Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations: Remembering my grandad at the Tilgate Park Jubilee beacon lighting
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In celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 70 year reign on the throne, Crawley Borough Council lit the beacon at Tilgate Park (June 2).
The event was attended by hundreds of Crawley residents and the evening included musical performances from the Phoenix Choir of Crawley and Surrey and Sussex Drum and Bugle Corps.
The beacon was designed and built by Crawley College. My grandad was the head of engineering at the time of the beacon being commissioned by Crawley Borough Council, and he was instrumental in its creation.