More than 1,000 coronation street parties planned in South East

More than 1,000 coronation street parties are expected to be held across Kent, Sussex and Surrey

More than 1,000 street parties are being planned in Kent, Sussex and Surrey for King Charles III's coronation.

A total of 1,042 applications for road closures have been received by councils across the South East.

Most of the proposed street parties will take place on Sunday 7 May as part of The Coronation Big Lunch.

Party organisers are expecting large crowds, similar in number to those for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last June.

Requests have been made for 410 road closures in Kent, 396 in Surrey and 236 in Sussex.

Jeanette Hore, who is helping to organise a coronation street party in Mayfield, East Sussex, said: "Last year we had a street party in the high street for the platinum jubilee and around 1,000 people attended. If the weather is good I wouldn't be surprised if we got a similar number.

"Celebrating the coronation helps bring the community together."

Around 1,000 people attended the Queen's Platinum Jubilee party in Mayfield in June 2022

Dean Richardson is organising a royal street party in Folkestone, Kent, for the second year running.

He said: "We had a fantastic time for the platinum jubilee. It was a massive community thing and everyone had such a good day."

"When the coronation came around everyone was asking us if we were going to do it again. So many excited people are coming along."

Neighbours and communities across the UK are being invited to share food and fun together as part of the Coronation Big Lunch on Sunday 7 May.

There have been well over one million events held since 2009, when The Big Lunch began.

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