Horsham nostalgia: Street parties held for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977

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Published 1st Jun 2022, 11:50 BST

Updated 1st Jun 2022, 17:32 BST

As we gear up to mark the Queen’s incredible 70 years on the throne over the Platinum Jubilee weekend, we are also looking back at how we marked the jubilee 45 years ago.

In 1977 the West Sussex County Times carried a 16-page souvenir pullout commemorating the 25th anniversary of her reign.

We will be reproducing this historic publication in full inside the County Times this week.

The newspaper – then a broadsheet, also carried a long list of all of the street parties planned throughout the district.

Can you spot your road on the list?

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The Silver Jubilee pullout published by the County Times in 1977 Photo: WSCT

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The Queen sent a special message the County Times readers to mark her Silver Jubilee Photo: WSCT

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The County Times carried a long list of all the street parties planned to mark the occasion Photo: WSCT

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Street parties held around Horsham in 1977 Photo: WSCT

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