Thousands pack into Sunny Hunny for Platinum Jubilee

Crowds on The Green at Hunstanton on the first day of the Platinum Jubilee weekend (Image: Chris Bishop)

There was barely room for another picnic on The Green at Hunstanton as the town's Jubilee music festival got under way.

Style +1 on stage at the festival (Image: Chris Bishop)

The crowds were reminiscent of those seen in the resort 20 years ago, when the Radio 1 Roadshow made its summer visit.

Festival-goers get into the Jubilee spirit at Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop)

Ian Wells, one of the festival organisers, said the weather had helped boost attendances after last year's wash-out.

Nelson's Shantymen perform on the Prom at Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop)

A full programme of acts and bands kept locals and visitors entertained into the evening.

A round of applause for Nelson's Shantymen on the Prom at Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop)

Down on the seafront, Nelson's Shantymen were getting their sea legs before their maiden voyage on board the Wash Monster.

Nelson's Shantymen perform on board the Wash Monster at Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop)

William Searle, of Searles Seatours, had invited the group aboard to entertain passengers as a special Jubilee treat as his amphibious vessel set sail for the cliffs.

Neighbours gathered for a Platinum Jubilee street party on Boston Square in Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop)

While street parties are set to take place across the nation on Sunday, neighbours on leafy Boston Square stole a march on the rest of the country. They gathered in the front garden of Pauline Milton's imposing town house for some traditional party fare.

Neighbours gathered for a street party at Boston Square in Hunstanton (Image: Chris Bishop)

"We've got coronation chicken sandwiches," she said. "My red, white and blue cakes have turned out orange, yellow and green but I'm sure they'll taste all right."

Earlier there was disappointment for around 50 plane spotters who had gathered on the cliff tops to see the Queen's Platinum Jubilee flypast assemble.

Some of the plane spotters hoping for a glimpse of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee flypast (Image: Chris Bishop)

Many of the aircraft taking part, such as Typhoon fighters from Coningsby in Lincolnshire and the RAF's Battle of Britain memorial flight were expected to assemble over The Wash, while maps on enthusiasts' websites predicted they would fly past Hunstanton.

But the skies remained silent, while radar apps showed the aircraft heading straight out into the North Sea before making landfall near Cromer to continue their flight to the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Buckingham Palace.