Details of Queen's visit to Bromley as part of Jubilee tour

4:31pm Thursday 10th May 2012 in Bromley By David Mills

Tuesday, May 15 will go down as a historic day in the annals of Bromley with the visit of The Queen. DAVID MILLS looks ahead to the royal occasion.

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BROMLEY is getting ready for the highly anticipated visit of the Queen next week, a key event in her Diamond Jubilee celebrations diary.

Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Queen's Gardens and The Glades shopping centre on Tuesday, which will showcase exhibits celebrating British fashion designers from the last 60 years.

It will be her first trip to the borough since 1986, when she came to open the Civic Centre and visit Crystal Palace in her Golden Jubilee year.

Falconry displays and a Duke of Edinburgh Award exhibition will also be on show throughout the day in Queen's Gardens.

And there will be a large crown commemorating the Jubilee, made from living plants, as well as a raffle for the official Bromley Jubilee cake.

Tickets will be available on the day and the lucky winner will take home the six-sided cake complete with a crown.

Roving entertainers will also be the heart of an all-day party in Bromley High Street.

Council leader Councillor Stephen Carr said: "The Diamond Jubilee is a once in a lifetime event and we are honoured to showcase what Bromley has to offer.

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"Plans for our special event to pay tribute to Her Majesty are being finalised and we’re expecting a fantastic atmosphere in the town centre.

"We are encouraging people to arrive early to ensure they get a good view of the festivities so why not use the free park and ride service from Norman Park?"

ROAD CLOSURES

The A21 Kentish Way and Tweedy Road, Widmore Road and Market Square, Masons Hill, Elmfield Road and Bromley High Street (north and south), will all be closed from 9am to 2pm.

Between these times there will be no vehicle access in or out of the closed roads or areas in between.

Detailed maps of the diversion routes can be viewed on the council's website.

The Westmoreland Road and The Hill car parks will not be affected and will be open as normal.

However the Civic Centre, Mall and Glades car parks will be shut during the closure times above.

A free park and ride service will be in operation from Norman Park with buses running regularly from 6.30am to 6pm with parking available at the park.

Trains will be running as normal from Bromley North and Bromley South stations, with extra carriages to accommodate the extra capacity expected.

Bus routes will be on diversion away from the town centre and a list of affected routes can be found on the council's website at bromley.gov.uk/diamondjubilee

An exhibition by Bromley Local Studies and Archives entitled Celebrating Royalty in Bromley's Boroughs runs from May 11 to June 16 in Central Library in Bromley High Street.

Comments(24)

ron.1952 says...
9:21pm Thu 10 May 12

I do hope Liz don't wear that red outfit again. I can hear my old grandmother saying " red hat no draws." How awful !!

Ron.

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miss sweethuney says...
10:19am Fri 11 May 12

lets get all the flags out and leave them up all through the summer lol

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Clarie says...
10:38am Fri 11 May 12

I remember the visit in 1986, standing for hours and hours and when she arrived she didn't even smile. Just the royal wave. will i be doing it again. Erm no!

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Gavinp says...
1:59pm Fri 11 May 12

Great! Business's that are in masons hill that rely on vehicles getting in and out are stuffed!

My friend has a business there and the day is expected to cost him between £1000-£2000 in lost earnings/takings/

There's a recession going on and there expected to virtually shut down for a day and loose money. As usual the people that are involved in all this are not the ones loosing money.

All well and good the council saying its a once in a life time visit but unfortunately bills and business rates are not once in a lifetime.

God save the queen!

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Gavinp says...
8:59pm Fri 11 May 12

judging by the lack of comments it shows how interested people really are :)

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plasticfantastic says...
10:29pm Fri 11 May 12

Gavinp wrote:
Great! Business's that are in masons hill that rely on vehicles getting in and out are stuffed!

My friend has a business there and the day is expected to cost him between £1000-£2000 in lost earnings/takings/

There's a recession going on and there expected to virtually shut down for a day and loose money. As usual the people that are involved in all this are not the ones loosing money.

All well and good the council saying its a once in a life time visit but unfortunately bills and business rates are not once in a lifetime.

God save the queen!
Oh please, stop bloody moaning, it's one day, she hasn't been here for 25 years. Get a grip, and show some respect.

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ron.1952 says...
2:06pm Sat 12 May 12

Well said plasticfantastic, a little respect if you please GavinP.

I love the Royal family and will be there waving my flag.to greet her Maj.

The old Queen Mum was my favorite, Gawd bless her. A little dental hygene would of helped no end, or even a new set of railings.

Ron x

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ron.1952 says...
2:10pm Sat 12 May 12

Ohh a little faux pas from Ron, I slipped a little extree full stop in, sorrrryyyy.
I'm only human after all.

The Ronster xx

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goldenbroomboy says...
7:19am Sun 13 May 12

Gavinp wrote:
judging by the lack of comments it shows how interested people really are :)
It's not the Queen's big day, she does this kind of thing all the time, its her job.

It is however, Stephen Carr's big day, let's not spoil it for him I am sure he will be talking about it for years.

