The Royal Wedding is a great excuse to hold a street party and get your community together.
With our mobile and diverse lives street parties are a great way to meet your neighbours and build community spirit.
With much in the press lately about the red tape involved with holding a street party David Cameron has released a statement urging councils to make organisation as simple as possible so that the whole country can unite to celebrate Will and Kate's big day and nurture a little community spirit in these difficult times.
Organising small or private events is very straightforward and in most cases will not require any permissions from the council.
However, if you are running a street party or a larger event on the public highway, you will need to contact your local council. Most councils have assigned special officer to deal with increased applications in the run up to the big royal day.
An easy way to do things is enlist the help of organisations such as www.streetparty.org.uk where you can register for advice to ensure you have any permissions you might need.
Please note that applications for street closures closed on 28 March. Any applications for street closures received after this date will be considered on a case by case basis.
Race to host the most...
The neighbouring boroughs Richmond and Wandsworth are both racing ahead of the rest of the capital with 64 Royal Wedding street party applications lodged by each council so far.
To find your local street party, countact your local borough council, see your local council pages and sites here: London Boroughs >>>
Happy Street Partying!
