Coronation

What you need to do

Road Closures

To close a street or road, you must make a formal application and receive approval from Leicestershire County Council. Normally, a street party road closure would be subject to an administration fee. However, it has been decided to waive the fee for the Coronation of His Majesty The King.

You can find more information and the application pack on Leicestershire County Council's Website

The last date for submission is Friday 31 March 2023. Applications after this date may not be able to be fulfilled.

Signs and cones

You can also make an application to borrow signs and cones on the Leicestershire County Council website using the application pack. Signs and cones must be collected from, and returned to the Mountsorrel Highways Depot.

Collection arrangements will need to be made or a quote for delivery can be requested. After making the application, you will receive a confirmation email and you will be given a time slot for collection. The deadline to submit your application is Friday 31 March 2023.

Many community groups are planning a series of events to celebrate His Majesty The King's Coronation, and these will be publicised Discover Melton on the website as they are confirmed.

We would love to hear about your plans to celebrate the Coronation.

If you are running any public events and would like to share them with us, get in touch by emailing discover@melton.gov.uk  with details of your Coronation celebrations. Your event will then be added to Discover Melton and shared through our social media channels. 

If you would like to organise an event on Council land or a greenspace or to find out about licensable activities such as selling food and drink or having music on a stage you may need to apply for a licence or a temporary event notice from Melton Borough Council.

The Coronation Big Lunch (6-8 May) brings neighbours and communities together to share friendship, food and fun. Be part of history and join millions across the UK with a Coronation Big Lunch celebration in your community!

Sign up to receive your Coronation Big Lunch pack for all you need to get started, fun ideas and top tips, practical advice and loads more.

Free downloadable resources will are available online by the Big Lunch team at CoronationBigLunch.com

From rolling up your sleeves to help a local group, to joining some of the UK's well known charities, the Big Help Out on Monday 8 May 2023 will give everyone an opportunity to join in. 

Created by Britain’s best loved charities and organised by The Together Coalition, The Big Help Out will highlight the positive impact volunteering has on communities across the nation.

Hundreds of activities are planned for the day by local community groups, organisations and charities including The Scouts, Royal Voluntary Service, National Trust and RNLI.

Run a charity and want to get involved? Find out more and join a range of national and local charities already signed up, follow the external link below.

It is designed to support communities across Melton celebrate His Majesty the King's Coronation in 2023.

A fund of £8000 is available to support a range of community projects as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Eligible community groups, charities and parish councils organising events and projects were able to apply for funding between £70 and £700 to help make their local celebrations a success.

The scheme is now open for applications and will close at 11:59pm on Monday 20^th March 2023.

The application form and guidance can be found in the download section below.