Hundreds of school children paraded through Welshpool with their own crowns earlier this week as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
On Wednesday, May 25, pupils from Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School made their way to Town Hall with their own hand crafted crowns and tiaras.
The pupils had spent the prior week designing and making their crowns, as part of a school wide competition to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Church in Wales Primary pupils with homemade crowns.
Welshpool Mayor, Allison Davies was at the Town Hall to greet the pupils when they arrived at 10:30am.
Hundreds of crowns were entered into the competition and were placed on display in the indoor market when the schoolchildren arrived.
Hundreds of pupils entered their crowns into a competition to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
The mayor was given the difficult task of judging the crowns, with the top 10 being displayed on Welshpool’s Carnival King and Queen float at the jubilee celebrations on Sunday, June 5.
The winning crown will be announced at the carnival at Maes-y-Dre.
Pupils arrived at the Town Hall after parading through Welshpool.
The parade starts at 12pm and promises to be a fun filed day, complete with family entertainment, stalls and a funfair.
The crowns are currently on display in Welshpool indoor market.
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