Last week, the patriotism and excitement surrounding both the Royal Wedding and demand for Olympic tickets provided a welcome boost across the country.

The stage is now set for 2012 to usher in even more of a feelgood factor when the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Olympics, and Paralympics are held consecutively in a little over 12 months time.

We are celebrating these and the other major events of next year by encouraging people to upload their photos on to our online 2012 time capsule, facesofbritain.co.uk.

The site is completely free and brings together people across the country who will be proud to say they lived through history in the making.

Katie Sanders, Co-founder, facesofbritain.co.uk