The Coronation ceremony for His Majesty King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. His Majesty’s Government, led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), is delighted to be supporting Buckingham Palace in planning and delivering celebrations to mark this historic occasion.
The Coronation will see people across the UK and the Commonwealth come together to celebrate. The Coronation programme will include the procession and service at Westminster Abbey on 6 May, the ‘Coronation Big Lunch’ across the country on 7 May (with a concert taking place in Windsor in the evening), and ‘The Big Help Out’ community activity on the bank holiday, Monday 8 May.
Funding is available of up to £10,000 for events and activities through the National Lottery Awards for All programme. National Lottery Awards for All does not have a deadline, but it can take up to 12 weeks from the point of application submission to receiving funding, which means applications for the Coronation weekend should be made before the middle of February. All funding criteria and terms and conditions are here.
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/under10k
As with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022, DCMS will be launching a Coronation website with resources and an interactive map. This will be publicised in the local government bulletin once available. You can subscribe to the bulletin here:
The full letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations can be found in the attachment below.
If you would like to let us know about any events, street parties, lunches etc that you are running, we would be very happy to promote them through our ebulletin and events directory. You can either let us know by emailing info@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk or by completing the webform below:
https://www.haltonsthelensvca.org.uk/form/vca-news-events-template