I have seen several notices reminding me that Regent Street is to be
closed during the day tomorrow, Tuesday 6 July. Yesterday, when being
driven across Hyde Park on our way home from a weekend away, we noticed
that all public roads in it, too, will be closed tomorrow.

What am I missing? I mean, is something special happening that
everybody knows about and I'm just dim, or is it something obscure?
Anybody know?
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 6 June 2004

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I have seen several notices reminding me that Regent Street is to be
closed during the day tomorrow, Tuesday 6 July. Yesterday, when being
driven across Hyde Park on our way home from a weekend away, we noticed
that all public roads in it, too, will be closed tomorrow.

What am I missing? I mean, is something special happening that
everybody knows about and I'm just dim, or is it something obscure?
Anybody know?

I think tomorrow is the Formula 1 demonstration event. Nigel Mansell and
others will be driving F1 cars up and down Regent Street. Probably best
not to allow pedestrians to wander across while it's happening.

Martin

Martin wrote:
In article ,
says...
I have seen several notices reminding me that Regent Street is to
be closed during the day tomorrow, Tuesday 6 July. Yesterday,
when being driven across Hyde Park on our way home from a weekend
away, we noticed that all public roads in it, too, will be closed
tomorrow.

What am I missing? I mean, is something special happening that
everybody knows about and I'm just dim, or is it something obscure?
Anybody know?

I think tomorrow is the Formula 1 demonstration event. Nigel
Mansell and others will be driving F1 cars up and down Regent
Street. Probably best not to allow pedestrians to wander across
while it's happening.

What is the actual purpose of this event, and why is being allowed to
disrupt the commercial life of central London again, just a week after a
Tube strike? Is there perhaps a charity that will benefit, or is it
just to inject some interest into the Schumacher-led procession on
Sunday, otherwise known as the Silverstone Grand Prix?
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 at 09:31:08, Martin wrote:

I think tomorrow is the Formula 1 demonstration event. Nigel Mansell and
others will be driving F1 cars up and down Regent Street. Probably best
not to allow pedestrians to wander across while it's happening.

Indeed not! I might even go and watch, though.....
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 6 June 2004

In message , Richard J.
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What is the actual purpose of this event, and why is being allowed to
disrupt the commercial life of central London again, just a week after a
Tube strike?

It seems to be a "proof of concept" for a possible future London Grand
Prix on city streets (like Monaco).

Is there perhaps a charity that will benefit, or is it
just to inject some interest into the Schumacher-led procession on
Sunday, otherwise known as the Silverstone Grand Prix?

No doubt they'll advertise Silverstone, and the timing (with all the
drivers already in the country) is fairly predictable.
--
Roland Perry

On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 at 12:29:58, Axlegrease
wrote:


"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, when being
driven across Hyde Park on our way home from a weekend away, we noticed
that all public roads in it, too, will be closed tomorrow.

I think Hyde Park is being closed for QEII and a bunch of other royalties to
attend the official unveiling of the Princess Di memorial water feature

Poor them! Ah well.....
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 6 June 2004

"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, when being
driven across Hyde Park on our way home from a weekend away, we noticed
that all public roads in it, too, will be closed tomorrow.

I think Hyde Park is being closed for QEII and a bunch of other royalties to
attend the official unveiling of the Princess Di memorial water feature

In message , Axlegrease
writes

"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, when being
driven across Hyde Park on our way home from a weekend away, we noticed
that all public roads in it, too, will be closed tomorrow.

I think Hyde Park is being closed for QEII
That'll look fabulous on the Serpentine! :-)
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
...
In message , Axlegrease
writes

I think Hyde Park is being closed for QEII

That'll look fabulous on the Serpentine! :-)

LOL!

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes