Thames Day: I in all probability gained’t be going to Thames Day which takes place this 12 months subsequent Sunday twenty second September 2024, organised by the Thames Pageant Belief and the Metropolis of London Company as “An thrilling day of free household actions, Thames Day celebrates World Rivers Day and the importance of the river Thames to the nation’s capital metropolis.”
Thames Day is part of the bigger Thames Pageant which started in 1997 when it included a excessive wire stroll throughout the Thames, and till 2012 organised actions on and across the river between Tower Bridge and Westminster Bridge.
“In 2013, Thames Pageant was relaunched as Completely Thames, a month-long season of river and river-related occasions alongside the entire 43 miles of the River Thames riverfront in London, from Hampton Courtroom Bridge within the west to the Dartford Crossing within the east.”
Again in 2005, it was the London Mayor’s Thames Day and I spent a lot of Sunday 18th September photographing a few of the vary of actions happening, although I left earlier than the fireworks. Right here’s what I wrote on the time, together with some footage from the day.
“Thames day reminds London of its river, and its heritage, in addition to offering some free leisure. A few of the actions that make it up maybe lack visible curiosity, and it didn’t assist that the day was gray and boring. The flotilla of boats upset, though the sight and scent of a coal-fired screw steam tug within the higher pool introduced again some recollections.
The river police additionally had been clearly having an excellent day, displaying off the pretty spectacular pace of their launches, and it was good to see the river wanting virtually crowded at instances.
The barge race appeared fairly false, relying extra on weight and health of a crew fairly than the normal abilities of watermen, who usually managed such vessels single-handed.
Then there have been numerous performances, together with a big and enthusiastic youngsters’s choir in The Scoop, and a few Japanese drums and dance.
It livened up the day for plenty of Londoners (and vacationers) and the fireworks (i didn’t keep for them) may have given them some night leisure too.”
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