Hemel Hempstead MP, Mike Penning, has called on local residents to take part in a special digital Diamond Jubilee gift for Her Majesty the Queen.

People across the UK and the world are being invited to share their memories and stories of the last 60 years and contribute to the Jubilee Time Capsule
(www.jubileetimecapsule.org [1]), the project is set to be the most ambitious digital legacy of the Diamond Jubilee.

Members of the public are being asked to contribute videos, photos and text about a memorable day between 6 February 1952 (Accession Day) and 6 June 2012.

The very best entries will be curated into the Diamond (re)Collection and be presented to the Queen later in 2012.

Dr Danny Sriskandarajah, Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society, said: “We want this to be the best gift the Queen has ever received, a crowd-sourced People’s History of the last 60 years. Anyone, anywhere in the world can share their story and be part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.”

Mike Penning said:
“This is a great opportunity for local people to get involved and record a particularly memorable experience as a personal thank you to Her Majesty the Queen for her 60 years of service to this country.”

To record your memories or view stories already uploaded visit www.jubileetimecapsule.org [2].

Examples:
29 April 2011 The Very Reverend Dr John Hall remembers welcoming Catherine Middleton to Westminster Abbey on the Royal Wedding Day, 29 April 2011. http://jubileetimecapsule.org/discover/capsool/id/48c58266fb [3]

2 January 2006 A young girl remembers meeting Nelson Mandela. http://jubileetimecapsule.org/discover/capsool/id/2863b50702 [4]

14 November 1990 Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius remembers his childhood realisation that disability was not always a disadvantage.
http://jubileetimecapsule.org/discover/capsool/id/8711eeb2d7 [5]

16 November 1961 Newsreader George Alagiah recalls the day his family left Sri Lanka for Ghana.
http://jubileetimecapsule.org/discover/capsool/id/e22c658fa9 [6]

6 February 1952 A National Parks employee in Kenya shares a photo and memories from the day Princess Elizabeth found out about the King’s death.
http://jubileetimecapsule.org/discover/capsool/id/c3c465d82e [7]