Full list of road closures for King Charles III's coronation street parties in Wigan

Wigan will celebrate King Charles III's coronation with a variety of street parties and events.

Numerous residents have logged their desire to host a street party over the bank holiday period stretching across the borough. The various knees ups will take place between May 6 and May 8, according to Wigan Council.

This will be the first coronation in almost 70 years with Queen Elizabeth II’s reign being a constant for most people’s lives. King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6 with a service at Westminster Abbey.

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In a bid to try and recapture the feel-good factor of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations from last year, community groups and organisations have applied for free road closures to help host their own commemorative activities. The council has provided toolkits and templates to help families get kitted out in Royal colours, and will put on events for those that didn’t want celebrations to remain within the confines of their own street.

In Leigh, the Big Coronation Lunch will take place on Sunday, May 7, outside Leigh Town Hall and the Turnpike Centre, where visitors will be encouraged to have their own picnics as part of the national initiative. In Wigan, the Mayor will host a Coronation Party in the Park, on Monday, May 8, at Mesnes Park.

Both will be held between 11am and 4pm with an array of local entertainment, food and drink, performers, fun-fairs and family-fun.

Leader of Wigan Council, Councillor David Molyneux MBE, said: “We saw how our borough came together last year and we would like to encourage everyone to do the same again for the Coronation. It’s another historic event that will have the eyes of the world on