WHITLEY residents enjoyed a spot of afternoon tea to kick off the jubilee celebrations.
Last Wednesday, the community cafe was filled with visitors eager to commemorate the Queen’s monumental landmark.
Organised by the Whitley Community Development Association (WCDA), around 50 tickets were sold, with afternoon tea served alongside a contemporary menu featuring pizza, spring rolls and sausage rolls.
“It’s absolutely brilliant,” visitor Jacqueline Somerville said. “We meet here once a week anyway, so we know how important this place is for our community.”
“It’s a really special occasion, it’s not like we’re going to have another Platinum Jubilee anytime soon,” added her friend, Sarah Potten.
The afternoon proved to be a truly familial affair, with plenty of children in attendance, a lot of whom were well aware of the significance of the moment.
“The youngest ones might not know why we’re celebrating this,” visitor Kylie Newton said.
“But the older ones definitely do, it’s something that they’ve spoken about at school.”
The children also took part in some jubilee-themed face painting, delivered by local favourite, Cherri Nuggets.
