Queen's Diamond Jubilee in Petersfield

Petersfield will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a full day of events on Monday 4th June 2012.

In the morning there will be 60 cars and 60 motor bikes, all British, covering the Queen’s lifetime. They will be on show in The Square and High Street.

At noon there will be a formal ceremony in The Square and a capsule will be buried for 100 years beneath a specially created mosaic.

After the formalities bands will entertain and there will be time to find lunch in the town centre.

At around 2pm a procession of vehicles, followed by residents in 1950s costume, will set off for The Heath, where a traditional fete will be in full swing with lots of stalls, tug-of-war competition and a raft race.

On The Heath in the evening there will be dancing to a large band with a programme of 40s and 50s music. The bar will be open and there will be a hog roast.

As darkness falls at about 10pm a procession of specially made lanterns will make its way around the Heath Pond and, as the procession ends, there will be a blazing tribute to the Queen on the Pond.