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Jubilee Picnic

The British community in Costa Rica invites all of its members, families, friends and supporters to the Diamond Jubilee Picnic, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne of Great Britain.

 The event will be held on Sunday, June 17, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Zamora Estate in Santa Ana southwest of San José (from the Bacchus Restaurant, 200 meters north) and will be similar to events held in the last 10 years, although on a smaller scale.

 Tickets are {10,000 ($20) per adult and {4,000 ($8) per child, which includes admission, a picnic lunch and access to the pool, the British goods shop, a fully stocked cash bar, secure parking, a bouncy castle and other attractions. Tickets can be purchased at Bagelmen’s Rohrmoser and San Pedro, Wendy’s Hair Studio (Escazú), and Oasis Café (Trejos Montealegre) until Tuesday, June 12. All proceeds will go to needy schools in Costa Rica, as usual.

-Mike Hudson

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