With only days to go until The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations get under way, preparations are being finalised for Sunday’s Bitts Park event.

The free community celebration will be held from 10.30am and will include a giant screen, family activities and community stalls.

The theme of the Bitts Park Jubilee celebrations is ‘Communities and Hope’. Carlisle City Council is one of the partners in organising the Bitts Park event.

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Councillor Stephen Higgs, Portfolio holder for Culture, Heritage and Leisure said: "It’s been fantastic to see how many different people and groups from Carlisle have joined together to celebrate the Queen’s historic reign.

"It’s a day for them and the people of Carlisle to look to the future with confidence and with hope, inspired by the example of Her Majesty’s 70 years of service and dedication.”

"We know that times have been tough for everyone in the last couple of years and it’s important that we come together to look after each other and celebrate the community spirit that will get us through to better times ahead.”

"We would love to see as many people as possible come to the park on Sunday 5 June for a day of fun and celebration to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee."

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There will be a range of events happening over the weekend. It will start with a family cinema screening of the popular movie 'Encanto'. 

There will be entertainment and a parade from Multicultural Cumbria between 1pm and 2pm. 

There will also community stalls, children’s activities, Fun Fair rides and catering facilities, however these will cost. 

However there are a range of free events, including: activities put together by Tullie House, there will be a fire engine brought along by Cumbria Fire and Rescue and kite making by Carlisle Cathedral. 

The City Council has been joined by Carlisle Vineyard Church and Carlisle HealthCare Social Prescribing team in organising the celebrations.

There is free parking in Carlisle City Council city centre car parks on weekends and Bank holidays. This includes Bitts Park Car Park and Castle Car Park.