Free camel rides were on offer in Potters Fields Park on Wednesday as part of a promotional stunt for easyJet's new route from Gatwick to Luxor.
The campaign to raise funds for a statue of Albert McKenzie, the Bermondsey boy who was the first London sailor to be awarded the Victoria Cross, has announced its appeal target of £100,000.
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