BRUMMIE patriots have been given extra time to organise street parties to celebrate the Royal Wedding in the city.

Council street services boss Timothy Huxtable has extended the deadline for applications to hold a bash on a public highway until April 18.

The local authority has so far only received 12 firm applications, while neighbouring Solihull, has received 24, despite being a much smaller council. But Coun Huxtable (Cons, Bournville) told the full council meeting that the council has also received 17 ‘expressions of interest’ over street parties from communities.

Coun Huxtable said: “We have received a further 17 requests for further information and so have extended the deadline to give those people, and anyone else who comes forward time to apply.

“Once we have all the applications in place we will submit a single road closure order covering all the events.”

He said that the council’s constituency engineers will provide free advice with completing the applications and signage.

And he said that local authority is not charging for applications, but warned that groups holding street parties would need to pay for their own warning signs and insurance.

He added that social clubs, church groups, pubs and community associations were all planning their own events.