VILLAGERS in Uley are gearing up to celebrate the Coronation this weekend.
Dozens of red, white and blue decorations have been put up throughout the village and inside the local shop Uley Community Stores and Post Office.
The Uley WI's Nit 'n' Natter group has also made an ornate knitted crown for the post box.
It comes ahead of the village’s Coronation Picnic on Sunday. The patriotic community also has a special reason to celebrate as well.
Villagers fondly recall the day 10 years ago when the former Prince of Wales visited and officially opened the much-loved shop in February 2013.
Angela Haddrell, a volunteer postmistress and store manager, said The King was "absolutely charming."
“It was an unforgettable day,” she said.
“We will always remember when His Royal Highness described Uley as a ‘very special village’.
“He was only meant to stay for 20 to 30 minutes, but he was here for an hour, which was just wonderful.
“The Prince was absolutely charming. He was very interested in our new community shop. He was impressed that the community had rallied round to buy shares to fund the shop and that it is run by a large number of volunteers.
“Prince Charles really engaged with the large crowd who turned up for the special occasion including Uley Primary School and Uley Under 5s Playgroup and he had fun chatting to the youngsters.
“He spotted a veteran with medals and made a beeline to chat to him. The Prince, now our King, really listened to what people had to say and asked questions.”
READ MORE: Prince Charles visits "very special" Uley (article from 2013)
The Post Office had already been at these premises for many years and a community-run shop was then added in September 2012
More than 300 Uley residents raised £51,000 in 2012 by buying shares to keep the shop open after the previous owners announced they were leaving.
Today there is a thriving team of 30 volunteers at the shop.
The village - which is 20 minutes away from The King’s home Highgrove, Tetbury - will host a large community get-together on the green outside the shop on Sunday, May 7 from 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
People are being urged to bring a picnic lunch and there will also be games and entertainment.
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