AN East Lancashire village pub is to organise an outdoor celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The Dog Inn in Belthorn has received a National Lottery grant for the event to mark the monarch's 70 years on the throne.

The public house - in collaboration with Belthorn Village Committee and Belthorn Academy Primary - has received a significant cash sum from The National Lottery Community Fund.

The pub and partners will use the grant to hire a marquee for the field at the back of the pub, along with a mobile bar and other facilities.

The plan is to run a full weekend of activities on June 2 to 5 to unite the whole community in celebration of this special occasion.

They will include live music, a ceilidh evening, a traditional British BBQ, and a family fun day.

The Dog Inn has received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All Programme, which provides nearly £80m of National Lottery funding to local projects across the UK every year.

Dave Hollings, chair of the board of the Dog Inn, a community-owned pub, said: “We are very grateful to the National Lottery for providing the funding to enable Belthorn to have a special and memorable celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and would like to thank the people who play the National Lottery for providing the funds to make awards like this possible.”

To mark this momentous year of celebration, The National Lottery Community Fund launched the £3.5m Platinum Jubilee Fund in November last year, providing grants of up to £50,000 to 70 community projects across the UK.

Blondel Cluff, chair of The National Lottery Community Fund, said: “We are delighted to be supporting communities to prosper and thrive during a celebratory year for the United Kingdom.

"Thanks to National Lottery players, Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be marked by events and activities across the country, including here in Belthorn, that bring people together to build friendships and connections.

"We look forward to seeing the lasting impact this momentous occasion will have on people’s lives.”