Six million Brits ready to get the Diamond Jubilee party started

Almost six million Brits plan to throw a house party this weekend for the Diamond Jubilee, a study has revealed.

In the Black Country and Staffordshire around 13 per cent of people will hold celebrations at home to mark the Queen's 60-year reign, spending around £80 each on average on food, drink and patriotic decorations.

The region's residents are more likely to be hosting a bash than those in Yorkshire, Scotland and the North East and North West.

People living in Wales were found to be the most likely to be hosting a party, with 14 per cent of people questioned planning a shindig, while those in the North East were the least likely, with just nine per cent saying they would do so.

Thirteen per cent of Londoners said they planned to hold a celebration, the same as in the Midlands and the South East. Northern regions and Scotland tended to be the areas least likely to be holding a party, according to the study, which questioned 2,012 people.

As Jubilee fever sweeps the Black Country a host of community events have also been lined up to mark the occasion.

More than 100 street parties have been arranged with red, white and blue bunting set to engulf the region, while barbecues will be flying off the shelves as residents hope to take advan- tage of what they hope will be a repeat of the recent glorious sunshine.

The vast majority of street parties to have been arranged are invite only, but it seems residents have tak-en matters into their own hands by organising their very own home celebrations.

Across the region Dudley Council has approved 25 road closures for parties, while a dozen are due in Wolverhampton and seven in Sandwell. Residents in Walsall are staging 20 parties and Cannock Chase District Council received seven applications for closures, while nine roads in Lichfield will be temporarily shut for the celebrations.

From patriotic portraits to jubilee jalfrezis – the Black Country and Staffordshire is getting ready to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Schools, restaurants, artists and museums are all playing their part as festivities get under way across the region.

More than 150 pupils at St Chad's CofE school in Pattingham, near Wolverhampton, were treated to a living history afternoon to mark the occasion. Senior residents from the village were invited to join in the fun by sharing their memories of the Queen's Coronation with the children. Meanwhile, an Indian restaurant in Staffordshire has named four curry dishes in honour of the Queen.

Jubilee Jalfrezi, Diamond Dupiaza, Ceylon Coronation and Monarch Masala are all being served up at the Dilshad Restaurant, in Chadsmoor, Cannock, from tomorrow until Tuesday. Young visitors to the Museum of Cannock Chase in Hednesford, will be taking part in arts and craft workshops, a teddy bears' picnic and two special trails to mark the event.

Cradley-born artist Derek Baker, of Bridgnorth Road, Wombourne, will be soaking up the jubilee atmosphere in London when he sets up his easel on Millennium Bridge as the Queen passes underneath as part of the Diamond Jubilee pageant.

Mr Baker, aged 51, was chosen by the BBC as one of 20 artists to be given a spot along the bridge, each putting their own spin on the goings-on below. He was selected after researchers searched online artist forums.