JUBILEE celebrations planned in Westhoughton have been given a royal seal of approval.
Members of Westhoughton Town Council wrote to the Queen in February to congratulate her on her diamond jubilee anniversary and to wish her a memorable year.
A reply from Buckingham palace to Christine Morris, the town council clerk, said: “I send my grateful thanks to the members of Westhoughton Town Council for their kind message of loyal greetings, sent on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of my accession to the throne.
“In return, please accept my good wishes for a most memorable and enjoyable diamond jubilee year.”
The town council is celebrating the event by placing a large banner on the front of the town hall in Market Street during the jubilee bank holiday.
Businesses and market traders have been asked to decorate shops and stalls in red, white and blue.
Residents are also expected to hold street parties to mark the occasion.
Members of the council funded small Union Jack flags for onlookers to wave when the Olympic torch passes through the town on May 31.
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