The Broadway community is gearing up for a weekend full of activities.

Residents and businesses alike are busy preparing to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III.

The festivities will begin on Friday, May 5, as the children of Broadway First and St Mary School judge the shop window competition.

Cotswold Trading, on High Street, is among the stores to get involved, with staff members drawing the decorations by hand.

Evesham Journal: The shop window decorations at Cotswold TradingThe shop window decorations at Cotswold Trading (Image: Cotswold Trading)

Then on Friday night, the community will gather at Broadway Tower from 7.30pm for the lighting of the beacon.

Coronation day itself (May 6) will see the hunt parade through the village before the historic occasion is shown on large screens on the Green.

This will be followed by a screening of the movie 'Sing'.

A jam-packed Sunday begins with cupcake decorating on the Green at 9am before a climbing wall, activity bus and circus skills are set up at 10am.

A church service will take place at 11am before a community picnic at midday.

There will then be Morris dance, Maypole dancing, and a screening of the Coronation Concert.