Patrons & Supporters

LNYDP Patron, former Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster 2004-05

Welcome to London’s New Year’s Day Parade, the showtime theme next year will ensure that 2019 starts off with an uplifting spectacle which will give pleasure to us all whether in London or the other side of the world. As a Patron of the Parade I know how much work goes in to preparing for this fantastic event, not only is a great deal of time and effort dedicated to showcasing the talents of so many entries, but also to raising funds for chosen charities.

It is a privilege to be able to celebrate each groups’ achievements as we watch them go by. We will all have a memorable day here in Westminster and particular thanks must go to the whole community, spectators, volunteers and participants alike, for being part of this spectacular show to celebrate 33 years.

Catherine Longworth

London’s New Year’s Day Parade has become a firm fixture in the capital’s calendar, serving as a fantastic curtain raiser for the year for three decades now. 2019 will mark the Parade’s 33rd year bringing colour and song to some of London’s most recognisable streets.

Fittingly, the theme for next year’s Parade is ‘London Welcomes the World‘, with entrants being challenged to fill the audience with wonder and amazement. I am sure all the competitors will do the Parade proud and help celebrate the New Year with all the sparkle and razzamatazz that it deserves.

So I wish the best of luck to all Parade participants and hope that everyone enjoys a very happy New Year.

Cllr. Robert Davis MBE DL

I am delighted that London’s New Year’s Day Parade will, once again, be taking place in Westminster. The 2.2mile route of the parade allows hundreds of thousands of people to see the spectacle first hand and millions more to view it on TV.

It is, without doubt, one of the great highlights of the year in London and an outstanding way to start 2019. This year the Parade will be celebrating 32 magical years of the Parade and promises to bring a fantastic array bands and cheerleaders.

I congratulate the organisers on this, and offer my best wishes to all the thousands of people from across the world who will be taking part. My best wishes too for the year ahead to all who are coming to Westminster to witness the event.

Have a very Happy and healthy New Year.

Councillor The Lady Flight

As a Patron of London’s New Year’s Day Parade, it is a great privilege and honour to congratulate all the participants who have worked so hard over many months to prepare for New Year’s Day.

This year, we were treated to a feast of bands, boroughs, music, dancing and many other acts, bringing fun and colour to London’s streets as we rang in the new year.

Next year’s Parade, with its ‘London Welcomes the World‘ theme, promises to be another spectacle, once again showcasing talent from around the world.

Happy New Year and I hope you have a wonderful day of celebration to mark the start of 2019!

Duncan Sandys

In my first year as HM Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London I am delighted to have this opportunity to thank everybody involved in this spectacular Parade.

Over the years it has grown to be a fantastic occasion for both the participants and spectators who assemble from all over the globe.

Indeed it echoes my desire for social inclusion within London. I urge you all to enjoy the day and give generously to support the many worthy charities nominated by the London mayors.

My best wishes to you all for the year ahead.

Ken Olisa

New Years’ Day should always be full of hope and expectation and nowhere more so than in this great world City of London.

London’s New Year’s Day Parade gives us a vision of a City of many tongues and peoples united in celebration, sharing our common humanity and looking for a better, more peaceful and just World in 2019.

I hope that next year the parade will inspire us and channel our compassion into the many charities which will benefit from the surfeit of goodwill.

God bless us all!

Richard Chartres, Bishop of London

Even with the mortality tables edging ever upwards, thirty three years is not far short of half a life time. It is anyway longer than the life span of many of next year’s participants.

No one should be surprised that London’s New Year’s Day Parade is now an established and keenly awaited fixture in the city’s calendar. If Vox Populi is the gauge that the Romans alleged it is, then the mere fact that three hundred million viewers have television access to the Parade is surely significant.

A resounding welcome, in any case, to the thousands of viewers and participants. This exuberant event is a joyful prelude to a year which we hope will brim with happiness and success.

Roger Bramble DL

The New Year is typically a time for resolutions, for fresh commitments to living better, to acting generously, to being happier. Of course, as we all know, whatever resolutions we have made, we fail to sustain.

So, often we fail to make any resolution at all, or do it halfheartedly, or simply give up trying to be good, generous and happy. I recognise that part of our human condition is to aspire to live better, to act generously and in consequence to be happier. But, sadly and regrettably, we fail to live up to our aspirations.

None of us achieves our goals in this regard. As a Christian, I believe that Jesus Christ, as the only perfect human being ever to have lived and as our Saviour, can enable us to overcome our weaknesses.

So, let us renew our commitment to a better way of life in 2019.