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25 May 2025
When Liverpool FC wins a big trophy, one of the longest roads in the city changes.
Queens Drive is 10 miles (16.1 km) long. It goes from Sefton Park in the south to Walton in the north. When Liverpool wins, parts of this road host big open-top bus parades for the team.
On Monday, people living near Queens Drive plan to have friends and family visit. They will light barbecues and join the big crowds outside their homes.
The work to get ready starts weeks before the parade.
One place in the city is very ready to celebrate. It is a row of seven houses along Queens Drive in Stoneycroft.
Each house has flags, banners, and red decorations. This happened after it was clear Liverpool would win the Premier League for the second time in five years.
Vicky Potter lives in one of these homes. She told the BBC there was no plan to decorate together. The neighbors just all felt the same way.
“It is the same every year,” she said. “We are all Reds here, so it just happens naturally.”
She said they look for other streets like theirs but never find any.
Naomi Dunne lives near Queens Drive in Wavertree. She said the big party is a way to “show off the city.”
She said, “Some people in the country still think badly of Liverpool. But we are a great city. Eurovision showed that two years ago. When we have something to celebrate, we do it well.”
Naomi said friends are coming from London and Middlesbrough to stay with them.
For her children, seeing the team close to home is “just magic.”
Naomi, 41, remembers the parade in 2001 when Liverpool won three trophies. She said it was a strong and happy time.
“It was emotional and overwhelming,” she said. “It is important for my kids to see the team win too.”
Liverpool fans have had many chances to celebrate over the years. But there were long dry spells too.
One dry spell was 30 years before Liverpool won the league again in 2019/20. That win could not be celebrated with a parade because of COVID lockdowns.
Phil Cross, 41, lives on Queens Drive. He said Monday’s party will be “very emotional.”
“You get the old fans who have seen it all before,” he said. “And you get fans from Manchester who teased us for 20 years. Now it is our time. I love it.”
He said they did not get to celebrate the last win properly.
Chris de Asha lives near Queens Drive in Childwall. He remembers celebrations as a kid in the 1970s.
“When I was younger, it was normal,” he said. “Some fans even took it for granted.”
But now, he said, no one will forget how big this win is.
“When you drive around the city, you see more and more flags,” he said. “People are excited and relieved. Liverpool is winning again.”
Rachel Roberts plans to watch the parade with her three kids. After that, they will go to a family party with a bouncy castle.
She said, “We will enjoy it fully because we don’t know how long we will wait for the next one.”
John Pout, 61, and his family will have a barbecue near the parade route. Then they will go to the city centre.
He said, “Many kids don’t get to see a game inside Anfield. So seeing their heroes with the trophy in real life is amazing.”
He also said, “People hanging off lamp-posts and the flares will be fantastic.”
Some shops along Queens Drive, like Fuel Vapours vape store in Old Swan, hope to make money from the parade.
The shop is on Derby Lane. It is full of red and white flags, scarves, and noise-makers.
Sean Cox’s family runs the shop. Sean is an Everton fan.
He said, “It is good for the city, whether you like Reds or Blues. Lots of things are happening. People are very excited for the parade and last game.”
Sean joked he will be at the shop on Monday “to take money from the Kopites while we can!”
Nearby, Trophies for All shop is also busy.
A worker named Hope said, “It has been busy. Everyone is excited. It’s good for business.”
The parade will start at 14:30 BST on Monday from Allerton Maze. It will take a few hours to reach Blundell Street in the city centre.
