EXPATRIATE community clubs in the kingdom are set to mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee with an array of activities to celebrate the auspicious occasion and long-standing Bahrain-UK relations.
The 96-year-old, Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, marked seven decades as Queen in February, and four days of Platinum Jubilee events to recognise that landmark are being held at the start of June across the UK … and British and Commonwealth residents in Bahrain will be following suit.
“We are hosting our Queen’s Jubilee celebrations on June 3,” said The Bahrain Rugby Football Club general manager, Derek McKenzie. “We have a large multi-national membership but our largest section is from the UK and we are delighted to mark this special occasion.”
Its Platinum Jubilee Party will be staged at The Garden at 5pm, featuring British-themed live music, food stalls and entertainment. Entry is free and normal guest rules will apply.
“We start at 5pm with a street party involving good, honest British food like fish ’n’ chips, curries and pies,” added Mr McKenzie. “There will be special British beverages as well.”
The Dilmun Club is also staging a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Brunch on June 3 from noon to 5pm, featuring British-theme music, including The Beatles and Amy Winehouse, washed down with a traditional menu and beverages.
Meanwhile, the British Club is hosting a series of events starting from May 31 with a Jubilee Quiz Night, hosted by Radio Bahrain’s RJ Shannon Crocket at 7pm. There is a Play Your Cards Right event on June 1 at 7pm hosted by Daniel ‘Brucie’ McRae and a live Brit Club Band performing on June 2 at 8.30pm.
People can enjoy a Jubilee Street Party with live entertainment on June 3 from 10am to 10pm featuring a water slide, a ‘bake off’ contest and British food specials. There will be a tribute act at the Windsor Room on June 4 at 7pm and the club’s fun and games conclude with a Jubilee Double Bubble Bingo on June 7 from 7pm.
The Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF), formed in 1995 to promote trade and investment between Bahrain and Britain in a non-discriminatory, non-political and non-profit making manner, will also be celebrating the occasion with a black tie Jubilee Cocktail Evening on June 10 at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain Convention and Spa’s Al Dana Hall.
“We are thrilled that BBBF will be providing the final flourish to what will surely be a fun-filled two weeks of Jubilee celebrations here in Bahrain, alongside our colleagues at the British Embassy and Department of International Trade, as well as the British Club, Dilmun Club and Rugby Club,” added Paula Boast, deputy chair of the BBBF.
“Never more so has the relationship between Bahrain and the UK been so important. Every day brings new developments with the evolution of the free trade negotiations. Her Majesty would be proud of the steps being taken to strengthen that relationship into the future.”
Tickets costing £18 are available from the expatriate clubs and the event will feature music, a themed photo-booth and prize raffle.
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