Hello, and welcome to morecambe. Cheering. As thousands of Street Parties and Community Events are taking place across the country. Over the next 90 minutes, well be criss crossing the uk and dropping in on some of those celebrations. Many of the parties are being held in celebration of yesterdays coronation of King Charles Iii and Queen Camilla. Some people are taking the opportunity to spend the day getting to know their neighbours and Building Community spirit, and others are simply enjoying a get together on the Bank Holiday Weekend. Well, im here in the Lancashire Seaside Town of morecambe, which is hoping to host the longest street party for the coronation in the uk, more than 500 Picnic Tables Cascading along the seafront. And we think around 10,000 people will be taking part. Ill be hearing from many of them throughout the programme. And well also be live at parties and events across the uk. Well be with Paddle Boarders at Bude In Cornwall wholl be celebrating with the help of
Like you. like me now. so myjob is to guide you round them places and not get people stuck, hopefully. and i suppose you are probably one of very few guides in the history of the guides of the sands that has been both queen and king s guide? yeah, i ve never really looked into this. i might be the only one. you could be. could be, yeah. how does that feel? amazing, really, yeah. and as king“s guide, it may fall to you at some point to take the king across these sands. yeah, you never know. watch this space. laughing: yeah. carrie matthews is one of the organisers of today s street party. # bring me sunshine in yoursmile.#. i we could not come to morecambe and not come and see. the eric morecambe statue. yes. his mum and dad lived down