Greater Manchester kicks off Queen Jubilee celebrations in style with 20C sun-soaked street parties

Thousands of people across Greater Manchester have kicked off the four-day Bank Holiday weekend in style with a selection of sun-soaked street parties to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

With streets decked out in red, white, and blue bunting, and flags commemorating the momentous occasion, it wasn't difficult to get into the Jubilee spirit, especially at some of the planned celebrations across the region.

Over in Oldham, the Middleton and Chadderton Sea Cadets hosted a large celebration, attended by the town's Mayor Elaine Garry, which not only paid tribute to the Queen's 70 years on the throne, but also to some of the cadets themselves.

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Mayor Garry handed out commemorative coins to cadets in attendance, shaking their hands as the youngsters saluted her, before the Royal British Legion took centre stage to thank the unit for taking part in last year's Poppy Appeal.

A celebration for Queen and country was a fitting place to mark the group's fundraising efforts, after the unit raised £1,441.05 ahead of last year's Remembrance Day.

Petty Officer White and her husband Sergeant White were both celebrated for organising the event. PO White took a moment to ask friends and family members of the sea cadets to continue donating to the organisation so they could run more celebrations like this one, and "keep the lights on" for the foreseeable future.

Over in Dobcross, residents at Victoria Quay came together to organise an impressive gathering, with everyone contributing to the traditional street party in some way - by helping with decorations or making or buying food.

Resident Rachael Smith even put together some of the Queen's