HIS Majesty’s Coronation is all set for Saturday and people up and down the country will surely be celebrating, but what events are taking place locally – say, in Newton Abbot perhaps?

Well, there is much to enjoy in and around the town.

From the morning until the afternoon, 9am to 3pm to be specific, revellers can enjoy live music in Courtenay Street from Hot House Combo and Cahoots on Saturday, May 6.

Elsewhere, families can enjoy free balloon modelling, all the while interacting with the several walkabout characters who will be wondering up and down.

It is the Sunday, May 7, which will see the return of the ‘Party in the Park’.

Courtenay Park is to host the event from 12pm until 4pm.

The family friendly event will feature much in the way of festive fun: live music; cocktail bar; magical bubbles and balloon modelling and much else besides.

Those looking to attend are encouraged to bring their own picnic.

And if Newton Abbot’s town centre is looking a lot more colourful this week, with most of the shop fronts decked out in red, white and blue, and photos of our new monarch in the windows, it’s mostly in response to a competition organised by the town council.

Town centre development manager Sally Henley said: ‘I am pleased to say that the town council is holding a Coronation window competition.

‘Newton Abbot town centre has been a real centre of excellence in recent years for innovative and eye-catching window displays for key calendar dates and so there will be a certificate and small prize for the window judged to be the best. I shall be accompanying “Head Judge Carol” aka the mayor of Newton Abbot, on a walkabout through Newton Abbot Town centre on Friday,  May 5, when the judging will take place.

‘In acknowledgement of the fact that charity shops have more of a challenge maintaining their windows, due to sold stock resulting in the need for daily and sometimes hourly window changes, there will be a separate category for charity shops, which can aim to maintain their window for this one Friday. 

‘There is no need to enter the competition. We’ll have our walking shoes on and will endeavour to cover the whole of Newton Abbot town centre!’

Let us now take a look at some of Newton Abbot’s neighbouring parishes and see what’s on.

Kingskerswell Parish Council have a right royal kneews up planned that you do not want to miss.

From 11am people will be gathering at the Playing Fields off Manor Drive in the village for the day’s events.

There will be a sack race, three-legged race, egg and spoon race and other similar activities, stalls, tombola and a bouncy castle.

Also, the parish council have Maypole and Morris Dancers in attendance, as well as Torbay Radio Music.