A HOST of free events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee are set to take place over next week thank to St Helens Library Service.
Whether it’s raising a glass (or in this case a teacup) to Her Majesty at the Royal Tea Party events or Royal themed Read and Rhyme, craft, quiz and bingo and coffees and more, there is a full week of free fun to be had for all ages.
St Helens Archive Service will also be touring a pop-up exhibition, featuring recently digitised images of Queen Elizabeth on her various visits to St Helens.
The exhibition can be seen at each Royal Tea Party at various borough libraries.
Here is a round up of the free events:
Tuesday, May 24
- Royal Tea Party at Chester Lane Library from 2.30pm
Thursday, May 26
- Royal Tea Party at Parr Library from 2pm
- Jubilee Crafts at Haydock Library from 3.45pm
Friday, May 27
- Jubilee Bingo at Rainford Library from 10.30am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Moss Bank Library from 10.30am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Chester Lane Library from 11am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Thatto Heath Library from 11am
- Jubilee Craft at Garswood Library at 11am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Parr Library from 2pm
- Royal Knit and Natter at Peter Street Library at 2pm
- Royal Tea Party at St Helens Library at 2.30pm
- Royal Tea Party at Thatto Heath Library at 2.30pm
- Jubilee Crafts at Newton-le-Willows Library at 3.45pm
Monday, May 30
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Newton-le-Willows Library at 10.30am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Garswood Library at 10.30am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Haydock Library at 10.30am
- Jubilee Crafts at Rainford Library from 10.30am.
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Peter Street Library at 11am
- Royal Tea Party at Garswood Library at 11.30am
- Jubilee Crafts at Chester Lane Library from 2pm.
- Royal Teddy Bear’s Tea Party at St Helens Library at 2pm
- Jubilee Crafts at Rainhill Library from 2.30pm.
- Jubilee Crafts at Thatto Heath Library from 2.30pm.
- Jubilee Bingo at Moss Bank Library from 2.30pm
- Jubilee Crafts at Parr Library from 4pm
- Jubilee Reading Group at Parr Library from 5.30pm.
Tuesday, May 31
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Eccleston Library from 10.30am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Rainford Library from 10.30am
- Royal Read and Rhyme at Rainhill Library from 2.15pm
- Jubilee Crafts at Eccleston Library from 2.30pm
- Royal Tea Party at Newton-le-Willows Library from 2.30pm
- Royal Tea Party at Haydock Library from 2.30pm
Wednesday, June 1
- Royal Read and Rhyme at St Helens Library at 10.30am
Friday, June 10
- Jubilee Quiz at Eccleston Library from 2.30pm.
Monday, June 13
- Jubilee Quiz and Coffee at Rainhill Library from 2pm
- Jubilee Quiz at Rainford Library from 2.30pm
Friday, June 17
- Jubilee Quiz at Moss Bank Library from 2pm
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