Preview: Molten Festival, Barking
One for the kiddywinks! A charming family festival in Barking
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Pride London 2010
On Saturday, loud music, dancing, singing, bright colours, bare flesh and whistles coming from over 130 walking groups and floats filled the streets of the West End and the eyes and ears of onlookers for a good four hours. An estimated one million people gathered …
Lunch Time Parade In The City For St George
Get ye down to the City this lunch time for a cavalcade of chivalry and pageantry. A St George’s Day parade, the first in over 400 years, will set off round the Square Mile form 11.45 this morning. The action starts at Armourers Hall in …
In Pictures: Italian Parade In Clerkenwell
This afternoon the annual Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel made its way through Clerkenwell. Organised by St Peter’s Italian Church, this parade has taken place almost every year since the end of the 19th century. We were on hand to capture a few …
Pride London 2009
A week after London’s minimalist Stonewall celebrations, London’s Pride Parade took over town yesterday afternoon. There are grumbles that it’s been depoliticised and some were unhappy at the growing commercialisation of the colourful event (Selfridges and Calvin Klein taking advantage). But Gordon and Sarah Brown …
Preview: Paddy’s Day, Where’s The Craic?
By spacekadet via the Londonist Flickrpool. It seems it’s only a matter of time before Ireland’s national day – 17 March – is rebranded International Guinness Drinking Day (their website actually has no mention of St Patrick we can find but is full of their …
Either Side Of Midnight: NYE 08 to NYD 09
Some shots of fireworks, London approaching midnight and the New Year’s Day Parade, courtesy of our Flickrpool photographers. Thanks to JudyGR, Tyla’75, Buckaroo Kid and Simon-K.
Lord Mayor’s Parade
The annual Lord Mayor’s Show was held yesterday, despite heavy rain, with over 150 floats taking part in the procession which has been held in London for nearly 800 years. The Lord Mayor, not to be confused with Boris, is the head of the City …
Harrods Christmas Parade
Hundreds of children gathered around Harrods early this morning in what seemed like freezing temperatures to watch the annual Harrods Christmas Parade. This year marks the 100th year in which Father Christmas has been welcomed to Christmas Grotto at Harrods. He received a warm welcome …
Olympic Heroes Up Close
Many thanks to Richard Parmiter who got these incredible Team GB shots from the parade today and stuck them in the Londonist Flickrpool. Medals galore and Mark Foster.
Patriotic Parading In Pictures
Some pictures taken at today’s Olympic and Paralympic Heroes Parade, hot off the press Flickrpool. Thanks to Christo Geoghegan and Herschell Hershey.
