A BEACON bonfire will be lit in Mary Tavy next month, as part of a nationwide network of more than 4,000 beacons celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

On Monday, June 4 the Queen will light the first beacon in London at 10pm and others will follow in relay across the country during the following half hour.

The Mary Tavy Beacon Bonfire, to be lit in the field just off the village's Jubilee Walk, will be lit at 10.15pm.

Starting from 9pm there will be a barbecue and other food and drink stalls, and after the lighting of the bonfire there will be a few fireworks. This will be an opportunity not just to celebrate the jubilee but also to get together as a community.

The event is being planned as a project of the Mary Tavy Jubilee Group, a new organisation created to undertake community projects in the village.

The group, which is currently applying for charitable status, has emerged from those who were responsible for the new Jubilee Walk footpath in Mary Tavy, named in celebration of the year it was built — it has also taken the name Jubilee.

Parking for the bonfire light and barbecue will be available in the Recreation Ground.

Information about the Mary Tavy Jubilee Beacon Bonfire or about The Mary Tavy Jubilee Group is available by email from [email protected]">[email protected]