A town is joining in with the national celebrations for the Queen's 70 years on the throne.

Brampton, near Carlisle, has lit its beacon, part of celebrations across the UK, crown dependencies and overseas territories.

A large crowd gathered in celebration on top of the moat in Brampton last night to watch as a beacon was lit to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee,

Rain was forecast for the evening, however, it appeared to hold off, which allowed the good-natured crowd to watch as Jenni Errington, leader of Brampton Parish Council, lit the beacon while a piper played a number of songs.

The beacon was lit at 10:00 pm and was one of a number being lit across Hadrian's Wall to mark the monarch's reign, and across the world.

Jane Lady Gibson, chair of Hadrian’s Wall WHS Partnership Board, said: “Communities along the length of Hadrian’s Wall are taking part in this unique celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee made even more significant to us as it falls in the same year as our Hadrian 1900 festival, commemorating Hadrian arriving in northern Britain to supervise the building of his Wall in AD122”.

Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, pageantmaster of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee beacons, said, leading up to the lighting of the beacons which happened last night across the country: “Building on a long tradition of lighting beacons to mark significant royal celebrations, more than 2,022 Jubilee Beacons will be lit across the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories and within the Commonwealth countries on the first evening of the four-day Jubilee Weekend (Thursday, June 2).

"The Beacons will enable local communities to join together and pay tribute to Her Majesty as part of the official programme of events.

"For the first time, town criers, pipers, buglers and choirs from the UK and the Commonwealth will come together to join in the celebrations in their own individual and special way.

"It is wonderful to see the range of support for beacon lighting, which will highlight both the diversity and the unity of the nation and the Commonwealth.

"The Queen has lit up our lives for 70 years through her dedicated service and commitment.

"We would like to light up the nation and the Commonwealth in her honour.”

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