Sunday 7 May 2023
12noon – 4pm
Victory Park
Craft Market Circus Skill Leiston’s RBL Band
Coronation Competitions Refreshments
Jam Tart Bake Off Free Face Painting
Skate Jam – 2pm, with Live Bands
Free Face Painting curtesy of Hamilton Smith
Want to be a part of the Celebrations?
Want to have a go at skateboarding, but not sure if it’s for you? Two-Toed Skateboards will be holding two sessions of lessons – each lesson is roughly 45 minutes and there is 5 places available in both lessons – to pre-book your place on a lesson, free of charge, then click here to book your place. Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council are happy to announce they will be covering the cost of these lessons.
Would you like to take part in the Coronation Jam Colouring Competition? Simply clik on the above button, to download your colouring sheet – get creative and then send it back to Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council, Council Offices, Main Street, Leiston, IP16 4ER by Thursday 6 May, for your chance to win some great prizes. Don’t forget to write your name, age and parents contact number on the back! Good Luck
All you have to do is present a plate of four home-baked jam tarts, tasting scrummy and creatively presented. There are two age
categories, under 13 and 13 and above. Bring your tarts to the Jam Tent by 12.30pm and judging will take place at 1.00pm by members of Leiston WI (who else?). Winners will be announced at 1.45pm before the official skatepark opening.
The new £150,000 extension and refurbishment of the existing skatepark, funded by the Town Council, will be complete and officially opened on the day, so Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council decided a skate jam would be a unique and exciting way to celebrate this momentous weekend. The Council has collaborated with the skaters for the event, which will begin at 12 noon and focus on family fun until 2pm when the Coronation Jam takes over the park with bands entertaining participants during the afternoon. The new extension will be officially opened at 2pm by the Chairman of Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council and local skating supremo Dan Webz.
Already into skateboarding, or want to give it a go? Before the skate jam starts in earnest, you can learn some skating skills with the Two Toed team from Ipswich. Make sure you come along in time to book your slot.
You can bring a picnic and soak up the atmosphere while meeting up with family and friends, or let someone else prepare your lunch. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided by one of Leiston’s best loved establishments, Sizewell Sports and Social Club. Teas, coffees, soft drinks and cakes will be served in the Coronation Marquee,
which will also be the place to find crafters from Creative Leiston. Unless otherwise engaged, the Leiston fire engine will be in the park. And no event would be the same without ice creams, so let’s hope we have ice cream weather to match.
Between 12 and 2pm you can expect musical interludes from Leiston Royal British Legion Band, who will entertain with some favourite tunes. And there will be fun for the younger members of the family, including Cheeky the Chimp and circus skills from Black Orchid Productions, for all ages to try.
We are delighted that Leiston Football Club has agreed to hold a ‘Beat the Keeper’ competition. Leiston is rightly proud of its footballing heritage. Starting out in 1880 during the heyday of the Garrett era at Leiston Town Athletic Association, the Club has seen a few monarchs in the last 142 years, so it’s fitting LFC joins the town to celebrate on this occasion.
The bakers in the community can show off their skills by creating a plate of four ‘Coronation Jam Tarts’ fit for a King in the Coronation Jam Bake-off. There will be a prize for the winning tarts including a category for under 13s. Extra marks will be awarded for presentation – but they need to taste good too! Entry forms will be online nearer the time or can be picked up from the council office and shops around the town. Watch out on the town council social media pages, or call in at the council office during the week before the coronation.
Before coronation weekend, Leiston retailers will be encouraged to dress their windows with a coronation theme. There will be colouring and crown-making competitions for all ages to enter and these will be judged at Victory Park on the day.
Participants joining the skate jam with their own kit are advised to wear protective headgear and knee pads. The Town Council needs everyone to stay safe.