The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Show and Beacon.

21/06/2024

09/06/2022

May i thank the people of Sheffield who attended the event in Norfolk park . Over 20,000 people attended without a single bit of trouble , just a great family event . The brilliant parks staff ensured no litter could be seen on the site with bins emptied as soon as they were filled . On behalf of the Stan Shaw appeal, Portland works ,the rivers trust ,Riverlin Valley, Norton Aerodrome, Sheffield Manor Lodge, the rotary club and the other charities within the heritage tent I would like to say a big thank you. It was an amazing canvas to show our causes and you really showed us you care.

An historic day for Sheffield and the great team who organised it did it voluntarily but your response was our reward

02/06/2022

The end of an amazing day

The lighting of the official beacon in Norfolk park , Sheffield , for the Queens Platinum Jubilee celebration

02/06/2022

Will see you all up at Norfolk Park for what should be a great day

01/06/2022

Got home from a hard day setting up for tomorrows celebrations in Norfolk Park to find Bertie our dog had decided to join in the celebrations.

01/06/2022

Heritage tent set up with the baners on three walls and a treat tomorrow in the centre of the tent from ourselves and our driend at the Rotary club

01/06/2022

Join in our cities celebration and bring along the kid"s to enjoy this historoc day .Why not dress up in period costumes as prizes will be given out for the best.You can either see other cities celebrations on the tv or be part of it at Norfolk Park using the free bus service from town.

Our spellbinding homage to Her Majesty The Queen! 👑 We've projected eight portraits of Queen Elizabeth II onto Stonehenge in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee. Each picture is from a different decade of The Queen’s reign, illuminating the ancient monument’s iconic façade in a spectacular display.

31/05/2022

We have some nice Bars and a free bus service so keep the car at home and drink sensibly and enjoy the day. Below are the bus times

29/05/2022

Why pick Mary Queen of Scots to open Sheffield’s Jubilee Celebration

Mary was held in the custody of George Talbot for 15 years, 14 of them in Sheffield, often at Manor Lodge. She arrived having been Queen of both France and Scotland. She had married three times and borne a son, James, who would go on to become the first monarch of both England and Scotland.

Hence why our queen Elizabeth the second is in fact Scotland’s Queen Elizabeth the first as the crown was unified under James after Elizabeth’s Death.

When we look at the Royal family tree, we find that our Queen is the 11th great grand-daughter of Mary.

So, Mary a Manor lass was queen of Scotland but she was not the first Sheffield Born Girl to hold the title.

Maud of Huntingdon was the daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton. The last of the Anglo-Saxon earls to remain powerful after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Waltheof was the son of Siward the Strong, Earl of Northumbria. Waltheof had taken a Norman wife, Judith of Lens, daughter of Lambert II, Count of Lens and William the Conqueror's sister Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale.
Waltheof was the founder of our city

Earl Waltheof had joined the Revolt of the Earls against William in 1075 but his wife Judith had betrayed Waltheof to her uncle, Waltheof was beheaded on 31 May 1076. Following the ex*****on of her husband, Judith was betrothed by William to Simon I of St. Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton but refused to marry Simon and fled the country. In around 1090, Simon of St. Liz was married to Judith's daughter, Maud.

She was nearly 40 years old when she married David of Scotland, who was ten years her junior after Simons Death and She, a, lass from Sheffield became the Queen of Scotland, way before Mary.

The Photo is the Sheffield Manor Lodge , Mary