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Nottingham Riverside Festival, Victoria Embankement. Pictures 1

Tash [alan lodge] | 03.08.2008 16:52 | Culture

A three day festival from Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd August.
Victoria Embankment, Nottingham.






















A three day festival from Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd August.
Victoria Embankment, Nottingham.

Nottingham's annual vibrant colourful extravaganza held on the banks of River Trent. World and Roots music, street theatre and animations, arts & crafts activities, street fair and food from around at the globe. Fireworks at 10.30pm on Saturday!!

In addition to the fairground rides, there were assorted acts, street theatre, stroling players, stalls, traction engines, steam organs, bike displays, Punch and Judy etc etc

There was also three days of melodic World and Roots music from local and national live acts spanning folk, Bulkan beats, Afrikan funk, Bangra, Latin Jazz Funk and blues through to the traditional brass band.

As in past years .... it included a 10,000 plastic duck race, on the River Trent  http://www.up4aduck.com [aye up me duck! a Nottingham expression].


 http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/leisure_and_culture/lc_nottingham_riverside_festival.htm

 http://www.nottinghamevents.org.uk
 http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/enjoy

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Earlier photos of the event at:

Riverside 2007
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/377727.html
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/377748.html

Riverside 2005
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/320949.html
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/320971.html
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/320996.html
 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=521389
 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=521393

Riverside 2004
 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=183368
 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=183703
 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=183724

Riverside 2003
 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=3905

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ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email:  tash@indymedia.org
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Tash [alan lodge]
- e-mail: tash@indymedia.org