THERE is a real momentum building towards celebrating The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee after what some feared was an initial sense of apathy.

So far there are 33 street parties authorities have been told about.

The likelihood is many more than those are being planned that have not gone through the rigmarole of obtaining an official road closure.

Streets for the People, the campaign group, say it is at odds to a lack of excitement last year over the Royal Wedding, but we feel celebrations for the Queen may be partly fuelled by William and Kate’s nuptials.

Away from the nay-sayers there was actually a real groundswell on the day where people wanted to celebrate being British.

The Royal Family has had a rough few years since Diana’s death in 1997 but William and Kate’s wedding was a touchstone that showed there is still real pride in the Royal Family.

It whetted the appetite for Her Majesty’s 60th anniversary of ascending the throne, with people genuinely wanting to come together as a community to celebrate.

Coming so soon after last summer’s riots, it hopefully shows our society is not so broken as some may claim.