storytelling sessions held in Ballymoney & Coleraine Town Hall for children aged 2-5 years old.
Platinum Jubilee Grants Programme
09 March - 23 March 2022
The Platinum Jubilee Grant Programme provides small grants for community and voluntary organisations to hold small scale community events and activities to mark the occasion of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Activities might include tea parties, fun days, talks, exhibitions, workshops. Groups could consider an intergenerational theme that encourages sharing of stories and activities, getting to know a different generation or encouraging greater understanding of the past. Or why not explore an aspect of royalty, from the modern royal family, through to historic kingdoms, royal sites of local significance and the kings and queens celebrated in our folklore and mythology?
Overall, the activities will be a celebration of community, encouraging people to get together and make connections through music, food, arts.
The grant programme opens on March 9th 2022 and applications can be made online here.
Royal Connections
March - December 2022
This programme aims to work with community groups across the Borough to explore the borough’s many varied connections to royalty through archaeology, history, folklore and myth.
Participating groups will be given training and assistance to research and present a site (or sites) with royal connections in their local area. The sites will then be brought together to form a heritage trail and digital map, with each case study adding to the tapestry of our shared heritage and landscape.
To find out more, or to participate in the programme, visit the Northern Ireland Community Archive.
Freedom of the Borough Ceremony for the RAF
April 2022
Council will confer the Freedom of the Borough, the highest accolade that Council can award to a group or individual, to the Royal Air Force in recognition of 100 years of service, and in acknowledgement of the vital air and ground defence roles which they continue to provide for the security of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This honour will be bestowed by the Mayor at a ceremony and parade at Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady.
The Queen’s Green Canopy
April 2022
The Queen’s Green Canopy is a unique tree planting initiative which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. Council will be participating in the initiative through the creation of native woodland across two locations within the Borough, enhancing the natural environment and biodiversity of the area.
Elements of this project have been funded by the DAERA Small Woodland Grant Scheme.
The Big Community Bunting Stitch-Up
April – June 2022
No Jubilee would be complete without some festive bunting! All are welcome to drop-in to our free bunting-making sessions which will be taking place at Flowerfield Arts Centre and in community settings from April to June. These fun sessions will result in stitching together communities and bunting to create something, lovely for our place and yours!
Flowerfield Arts Centre
29 & 30 April, 06 & 07 May Find out more details and how you can participate.
Roe Valley Arts Centre
14, 21, 28 May Find out more details and how you can participate.
Ballymoney Town Hall
18 June
Further updates will be available here on other venues coming soon.
Jubilee Creative Workshops for Children
April - June 2022
Children will have the opportunity to learn and have fun at these workshops with a variety of Kings, Queens, Castles and Crown themed arts and crafts activities.
Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre
30 April – Royal Rod Puppets: Princes & Princesses, Kings & Queens.
07 May – Flower Crown Workshop
28 May - Clay Creations: Castle Moneybox
Find out more details on the courses and how to book.
Flowerfield Arts Centre
07 May - Clay Creations: Castle Moneybox
11 June – Glassmaking: Crown Suncatcher & Coaster
11 & 18 June - Weekend Wonders: Design and make your own castle
25 June – Weekend Wonders: Design and create a spectacular crown
Find out more details on the courses and how to book.
Other Locations
11 June - Flower and Leaf Crown and Headband Workshop - Ballymoney Town Hall and Sheskburn House, Ballycastle.
For more details and to book a place for Ballymoney or Ballycastle, please call 028 70831400.
Jubilee Creative Adult Workshops
April – June 2022
A chance to get creative at a series of workshops for adults where everything is Jubilee themed. From Crown jewellery making and royal corgi needle felting to commemorative glass inspired by Her Majesty’s Robe of Estate, the perfect inspiration for the Jubilee year.
Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre
23 April - Needle Felting: Royal Swan - Felted Wall-Hanging
From 05 May - Creative Writing Course: Decades
14 May - Needle Felting: Royal Corgi
20 May - Create your own Crown Jewellery
Find out more details on the courses and how to book.
Flowerfield Arts Centre
08 June – Glassmaking: Shamrock, Rose & Thistle
18 June – Silversmithing: Make your own Jubilee Bracelet
Find out more details on the courses and how to book.
Other Locations
25 June - Jewellery Design - Heritage Brooch Sheskburn House, Ballycastle
For more details and to book a place for Ballycastle, please call 028 70831400.
