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Jackets off at Henley

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If you are heading for the Henley Royal Regatta, rest easy.  Apparently the Henley Stewards have just allowed male members and guests in the Stewards Enclosure to remove their jackets and blazers due to the heat – this is the first time it’s happened since 1976!

Good luck to team IMD Cowell and ID Edmondson of London Rowing Club who are competing in the Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup tomorrow.  ID Edmondson is Visit London’s very own senior projects manager.  He’ll be up against GB international Olympic gold medallists on Friday – if he qualifies that is. 

Let us know if you have friends or colleagues competing in any of the London sporting events over the summer.

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Photo of the Week: An Unusual View From The London Eye

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This is the first photo we’ve seen of the ‘camera that takes your photo’ on the London Eye!

Photo by very_true_thing from the Visit London flickr pool. Have you got some great London photos you’d like to share with us? Then join our flickr pool now…

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Anyone For Opera Al Fresco?

BP Summer Screen in Trafalgar Square

On a balmy summer’s evening over 10,000 people settled down in Trafalgar Square to watch the Royal Opera’s  production of La Traviata, courtesy of BP Summer Big Screens.

Some perched on the sides of the fountains, some relaxed in front of the National Gallery , others just sprawled on picnic blankets in the square itself. There were even chairs for those who got there early enough!

The flawless performance went on until late evening, with live artists entertaining the crowd during the two intervals. The atmosphere was amazing -  the audience was a excited mix of visitors and Londoners all enjoying the spectacle.

We had just left the launch of Gay Icons  at the National Portrait Gallery  and were so pleased to have the chance to join in the fun on such a beautiful evening.

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