'We're made of sterner stuff': Mancs brave the rain to enjoy final day of Jubilee celebrations

05.06.2022 - 21:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Scores of street parties took place across Greater Manchester on a wet Bank Holiday Sunday after people decided to brave the rain to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. A few events were called off or brought forward after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms across most of England for today (June 5).

However, in the true spirit of an often drizzly-Manchester, many organisers decided to throw caution to the wind and went ahead with their celebrations as planned, coming up with inventive ways to keep partygoers dry.

The Queen appears on the Buckingham Palace balcony as Jubilee celebrations end

Alder Road in Failsworth considered cancelling their street party, before residents decided they could muddle enough gazebos, garden parasols, and tents together to keep everyone dry. One lady even headed out to buy a gazebo on the day specifically to help keep everyone dry.

Georgina Poole, the organiser of the event, said: "We're not going to let the rain stop us, we're made of sterner stuff and we're from Manchester so we're used to this. We've got all the food sorted and each house has brought something to the party and it just felt like such a waste to not enjoy it properly.

"Everybody's clubbing together really which is what it's all about. I'm most excited about having the road closed off, we did something last year for VE Day but because of Covid we had to sit on our own gardens and the traffic was quite disruptive.

"Normally it's like a race track down here so that was a big part of wanting to come out today. Until this we didn't really know each other properly so it's nice. I wanted to spend the grant for the kids mostly.

"I've been trying to think of games and food from 1952-2022 for them so we've got