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commenting scoffer says...
10:32am Mon 14 May 12

...so phil's saying to the guvnor... 'are we popping into the brickies in becks to meet the gud guys and gals for a pint of bitter ?' rofl!! :)

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the raven says...
6:05pm Mon 14 May 12

So i see the whole area around will come to a lockdown (roads closed, bus diversions, buisness affected etc.) and all because the queen is visting us! And there visiting (as they drive past the homeless on the way in there escorted & chuffeur driven Rolls Royce) the all important 'glades' shopping center!!! Wow, that will be fun, you know, that totally boreing faceless chav shopping centre that looks EXCATLY the same as every other one from lands end to Scotland. And were paying for all this folks, we can really all afford it cant we?

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the raven says...
6:06pm Mon 14 May 12

Gavinp wrote:
Great! Business's that are in masons hill that rely on vehicles getting in and out are stuffed!

My friend has a business there and the day is expected to cost him between £1000-£2000 in lost earnings/takings/

There's a recession going on and there expected to virtually shut down for a day and loose money. As usual the people that are involved in all this are not the ones loosing money.

All well and good the council saying its a once in a life time visit but unfortunately bills and business rates are not once in a lifetime.

God save the queen!
well said

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Queen5 says...
6:44pm Mon 14 May 12

the raven wrote:
Gavinp wrote:
Great! Business's that are in masons hill that rely on vehicles getting in and out are stuffed!

My friend has a business there and the day is expected to cost him between £1000-£2000 in lost earnings/takings/

There's a recession going on and there expected to virtually shut down for a day and loose money. As usual the people that are involved in all this are not the ones loosing money.

All well and good the council saying its a once in a life time visit but unfortunately bills and business rates are not once in a lifetime.

God save the queen!
well said
Not actually that well said Raven / Gavin P. Your post is littered with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. Perhaps if you'd studied properly at school, you may have learnt the Queen's English and err...become a little more respectful of the Monarchy :)

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Mijoed says...
7:42pm Mon 14 May 12

It is a considerable disruption to services and business for a one hour visit and the probability is high of having a good view of the back of someones head and just about being able to see the top of her hat. I think I'll avoid Bromley tomorrow.

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bizzymum says...
8:07pm Mon 14 May 12

Gavinp wrote:
Great! Business's that are in masons hill that rely on vehicles getting in and out are stuffed!

My friend has a business there and the day is expected to cost him between £1000-£2000 in lost earnings/takings/

There's a recession going on and there expected to virtually shut down for a day and loose money. As usual the people that are involved in all this are not the ones loosing money.

All well and good the council saying its a once in a life time visit but unfortunately bills and business rates are not once in a lifetime.

God save the queen!
You say there's a recession on and your mate is going to lose between £1,000 - £2,000 lost takings for the day. My heart bleeds. It's not like she announced she was going to just turn up out of the blue yesterday.

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freyasmum says...
8:37pm Mon 14 May 12

Bah humbug! Some of you sound right miserable git's,stop moaning it's only for one day!

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Carolina29 says...
8:57pm Mon 14 May 12

I can't believe some of the comments on here. This is a fab occasion and a great excuse to proudly fly our flag and be a bit more patriotic for a day. I understand the road closures are annoying, but it is not for the whole day. Can this not be excused? It will be a great way to bring our community together and put smiles on (most) people’s faces.

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Brian Sewer3 says...
9:42am Tue 15 May 12

Said scoff m8 said but you no the brewers arms in burgess hill is better than the brick wall pub in beckers but the hogshead is a good pub down our way m8s come an have a few sherberts with us all har har hah

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commenting scoffer says...
10:12am Tue 15 May 12

Brian Sewer3 wrote:
Said scoff m8 said but you no the brewers arms in burgess hill is better than the brick wall pub in beckers but the hogshead is a good pub down our way m8s come an have a few sherberts with us all har har hah
...oh yes... 'the brewers arms' - bit smelly the last time i was dahn there sewer!! rofl!! mail ya shortly some interesting new interweb sites!! :)

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Gavinp says...
10:26am Tue 15 May 12

yes £1000 to £2000 in lost takings for a business of 5 people that pays nearly £500 a week in rates?

And thats takings not profit!

Now to top it all off i cant even get up own drive.

Still im glad so many people agree with me, despite my spelling and grammatical errors.

On and since when has "err" been the queen's english.

Im sure most of the people that are not bothered are the ones that dont have business's affected or losing money.

Funny, reports about chavs and thieves being killed seem to get more interest.

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reasonable75 says...
3:43pm Tue 15 May 12

And this morning all roads were gridlocked!

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bizzymum says...
8:38pm Tue 15 May 12

Gavinp = Infamy, infamy they all got infamy! Get a life. She's been and she's gone. All better now?

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commenting scoffer says...
9:58am Wed 16 May 12

...no reason to to take the flags and bunting down though is it ? i mean, we got the england cricket test series about to start... we have the euro soccer tournament in the summer to cheer... and we are celebrating the jubilee!! it make us all proud to see our wonderful flags and bunting flying does it not... keep britain tidy... and fly the flags i say. :)

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RufusTHound says...
12:35am Thu 17 May 12

I agree with the moaners. My little boy goes to school in Bickley, and the Public transport disruptions meant we had to walk for 45 mins in the pouring rain to get there. I also lost a days pay as i couldnt get into work. It would have cost an absolute fortune to arrange that one hour visit. Money much needed elsewhere in the community. The royal family are pointless.

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