Birthday Beacon proves a big success

Crowds of residents of all ages flocked to the top of Whaddon Farm on 21 April to celebrate HM The Queen’s 90th birthday.

In what proved to be a delightful community celebration, the free event gave people of all ages the chance to experience some of the best views of Shipston, including seeing five other local beacons alight in neighbouring towns and villages. Not content with just lighting a beacon, Shipston took its celebrations a step further with an impressive fireworks display made possible thanks to fundraising by the then Mayor, Jackie Warner, and Deputy Mayor, Ronnie Murphy.

Former Mayor, Jackie Warner, said: “It was wonderful to see so many people joining in the celebrations for The Queen’s birthday and a special treat for me as it was one of my last events as Mayor. Thank you to all those who worked so hard to make the event possible, including our wonderful beacon builders and Shipston Rotary for manning the car park.”[nbsp]

(photos[nbsp]by[nbsp]Dan[nbsp]Scobie)