Stockport is set to celebrate King Charles III coronation in style with street parties being held across the borough. To date, patriotic residents have lodged nearly 70 applications for road-closure street parties with the council. Knees ups are taking place everywhere from the Heatons, Bramhall and Cheadle to Romiley, Offerton and Hazel Grove.
King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6 with a service at Westminster Abbey. For most it will be the first time they have witnessed the coronation of a British monarch - the late Queen Elizabeth II having been crowned nearly 70 years ago.
But it’s not just at street parties where the celebrations go with a swing. With less than two weeks to go until the historic ceremony, Stockport has plenty of events lined up to mark the occasion.
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Civic service
The Mayor of Stockport is inviting all the borough’s residents to mark the Coronation of King Charles III with a special civic service at St Mary’s Church, in the Market Place.
It takes place on Sunday, May 7 at 4pm and lasts for an hour. The service is open to people of any faith. The nearest car parks are Churchgate and Newbridge Lane, but Merseyway/Redrock is also an option.
Alternatively, all off-street parking is charged on a Sunday between 6am - 6pm at 20p an hour.
Activities at Stockport Libraries
Stockport libraries are hosting special events across the borough’s libraries during the week to celebrate The King’s Coronation.
Tea Dance
This coronation-themed tea dance takes place at the Town Hall Ballroom between 1.30pm and 4pm on Wednesday, May 10.
Entry is £4.15 per person with an optional dress theme of red, white and blue.
Celebrations at the Town Hall
The Town Hall will be lit red white and blue to commemorate the coronation. The council will also be flying the official coronation flag above the town hall over the weekend.
Residents with any questions about the events taking place in Stockport to celebrate the coronation should email kingscoronation@stockport.gov.uk
Although Stockport will not be showing the coronation on a large screen, it will be shown on big screens in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester City Centre and in Parliament Square in Oldham Town Centre.
Full list of street party road closures across Stockport borough
Monday, May 1
Heathfield Avenue, Heaton Chapel
Saturday, May 6
Aldersgate Road, Great Moor
Arnside Avenue, Heaton Chapel
Ashdown Road, Heaton Moor
Avondale Road, Edgeley
Barlow Fold Road, Reddish
Blemhelm Road, Cheadle Hulme
Chelmsford Road, Edgeley
Darley Avenue, Gatley
Delamere Road, Great Moor
Earl Road, Heaton Moor
Ellesmere Drive, Cheadle
Eyam Road, Hazel Grove
Gregory Avenue, Romiley
Handley Close, Adswood
Heald Green Village Hall (No road closure required as a field)
Hurdsfield Road, Offerton
Littlebrook Close, Heald Green
Modbury Close, Hazel Grove
Northcoate Road, Bramhall
Northway, Brinnington
Overdale Road, Romiley
Royon Drive, Cheadle Heath
The Circuit,Cheadle Hulme
Sunday, May 7
Abbey Grove, Offerton
Ainsdale Grove, Reddish
Ashdene Road, Heaton Mersey
Bath Close, Hazel Grove
Beech Avenue, Gatley
Bramley Road, Bramhall
Brooklyn Road, Stockport
Broomfield Road, Heaton Norris
Cashmere Road, Edgeley
Claremont Road, Great Moor
Compstall Road, Romiley
Egerton Road, Davenport
Elton Drive, Hazel Grove
Fairacres Road, High Lane
Fistral Avenue, Heald Green
Hillary Avenue, Heald Green
Hillbrook Road, Offerton
Huncoat Avenue, Heaton Chapel
Jessop Drive, Marple
Kingsway, Bramhall
Kinross Avenue, Woodsmoor
Love Lane, Heaton Norris
Market Street, Marple
Marland Crescent, Reddish
Richmond Hill Road, Cheadle
Scafell Close, High Lane
Southdown Crescent, Cheadle Hulme
St Austell Drive, Heald Green
St Michaels Ave, Bramhall
Sterndale Road, Adswood
Stokesay Drive, Hazel Grove
Sunningdale Road, Cheadle Hulme
The Mere, Cheadle Hulme
Thornhill Road, Heaton Mersey
Torkington Road, Cheadle Hulme
Valley Road, Bramhall
Winnington Road, Marple
Woodfield Road, Cheadle Hulme
Woodland Avenue, Cheadle Hulme
Monday, May 8
Biddulph Avenue, Offerton
High Meadows, Romiley
Meadows Road, Heald Green
Nimrod Grove, Woodford
Wyngate Road, Cheadle Hulme
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