Jubilee Beacon Lighting Event

Location: Oystermouth Castle

Thursday 2nd June 2022

Mumbles Community Council are delighted to announce that the beacon on the top of Oystermouth Castle will be lit at 9.15pm on Thursday, June 2 in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Gethin Jones will be presenting live within Oystermouth Castle grounds for the BBC One programme Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee, which is broadcasting live from beacon lighting events in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and various Commonwealth countries. The Oystermouth beacon will be the penultimate one lit before the Principal Beacon in Buckingham Palace.

The City of Swansea Pipe Band will be playing national Jubilee tunes, circus performers will be entertaining, local school children will be showing off their Jubilee artwork and our proceedings will be supported by The Friends of Oystermouth Castle and The Ostreme Players.

Please come along to the castle at 8.30pm to kick off the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in Mumbles - everyone welcome!