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The Festival of the Sea at Royal Hospital School
The RHS Festival of the Sea, which forms part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, will take place at RHS on 11th and 12th June 2022 and will include a range of nautical activities.
Saturday
An afternoon of celebrations for all the family. Refreshments will be available and guests can bring rugs and picnic in the grounds. Highlights will include the Royal Navy Parachute and Royal Marines display teams.
All events are open to the public, but some require ticketing, so check the website. Visitors will:
• Be awed by the Royal Navy Parachute display team
• Appreciate the amazing abilities of the Royal Marines display team
• Meet the Royal Navy 815 Squadron and even sit in their helicopters
• Chat to the Holbrook Coastguard Rescue Service
• Watch the magnificent RHS Marching Band and the Corps of Drums
• Hear the Motley Crew sing sea shanties and songs of the sea
• Learn more about HMS Ganges Museum
• Admire the RHS Field Gun Team in action
• Find out how the RNLI Harwich team operate
• Discover what is involved in a career in the Navy
• Cheer on the teams at the sailing regatta as the Royal Navy takes on RHS
• Appreciate the displays and activities of the local Sea Cadet units and the Clacton Sea Cadet Band
The RHS Corps of Drums will perform a Sunset Ceremony prior to a Nautical Ball (must be paid for in advance).
Sunday 12 June
‘Musical Picnic in the Park’. Relax with a picnic while listening to the Royal Marines School of Music and The Royal Hospital School Band.
Closing the Festival of the Sea at 5pm will be a Jubilee Thanksgiving Service, hosted by the Royal Hospital School and run in partnership with The Royal Marines School of Music Band, The Holbrook Choral Society and local churches and parishes.
This service will feature music in the chapel from the 1953 Coronation including Parry’s I was Glad, Handel's Zadok The Priest and William Walton's Coronation Te Deum.
Saturday
An afternoon of celebrations for all the family. Refreshments will be available and guests can bring rugs and picnic in the grounds. Highlights will include the Royal Navy Parachute and Royal Marines display teams.
All events are open to the public, but some require ticketing, so check the website. Visitors will:
• Be awed by the Royal Navy Parachute display team
• Appreciate the amazing abilities of the Royal Marines display team
• Meet the Royal Navy 815 Squadron and even sit in their helicopters
• Chat to the Holbrook Coastguard Rescue Service
• Watch the magnificent RHS Marching Band and the Corps of Drums
• Hear the Motley Crew sing sea shanties and songs of the sea
• Learn more about HMS Ganges Museum
• Admire the RHS Field Gun Team in action
• Find out how the RNLI Harwich team operate
• Discover what is involved in a career in the Navy
• Cheer on the teams at the sailing regatta as the Royal Navy takes on RHS
• Appreciate the displays and activities of the local Sea Cadet units and the Clacton Sea Cadet Band
The RHS Corps of Drums will perform a Sunset Ceremony prior to a Nautical Ball (must be paid for in advance).
Sunday 12 June
‘Musical Picnic in the Park’. Relax with a picnic while listening to the Royal Marines School of Music and The Royal Hospital School Band.
Closing the Festival of the Sea at 5pm will be a Jubilee Thanksgiving Service, hosted by the Royal Hospital School and run in partnership with The Royal Marines School of Music Band, The Holbrook Choral Society and local churches and parishes.
This service will feature music in the chapel from the 1953 Coronation including Parry’s I was Glad, Handel's Zadok The Priest and William Walton's Coronation Te Deum.
Saturday 11th June
1 - 5pm An afternoon of entertainment
6.45pm, the RHS Corps of Drums will perform a Sunset Ceremony prior to a Nautical Ball
Sunday 12th June
3pm Musical Picnic in the Park
5pm Jubilee Thanksgiving Service
Although free, it will be necessary to book some of these events in advance.
For more information and to book tickets: www.royalhospitalschool.org/fos
1 - 5pm An afternoon of entertainment
6.45pm, the RHS Corps of Drums will perform a Sunset Ceremony prior to a Nautical Ball
Sunday 12th June
3pm Musical Picnic in the Park
5pm Jubilee Thanksgiving Service
Although free, it will be necessary to book some of these events in advance.
For more information and to book tickets: www.royalhospitalschool.org/fos
Royal Hospital School,
Holbrook,
Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 2RX
Sat 11 Jun 2022 and Sun 12 Jun 2022
Website:
www.royalhospitalschool.org/fos
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