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.
Tweets on 2 June 2012
- 10.10pm MT @WinePantry: Last few tickets for http://t.co/698XMd0M to escape the crowds and celebrate history [permalink]
- 10.05pm Tomorrow London Bridge Station will be having a rehearsal of its Olympic entry/exit arrangements http://t.co/iK2d8kRR [permalink]
- 9.58pm The Jubiloo toilet welcomed its first paying customers this morning on the South Bank http://t.co/TEmDrUwa [permalink]
- 9.40pm The Google Streeview car was in SE1 this afternoon - pictured here in Barnham Street near Southwark Council HQ http://t.co/2dNIYqVh [permalink]
- 9.23pm Two tents outside @itv @London_Studios http://t.co/rktC9F90 [permalink]
- 9.22pm Wonder who is dining on the @coinstreet jetty tomorrow http://t.co/vHYpFv79 [permalink]
- 9.20pm The @oxotowerwharf is closed 6am-6pm Sunday http://t.co/JBSs39SB [permalink]
- 9.07pm South Bank Festival Pier Thames fuel spill update >> RT @LondonPortAuth: PLA on scene dealing with the incident. [permalink]
- 8.55pm RT @gnixon88: Oil slick moving down Thames from Festival Pier http://t.co/BZT2O9Ic [permalink]
- 8.55pm RT @stephenpunter: Woman takes her place 24hrs before start: 1st in line for River Pageant at Tower Bridge @Demotix http://t.co/E7Rc66Gz [permalink]
- 8.44pm RT @Lewishamdreamer: Oil leaking into Thames from sunken small vessel at Festival Pier. Why not prevented? http://t.co/FuDVuk8O [permalink]
- 8.42pm RT @gnixon88: The boat that sunk by Festival Pier is leaking oil and fuel into Thames and nobody is doing a thing about it [permalink]
- 8.21pm RT @FedeJimenezb: Jubilee preparations @ London Bridge http://t.co/oxOXY7Qs [permalink]
- 7.54pm Jubilee weekend at @bogse1 http://t.co/cZndGdW8 [permalink]
- 7.44pm RT @gnixon88: Oh dear a boat attached to Festival Pier has just sunk. Nobody on board thankfully. http://t.co/H4AHyMqQ [permalink]
- 7.37pm Just in case you thought the Tooley Street roadworks had gone for good http://t.co/XF5XJWCv [permalink]
- 7.34pm Map of tomorrow's arrangements at More London http://t.co/jqVqz89m [permalink]
- 7.33pm List of banned items on the More London estate tomorrow http://t.co/YY2V2EV5 [permalink]
- 7.22pm 8 satellite trucks parked in yard of old St Olave's School in Tooley Street http://t.co/ohAVG9QU [permalink]
- 7.19pm Access to Potters Fields Park opens 8am Sunday; bags will be searched; no "excessive alcohol"; no camping; no BBQs http://t.co/88wPNTIy [permalink]
- 7.16pm International TV camera positions in Potters Fields Park inc NBC, AP, Eurovision/EBU http://t.co/YAfNAxLV [permalink]
- 6.56pm No Jubilee decorations at City Hall despite @mayorofLondon assurance to Tory @londonassembly member who asked at #mqt http://t.co/5Nk5gTwm [permalink]
- 6.43pm Passport control at London Bridge City Pier http://t.co/t8vsDWJN [permalink]
- 6.40pm RT @Rob_Pointon: @riverpageant I'll be painting the pageant in Oils tomorrow from Bankside outside the @FoundersArms [permalink]
- 6.38pm Fishmongers' Hall at London Bridge http://t.co/YuWttNA0 [permalink]
- 6.30pm Southwark Bridge bunting flapping v noisily in the breeze http://t.co/mHx0hOL1 [permalink]
- 6.25pm Big screen being rigged on lawn outside @tate modern http://t.co/FZSpeONk [permalink]
- 6.24pm At least 10 tents now pitched on Bankside between @foundersarms and Millennium Bridge http://t.co/RLl0ybd2 [permalink]
- 6.09pm RT @GlosFireChief: Fireboat flotilla mustering at Lambeth Pier - very warm welcome from @LondonFire #RiverPageant http://t.co/ufoB0p7B [permalink]
- 5.45pm On this week's @BBCclick, @laralewington tests out personal security apps in the back streets of London Bridge http://t.co/GfFEvcSb [permalink]
- 5.31pm The #skycopter hovers above @seacontainers and @oxotowerwharf http://t.co/iNTypNUH [permalink]
- 5.29pm Great pics of SE1 now from the #skycopter live on @SkyNews [permalink]
- 3.44pm RT @andrew1js: Jubilee weekend begins! @ Maltby Street Market http://t.co/sSrUkAm1 [permalink]
- 3.42pm Union flags on Blackfriars Bridge http://t.co/kVHt1Qy2 [permalink]
- 3.08pm The @urbanbirder WI is this month's guest speaker at @BoroughBelles WI http://t.co/MXqZDHRR [permalink]
- 2.13pm Boris Johnson on the "pushy Italian immigrants" who built the first London Bridge http://t.co/JVZv5QAF via @nprbooks [permalink]
- 1.00pm Exhibition of poster design by artists from Poland at St George's crypt this weekend http://t.co/LvXL3R4Y [permalink]
- 12.15pm The Indy's @davidlister1 highlights @southbankcentre's practice of charging a booking fee for free events http://t.co/il0gWqHh [permalink]
- 11.50am Missing Jack Russell http://t.co/20CfdOYf via @danfellows [permalink]
- 11.42am New auction house in Long Lane @KerryTaylorAuct to sell two hats worn by Duchess of Cambridge http://t.co/crkN9HIP via @britishvogue [permalink]
- 11.23am RT @se16: Bermondsey Carnival starts 12 noon in Southwark Park http://t.co/IFZ7r4hM [permalink]
- 11.06am Learn about bees and beekeeping today in Archbishop's Park at the Big Buzz and Flutter @TheBBandF http://t.co/ZJizByLp [permalink]
- 10.57am Gun salute for Coronation Day 1pm today @ Tower of London (pic of previous event: http://t.co/B03tGZXD ) [permalink]
- 10.53am Gun salute for Coronation Day 12 noon today @ Tower of London (pic of previous event: http://t.co/B03tGZXD ) [permalink]
- 8.28am 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 [permalink]