RESIDENTS across Braintree and Witham joined the rest of the country in celebrating the coronation at the weekend.
In and around Braintree, there were street parties, decorations and events to mark the big occasion.
Special trees were also on the agenda, with Braintree Garden Centre donating an oak tree to the Edith Borthwick School as part of its 'CelebraTree' community campaign.
The school received the royal oak tree from the garden centre, which is to be planted and celebrated by the community as they watch it grow over the years.
An oak tree was also planted by Braintree Council chairman Andrew Hensman in Weavers Park.
In Witham, there was a huge coronation lunch on Friday held by the Witham Town Lunch Club for older members of the community.
Lunch included a selection of sandwiches and scones from Laurynfrancis Bakes.
A spokesman said: “Councillor Ross Playle found a picture of an afternoon tea being held in Witham for the late Queen's coronation and thought it would be nice to recreate it for the King’s Coronation.
“We had more than 170 attendees and the event was very successful in bringing the older community together.
“The sandwiches and cake were amazing and the whole atmosphere was wonderful.
“We will look into the possibility of holding more large lunch events in the future.”
Elsewhere in the town, Chipping Hill Preschool children also enjoyed the celebrations.
Another school which enjoyed the event was St Margaret’s Preparatory School in Gosfield.
Pupils enjoyed a jam-packed day of royal celebrations including a special assembly and disco amongst others.
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