Saturday 2 June 2012
News & features published on 2 June 2012
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Weekend in SE1: Saturday 2 June 2012
With the Queen at Epsom for the Derby, Saturday was a day of preparations for the next day's river pageant.
Thames diesel spill on eve of pageant as boat sinks at Festival Pier
A slick of diesel spread across the River Thames on Saturday night after a small boat moored at Festival Pier sank.
Flower arrangements for Diamond Jubilee Pageant created in Lower Marsh
Flower arrangements for leading boats in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant have been created in Waterloo.
Jubilee Gardens reopens just in time for crucial weekend
35 years after a green space was created on the South Bank to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee, the riverside park between the Royal Festival Hall and County Hall has reopened after a £5 million transformation.
Tower Bridge's new colour-changing lights switched on
This week Londoners and visitors got their first proper look at Tower Bridge's new colour-changing LED lighting system.
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Saturday recap: http://t.co/7Fr3JLhY
Just published - Thames diesel spill on eve of @riverpageant as boat sinks at Festival Pier http://t.co/xcmKNjr4
@WinePantry One of us will certainly drop in!
Just published - Flower arrangements for @riverpageant created by Lower Marsh market trader @lowermarshmrkt http://t.co/O4T32Kqn
MT @WinePantry: Last few tickets for http://t.co/698XMd0M to escape the crowds and celebrate history
@Gary_Horrocks Check out the attendants' uniforms: http://t.co/zvRGHUJ6
Tomorrow London Bridge Station will be having a rehearsal of its Olympic entry/exit arrangements http://t.co/iK2d8kRR
The Jubiloo toilet welcomed its first paying customers this morning on the South Bank http://t.co/TEmDrUwa
The Google Streeview car was in SE1 this afternoon - pictured here in Barnham Street near Southwark Council HQ http://t.co/2dNIYqVh
Two tents outside @itv @London_Studios http://t.co/rktC9F90
Wonder who is dining on the @coinstreet jetty tomorrow http://t.co/vHYpFv79
The @oxotowerwharf is closed 6am-6pm Sunday http://t.co/JBSs39SB
South Bank Festival Pier Thames fuel spill update >> RT @LondonPortAuth: PLA on scene dealing with the incident.
RT @gnixon88: Oil slick moving down Thames from Festival Pier http://t.co/BZT2O9Ic
RT @stephenpunter: Woman takes her place 24hrs before start: 1st in line for River Pageant at Tower Bridge @Demotix http://t.co/E7Rc66Gz
RT @Lewishamdreamer: Oil leaking into Thames from sunken small vessel at Festival Pier. Why not prevented? http://t.co/FuDVuk8O
RT @gnixon88: The boat that sunk by Festival Pier is leaking oil and fuel into Thames and nobody is doing a thing about it
RT @FedeJimenezb: Jubilee preparations @ London Bridge http://t.co/oxOXY7Qs
Jubilee weekend at @bogse1 http://t.co/cZndGdW8
RT @gnixon88: Oh dear a boat attached to Festival Pier has just sunk. Nobody on board thankfully. http://t.co/H4AHyMqQ
Just in case you thought the Tooley Street roadworks had gone for good http://t.co/XF5XJWCv
Map of tomorrow's arrangements at More London http://t.co/jqVqz89m
List of banned items on the More London estate tomorrow http://t.co/YY2V2EV5
8 satellite trucks parked in yard of old St Olave's School in Tooley Street http://t.co/ohAVG9QU
Access to Potters Fields Park opens 8am Sunday; bags will be searched; no "excessive alcohol"; no camping; no BBQs http://t.co/88wPNTIy
International TV camera positions in Potters Fields Park inc NBC, AP, Eurovision/EBU http://t.co/YAfNAxLV
No Jubilee decorations at City Hall despite @mayorofLondon assurance to Tory @londonassembly member who asked at #mqt http://t.co/5Nk5gTwm
Passport control at London Bridge City Pier http://t.co/t8vsDWJN
RT @Rob_Pointon: @riverpageant I'll be painting the pageant in Oils tomorrow from Bankside outside the @FoundersArms
Fishmongers' Hall at London Bridge http://t.co/YuWttNA0
Southwark Bridge bunting flapping v noisily in the breeze http://t.co/mHx0hOL1
Big screen being rigged on lawn outside @tate modern http://t.co/FZSpeONk
At least 10 tents now pitched on Bankside between @foundersarms and Millennium Bridge http://t.co/RLl0ybd2
RT @GlosFireChief: Fireboat flotilla mustering at Lambeth Pier - very warm welcome from @LondonFire #RiverPageant http://t.co/ufoB0p7B
@zefrog the granite ledges are for sitting on
On this week's @BBCclick, @laralewington tests out personal security apps in the back streets of London Bridge http://t.co/GfFEvcSb
The #skycopter hovers above @seacontainers and @oxotowerwharf http://t.co/iNTypNUH
Great pics of SE1 now from the #skycopter live on @SkyNews
Just published - Pictures of the new-look Jubilee Gardens, which has reopened just in time for the #diamondjubilee http://t.co/SAlQeuCi
Just published - Tower Bridge's new colour-changing lights switched on http://t.co/i7xvW9dl
RT @andrew1js: Jubilee weekend begins! @ Maltby Street Market http://t.co/sSrUkAm1
Union flags on Blackfriars Bridge http://t.co/kVHt1Qy2
The @urbanbirder WI is this month's guest speaker at @BoroughBelles WI http://t.co/MXqZDHRR
Boris Johnson on the "pushy Italian immigrants" who built the first London Bridge http://t.co/JVZv5QAF via @nprbooks
@VentnorBlog @foodiesarah of course i meant to say we started in 1998, not 2008! Doh. @ChiswickW4 is of a similar vintage.
Exhibition of poster design by artists from Poland at St George's crypt this weekend http://t.co/LvXL3R4Y
The Indy's @davidlister1 highlights @southbankcentre's practice of charging a booking fee for free events http://t.co/il0gWqHh
Missing Jack Russell http://t.co/20CfdOYf via @danfellows
New auction house in Long Lane @KerryTaylorAuct to sell two hats worn by Duchess of Cambridge http://t.co/crkN9HIP via @britishvogue
RT @se16: Bermondsey Carnival starts 12 noon in Southwark Park http://t.co/IFZ7r4hM
Learn about bees and beekeeping today in Archbishop's Park at the Big Buzz and Flutter @TheBBandF http://t.co/ZJizByLp
Gun salute for Coronation Day 1pm today @ Tower of London (pic of previous event: http://t.co/B03tGZXD )
@AlbertTrinker Oops, yes - you're quite right.
Gun salute for Coronation Day 12 noon today @ Tower of London (pic of previous event: http://t.co/B03tGZXD )
@VentnorBlog @foodiesarah We didn't start till 2008 - a mere 14 years
Canon @giles_fraser's column today is about prosperity theology, inspired by a visit to the loos at E&C shopping centre http://t.co/2XYCkINs
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