STREETS across Dorset will be awash with bunting in June as residents join together to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Councils have been busy receiving applications from around the county by people wishing to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne.

The parties will all take pace over the weekend of June 2 to 5 and organisers have applied to their council to hold the special event.

Street parties have become a popular way for townsfolk to celebrate special occasions within the Royal family. Many were held in Dorset for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, Charles and Diana’s wedding in 1981 and the Royal Wedding of William and Kate last year.

Dorset County Council, Poole Borough Council, and Christchurch Borough Council have all released details of where and when their approved street parties will take place.

To date the Dorset authority has approved 48 street party applications over the Jubilee weekend including events in Ambassador Close in Mudeford, St Ives Park in Ashley Heath, Lake Road in Verwood and Gorse Close in St Leonards. Their deadline for application was Friday April 20.

Poole has received 45 requests from residents for a street party pack and to date 26 parties have been approved.

Those streets ready to mark the Jubilee include Harbour Hill Crescent, Bloxworth Road, St Mary’s Road and Upwey Avenue.

A spokesman for Poole Borough Council said: “We would appeal to residents to let the council know as soon as possible if they would like to hold street parties so it can we can process applications in good time.”

And Christchurch Borough Council have approved a number of street party applications including Bure Haven Drive in Mudeford, Magdalen Lane in Christchurch and Woodhayes Avenue in Highcliffe.

You can see where all the Dorset street parties are being held by visiting our online map.