PETERSFIELD is gearing up for all things diamond jubilee with barely two weeks to go before the royal fun starts.

The first chance to polish up the tiaras comes next Tuesday, May 29, when the town starts the ball rolling with a special illustrated lecture in the Rose Room of the Festival Hall on 'Diamonds – Much More Than a Girl's Best Friend' by Professor Moreton Moore.

It will also be the only chance for people to see exactly what is going to placed inside the time capsule which will buried in the town square on Bank Holiday Monday, June 4.

Items of importance and other memorabilia from the town's past and present will be on display during the evening as the countdown continues to mark the Queen's 60 years on the throne.

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Herald.