Pubs across Gedling borough will be allowed to stay open two hours later over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend.
The government today confirmed that boozers in England and Wales will be given a two-hour licensing extension to serve drinks until 1am during the summer celebration.
Pubs are usually shut their doors at 11pm.
The extension applies on June 2, 3 and 4 as Her Majesty marks 70 years on the throne.
Although licensing hours were reformed in 2003 – allowing pubs and bars to open round the clock – many have stuck with the traditional 11pm closing time.
The Licensing Act allows exceptions to be made on occasions of “exceptional international, national or local significance”.
Past national occasions where serving hours were extended include the royal weddings in 2011 and 2018, the Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016, the FIFA World Cup in 2014, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
It covers the four-day Bank Holiday Weekend in June, which includes the specially-adjusted May Bank Holiday that usually falls at the end of the month.
It has been shifted to June 2 to fit in the fun, meaning millions will get an an extra day off to toast the Queen, 95.
4 day bank Holiday, extended opening hours, great for the majority but I suspect the emergency services are expecting chaos!