Royal Fairy tales for Tiny-tots
14 May 2022
Join brilliant storyteller Kelly Quigley at Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre for some stories about princes and princesses for tiny tots and little ones. Kelly will tell fab fairy tales of kings and queens, knights and dragons and magical kingdoms. Dressing up as your favourite fairy tale character is encouraged and a fun way to immerse yourself in the story!
Flowers Fit for a Queen
21 May & 25 June 2022
The Tower of London is to be transformed with a 'superbloom' of 20 million flowers to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this summer. Led by award-winning florist Elaine Taylor, this one-day workshop will explore flower arranging over the last 70 years. Participants will create a special traditional design to celebrate the Jubilee using flowers and foliage from the 1950's to take home.
21 May at Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre
Find out more about the workshop and how to book.
25 June at Flowerfield Arts Centre
Royal Film Screenings
May – June 2022
Royal inspired film screenings in this Jubilee year.
Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre
19 May – The Queen, 7pm
26 May - Elizabeth II: A Portrait in Parts, 7pm
28 May – The Queen’s Corgi, 11am
Find out more details on the movies and how to book.
Flowerfield Arts Centre
09 June – Spencer, 7pm
11 June – Encanto, 11am
15 June - Elizabeth II: A Portrait in Parts, 7pm
The Queen's Visits Exhibition
May 2022 - April 2023
The new Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Exhibition takes you on an exciting journey through Queen Elizabeth II’s visits to Northern Ireland as well her historic visit to Dublin in 2011 through informative panels, objects and photographs. The exhibition has a focus on community events and the people the Queen met while on her visits to the Causeway Coast and Glens area. Children can also enjoy our play area and the chance to become a King or Queen for the day.
The Exhibition will open on 24 May in Coleraine Town Hall followed by Ballymoney Museum from September to December 2022 and Limavady Museum from January to April 2023.
Admission free.
The Queen's Visits Coronation Tour
23 - 26 May 2022
Primary school children will have the opportunity to learn about the Queen's visits to the Borough, in particular her Coronation tour via steam train to Ballymoney, Coleraine and Downhill in 1953. The trip will be recreated through a journey on the Causeway Tram followed by a creative workshop to make bunting for display at the Queen's Visits Exhibition.
Celebration event for recipients of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
31 May 2022
The Mayor will host a Platinum Jubilee celebration event for groups across the Borough that have been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for voluntary groups. The award scheme was created in 2002 and the winners are announced each year on 2nd June to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen’s coronation.
Vintage Tea Dances
May - July 2022
Take a trip down memory lane in special vintage tea dances especially for our local senior citizens to enjoy an afternoon of tea, sandwiches, traybakes and nostalgia from days gone by. Live bands will have you on your feet as they perform songs from through the years. Dance the afternoon away with lots of social dancing or just sit back and soak up the atmosphere. Period costume strongly encouraged!
Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre
27 May 1pm - 3pm
Flowerfield Arts Centre
09 June 12pm - 2pm
01 July 12pm - 2pm
Contact Box Office for bookings: 028 7083 1400
Jubilee Images
01 June 2022
A visual projection of key moments in history during the 70-year reign of the monarch, Queen Elizabeth II on the façade of Flowerfield Arts Centre.
From 8pm.
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon Lighting Ceremony
02 June 2022
There is a longstanding tradition of celebrating royal Jubilees, weddings and coronations by lighting beacons. On Thursday 2nd June 2022 at 9.45pm, beacons will be lit in The Diamond, Coleraine, Townhead Street Car Park, Ballymoney, Drumceatt Square, Limavady and in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church, Ballycastle. These events will allow local communities to pay tribute to HM The Queen’s long and selfless service as part of the official Platinum Jubilee weekend of celebrations. Further information will be available soon.
Queen's Jubilee Primary Schools Sports Hall Athletics Championships
June 2022
Local primary schools will involved be in the celebrations through a series of sports hall athletics sessions which are scheduled across the Borough during June.
The Queen's Visits Craft Workshops
June - July 2022
Free family friendly craft workshops held in Coleraine Town Hall. Come and join Museum Services in creating beautiful decorative fabric napkins.
2 sessions will be taking place in the exhibition space for children 5years+.
Saturday 25 June 11.30am - 1pm
Saturday 23 July 11.30am - 1pm
Book your space by emailing cms@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Northern Ireland International Air Show
10 - 11 September 2022
The Air Show is making a welcome return to Portrush this year in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Promising to be bigger and better than ever with fantastic new viewing locations, dazzling air displays and extensive ground entertainment, this two day event is the perfect finale to the Jubilee year.