A lucky Charnwood resident will light the beacon for the Platinum Jubilee

The only requirement is that you were born in 1952.

A competition is being held to find a local resident to play an important part in Charnwood’s celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Charnwood Borough Council is looking for a resident who was born in 1952 – the year of the Queen’s accession to the throne – to join the Mayor of Charnwood in the lighting of the Beacon ceremony in Queen’s Park in Loughborough.

The special event is being held on the evening of Thursday, June 2, between 8 pm and 10 pm.

Mayor of Charnwood, Cllr Paul Baines, said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for a member of the public to play an important role in Charnwood’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

“We hope to see a large number of applications and hear some amazing stories from the past 70 years. If residents want to include photographs in their applications that would be fantastic, too.

Applicants should write about why they would want to be considered for this very special task, and what it would mean for them to be chosen.

Applications can be made online at www.charnwood.gov.uk/beacon and the deadline for applications is Friday, April 29.