The 2012 Lord Mayor's Show is on Saturday 10 November from 11am.
Tuesday 16 September 2008
These are the announcements published by the City of London press office in the run-up to the 2008 Lord Mayor's Show. 2009 Press releases will be published here as they are issued: most come out either at the end of September, when the incoming Lord Mayor is elected, or in the fortnight before the Show, when accreditation forms and other useful bits and pieces will also appear.
Children across Hackney are having fun learning the traditional nursery rhyme 'oranges and lemons' in preparation for the Lord Mayor’s Show on 8 November. East London Food Access (ELFA) has received a grant of £15,000 from the Lord Mayor of the City of London to take part in the show.
UINCAP International Union of Capoeira has received a grant of £15,000 from the Lord Mayor of the City of London to take part in this year's prestigious Lord Mayor's Show on 8 November. 30 children from Lambeth state schools will dance and drum alongside a colourful float depicting the history of capoeira.
The City of London’s Family and Young People's Service is one of just four London groups to have received £15,000 in funding from the Lord Mayor of the City of London to build their own float for inclusion in the Lord Mayor’s Show. The theme of their entry will be "City on holiday".
In Toto Theatre is one of just four London groups to have received £15,000 in funding from the Lord Mayor of the City of London to build its own float for inclusion in this year’s prestigious Lord Mayor's Show.
The City today elected Ian Luder as the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London, to serve from Friday 7 November. Ian Luder, who served as Sheriff of the City 2007-2008, is an eminent tax accountant and City businessman, with a long-standing commitment to public service.
Chinese acrobats will perform alongside military marching bands in a blend of tradition and modernity as more than 6,000 people come together to perform in the Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday 8th November 2008.
The final weeks of preparation are under way for the Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday 8th November as the participant list is confirmed. The 2008 Show will feature...
Pictured is Oscar Melder, two, a member of the under-fives project at Stamford Hill Community Centre who helped decorate ELFA’s Lord Mayor’s Show float. Elfa provides a food co-operative outside the Centre. Photo by Jeff Moore.
For further information about this or any other subject, please contact John Park at the City of London Press Office on 020 7332 1754 or by email at John.Park at cityoflondon.gov.uk.
The Lord Mayor of the City of London is an international ambassador for the UK financial services industry and spends up to 80 days a year traveling to around 20 countries to promote this industry and the Square Mile as a place of excellence in which to do business.
As head of the City of London the Lord Mayor is involved with local government and London-wide issues, ranging from the City of London’s work in the regeneration of neighbouring boroughs to transport and environmental issues which affect the City.
On behalf of the Sovereign and the Government, he also acts as host when the City of London provides hospitality for visiting heads of state and foreign dignitaries. In addition, the Lord Mayor provides a platform for Government Ministers to make keynote speeches. The Prime Minister attends the Lord Mayor’s annual Banquet at Guildhall, whilst the Bankers’ Dinner each June is the occasion for the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s annual keynote speech, known as the Mansion House Speech. The Easter Banquet, also held at Mansion House, is the major annual opportunity for all London’s diplomats to listen to the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary. Other Cabinet members and international business figures also value these opportunities.
The Lord Mayor also presides over meetings of the Court of Common Council and Court of Aldermen, and attends Livery events and charitable projects. He receives visiting overseas ministers and senior businessmen and keeps in close contact with City institutions and firms as well as travelling to other UK financial centres to keep in touch with regional economic activity. In his year of office he will make some 600 speeches on a wide variety of subjects from City financial matters to charity and patronage.
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation. It supports and promotes the City as a world leader in international finance and business services and provides local services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision (including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to charity annually.
For further information, please contact Lesley Mair at the City of London on 020 7332 1754 or email: lesley.mair at cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Thank you all for coming to the Show and for taking part. We hope you enjoyed the day. Back next year on November 10th. Have a good year!
13 November
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Return leg of #LMShow will be 20 minutes later than plan: 13:20 at Temple Place, 14:52 at Mansion House. Procession slightly stretched out!
12 November
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