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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Photographs (4) Queens Platinum Jubilee Beacon, Lydiard Park, 2022

Photographs (4) Queens Platinum Jubilee Beacon, Lydiard Park, 2022
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of her reign, was celebrated at Lydiard Park over the Bank Holiday Weekend (2nd - 5th June 2022). A service of celebration was held at St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze on 2nd June, attended by the Mayor of Swindon, Cllr Abdul Admin, Mayoress Subena Akhtar, South Swindon MP Sir Robert Buckland and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Clare Garett.

The service was followed by the lighting of a beacon in front of Lydiard House attended by over 1000 people. The Beacon was lit by Clare Garett and Sir Robert Buckland gave a speech honouring Her Majesty.

Year:
2002
Photographer:
Mike Bowden
Type:
Photograph
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on:
Monday 6th June 2022

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Photographs (14 ) of Queen Elizabeth's visit to Lydiard Park, 1997
Photographs (14 ) of Queen Elizabeth's visit to Lydiard Park, 1997

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