17th – 22nd December 2007
In 1907, the First Royal International Horse Show took place in The Grand Hall Olympia . This year Olympia will celebrate the centenary of this event.
To mark the occasion there will be a Gala Centenary Evening Performance on Monday, 17th of December.
Enjoy first class, luxury chauffeur driven travel to Olympia.
December 3rd 2007, Olympia
Bonhams’ annual motoring auction at Olympia is a must-attend event for any petrol head, and for Rolls-Royce and Bentley collectors in particular it is a very important occasion.
On auction is Rolls-Royce Car no. 20154, a diminutive 10hp two seater is expected to sell for more than 2 million pounds. It is the oldest surviving Rolls-Royce on the planet, made in 1904 and as first exhibited at The Paris Salon in the late Autumn of 1904. Rolls-Royce records confirm delivery from the Manchester Works in November that year. The car was displayed at the Olympia Show in London in February 1905. During the same year it is recorded that a Dr Briggs briefly owned the car – perhaps on trial – and it then passed to Kenneth Gillies of Tain in Scotland. Car no. 20154 was later acquired by Percy Binns of Harrogate, Yorkshire, and in 1950 was discovered in Yorkshire in a forlorn state with modified coachwork. Enthusiast Oliver Langton – a speedway rider of some repute – restored the car meticulously to running condition.
Stewart Skilbeck, Bonhams’ Motoring Specialist says: “This is the first time this car has ever been offered on the open market since 1904 and we expect strong interest from major collectors worldwide.” Car no. 20154 has been in the same UK private ownership for the past 30 years.
Sir Alan Sugar is also putting his 1956 Bentley S1 Continental Sports up for sale. Once owned by another Sir, Sir Elton John who bought the car in 1976, and described it as “the most beautiful-looking car that’s ever been designed”.
Learn more about Bonhams’ Olympia Motoring Sale.
Thursday, 6th December 2007
Since 1947, the gift of a large tree from the people of Norway to Londoners, has become a Great British Event. Many Londoners start their Christmas celebrations with the lighting of the tree and carol singing in Trafalgar Square.
It will be decorated in traditional Norwegian fashion, with vertical strings of lights. Energy-efficient light bulbs are used.
The tree remains in Trafalgar Square until the 4 January 2008, just before the Twelfth Night of Christmas. The tree will then be taken down for recycling.
The Christmas tree also provides a central focus for the carol-singing programme which runs each evening from 5pm to 9pm from 10 to 23 December 2007, with the exception of Tuesday 11 December.
Wembley Stadium’s hallowed turf will be covered in tarmac on the 16th of December. Some of the cream of motorsport, from the world of rally cars to Formula 1 will be competing against each other on the special track.
Jenson Button, David Coulthard and some chap called Schumacher are just 3 of the drivers who will be competing in this one day championship.
Dating back to 1215, the Lord Mayor’s Show is one of the longest running and best known annual events in London. This street parade is a mixture of pageantry and carnival. David Lewis was elected as 680th Lord Mayor for the City of London and will take his place in the large procession starting from the City of London to the Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster, where the newly elected Lord Mayor will swear allegiance to the Crown.
The Lord Mayor will travel in a State Coach pulled by six horses joining over 6000 other people including the giant guardians of the City of London – Gog and Magog.
The show’s dramatic finale will be begin at 5pm when the newly confirmed Lord Mayor will launch more than half a tonne of giant fireworks to light up London’s skyline. The best views are to be seen from the Victoria Embankment.
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