AN awe-inspiring film showcasing a series of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon lighting sites in Cumbria and South West Scotland has gone live.

The short film was put together by Carlisle City Council’s Discover Carlisle team with the support of partners across the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland areas.

The film is designed to bring together communities across Cumbria and Hadrian’s Wall.

Some of the lighting of Beacons was completed ahead of the Jubilee to allow as many partners and sites as possible on the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site to be involved, and to provide a powerful and lasting legacy for the Platinum Jubilee.

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Councillor Stephen Higgs, Portfolio holder for Culture, Heritage and Leisure, said: "Working with partners, our Discover Carlisle team has ensured that Carlisle and the region were illuminated as part of the national celebration.

"Hadrian’s Wall was centre stage as was Carlisle Castle.

"The legacy film shows sites across the border in Annan and areas in Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland. It’s a fitting tribute and has been brilliantly executed.

"Thanks to all those involved in bringing it together."

Footage showcasing Thursday's event at Carlisle Castle will also be included soon. This will show the Mayor of Carlisle Councillor Mike Mitchelson and Mayoress, Anne Mitchelson lighting beacons on the bridge in front of the Castle - accompanied by Carlisle Army Cadets.

Building on a long tradition of lighting beacons to mark significant royal celebrations, more than 2,022 Jubilee Beacons were lit across the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories and within the Commonwealth countries on the first evening of the four-day Jubilee Weekend.

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The Beacons enable local communities to join together and pay tribute to Her Majesty as part of the official programme of events.

Communities along the length of Hadrian’s Wall took part in this unique celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee made even more significant as it falls in the same year as our Hadrian 1900 festival, commemorating Hadrian arriving in northern Britain to supervise the building of his Wall in AD122.