As it happened: Platinum Jubilee celebrations across the South East

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Live Platinum Jubilee coverage for Sunday 5 June has now ended

Live Reporting

Hamish Mureddu-Reid and Tom Pugh

Big Lunch preparations under way in Petworthpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Krystyna O'Brien, BBC Radio Sussex
Preparations are under way in Petworth, West Sussex, for the Big Lunch.
More than 85,000 have signed up to host Big Jubilee Lunches, with Prince Charles set to join a feast at the Oval cricket ground in south London
The Gravesend road that held rival street partiespublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Ian Palmer
Reporter, BBC South East Today
During the Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977 the BBC magazine programme Nationwide visited Jubilee Crescent in Gravesend, where ill feeling between people at the 'top' and 'bottom' of the road led to separate street parties being organised.
The show spoke to resident Sue McFarlane about her home-made tribute to Her Majesty.
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Platinum Jubilee: Gravesend road remembers holding two street parties in 1977
Weather forecast for Sundaypublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
If you've got an event planned for later today, you'll want to see the latest weather forecast. Matt Taylor has all the details.
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South East celebrates Platinum Jubilee with street parties and festivalspublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been taking place across the South East over the long bank holiday weekend.
Crowds flocked on Saturday to a river pageant in Medway, a carnival parade in Eastbourne, parties in parks and streets, and some indoor lunches during brief spells of rain.
In Chichester the fire brigade led a parade, which also featured an alpaca, and a party was held in Priory Park.
In Wadhurst a themed lunch was held in the Commemoration Hall.
Read more here
Towns and villages get decked outpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Lizzie Massey
BBC South East
We asked for your Platinum Jubilee decorations, and you delivered.From Goudhurst to Ashford, Bexhill to Whitstable - our towns and villages are decked out in red, white and blue.
Image source, Laura Page
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Goudhurst village preparations
Image source, Rachel Giles
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Cambridge M1 at William Harvey Hospital
Image source, Michelle Rose
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13ft 'Crown About Town' in Bexhill-On-Sea
Image source, Andie Pat
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Whitstable Yacht Club
How can I take part?published at 10:06 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
If you want to find out what Jubilee celebrations are happening in your part of Kent, Sussex or Surrey, then look no further.
A map on the Jubilee website allows you to search for events in your local area, external.
From tea dances to special lunches, the site lets you know where and when you can join in the fun.
Welcome to our live Platinum Jubilee coveragepublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Hello and welcome to our special South East live page to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Please stay with us throughout the day as we bring you stories, pictures and videos of celebrations from across Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
And remember you can send us your images of what you're up to, to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk