LNYDP Participants

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Founded in 1983 by the current Club President, Paul Beard, the Mini Moke Club is made up of enthusiastic Moke owners. It is Europe’s only club dedicated to that most unusual of the Mini variants – The Mini Moke, and is affiliated to clubs around the world, including the Americas, Asia and the Pacific rim. 

The club celebrates the Moke ‘National’ weekend and regional events, as well as organising the International Mini Moke Meeting (IMMM) and attends the International Mini Meeting (IMM) both of which take place in a different European country every year. The Club is run entirely by volunteers, open to all ages that all simply share common enthusiasm for this unique special car.

Social Media

Website: www.mokeclub.org

Facebook: @TMMC

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The Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps (RDTC) is a youth military style marching band featuring approximately 65 talented performers.

Based in the London Borough of Havering (Romford, Essex), RDTC stands as one of the oldest independent youth marching bands in the country. They have a proud history of performances throughout the UK, including marching displays, parades, carnivals and concerts. They have performed annually for the last 30 years for the Lord Mayors Show. In recent years the band have showcased their talent internationally, performing in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Gibraltar and the USA.

Social Media

Website: www.rdtc.org

Facebook: @romforddrumandtrumpetcorps

Twitter: @therdtc

YouTube: @TheRDTC

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Urban Fox Orchestra Steelband (UFO) are an enthusiastic performing group that take pride in creatively sharing their passion for the wonderful steelpan instrument. while based in Ealing, London, UFO perform all over London and the UK – Notting Hill Carnival being their main event.

UFO flourishes under the management of a talented team and welcome participants of all ages and abilities. UFO is part of the charity ‘Fox Carnival‘, who have been responsible for 20 years of award winning carnival-arts projects that engaged thousands of young people and display their art works center stage.

This LNYDP you can expect lively rhythmic acoustic music from their vibrant open side truck as they roll on down the streets of London.

Social Media

Website: www.ufosteelband.com

Facebook: @UFOsteelband

Twitter: @ufosteelband

Instagram: @ufo_steelband

YouTube: @youtubechannel

Heroes for Charity

Keep your eyes peeled for your favorite well known film and TV characters as these cosplayers make their way through the parade along with replicas of some of the most iconic cars in cinematic history such as the Ghostbusters Cadillac, the Batmobile, Back to the Future Delorean, Only Fools and Horses yellow three wheeler, Herbie and more. 

Whilst entertaining, these participants are also raising money each year for a chosen charity.

African Acrobatics Circus

African Acrobatics Circus are UK based Ghanaian entertainers with circus skills so extraordinary you will flip out. Their fast paced performances are exhilarating and engaging.

“We spent our early years on beaches around Accra, having fun, playing football and training with world class African acrobats and traditional artists who call Ghana their home.”

These performers go beyond acrobatics as they are also experts in street dance, African drumming, traditional African dance, Circus skills, fire eating, and fire limbo. These African Acrobats are passionate about sharing traditional African skills with the world and have made appearences at festivals, run workshops and classes for all ages.

Social Media

Website: africanacrobaticscircus.com

Facebook: @AfricanAcrobaticCircus

Instagram: @africanacrobaticscircus

YouTube: @youtube.com/channel

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All the Queens Horses return to London New Year’s Day Parade marking 10 years since their first appearance in the parade in 2012. All the Queen’s Horses’ at the New Year’s Day Parade was originally masterminded by Caroline Marsh.

Brought about by The Queen’s love of horses, this enjoyable spectacle always keeps the crowd entertained as horses and riders alike make their way through the capital in head to hoof costume.

Social Media

Website: www.allthequeenshorses.co.uk

Facebook: @AllTheQueensHorses

Twitter: @HorsesNYDP

The one and only Aston Martin Owners Club stands as one of the oldest, most prestigious Owners Clubs in the world!

The AMOC started as an idea in 1935 from the late Mortimer Morris-Goodall to express his enthusiasm and shared passion for the Aston Martin. Since then, the AMOC grew significantly and now holds over 7000 members across 50 countries around the world.

Endorsed by Aston Martin Lagonda, the AMOC is the only officially recognised membership club for Aston Martin Owners and enthusiasts.

The community enjoys spectacular competition events, official racing series, European and worldwide tours and much more. All to continue to ‘promote the sport and pastime of motoring’, ‘develop interest in the Aston Martin car’ and ‘encourage social interaction between members’

Social Media

Facebook: @AMOCHQ

Instagram: @AMOCHQ

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Inspiring millions on television, radio and online through the power of music and health, young 26-year-old DJ and Doctor Bodalia is a charismatic, highly motivational and knowledgeable music medic who knows how to turn a vision into reality.

Whilst working full-time as a doctor in highly-pressured environments (including A&E and in intensive Care Units), he has positioned himself as one of the most in-demand emerging music artists of the year with a schedule of festival and stadium bookings, record label interest and the backing of globally-renowned tastemakers.

He is the face of health campaigns for the Government, United Nations and Sport England as well as having many social media collaborations with celebrities and brands.

He has recently interviewed world-renowned DJ Carl Cox as part of an NHS campaign about vaccines and the future of nightlife.

At the start of lockdown Bodalia launched NHSessions – Djing in his scrubs in his kitchen to lift the spirits of his fellow NHS colleagues and inspire the nation as a whole, during the pandemic. His NHSessions have become infamous and have attracted the support of celebrities, artistes, Radio 1 DJs and politicians.

Bodalia’s love of music and passion for wellbeing and mental health has caught the eye of the mainstream media with appearances on BBC Breakfast, ITV Good Morning Britain, Channel 5 and Sky News. His work has been recognised by the Prime Minister, who awarded him the esteemed “Points of Light” award.

Fun Fact

Bodalia is supporting Fatboy Slim on his UK tour this upcoming Autumn and all summer he has been performing at The Hundred, – a major televised cricket event being filmed by the BBC and Sky.

Social Media

Website: www.bodalia.co.uk

Twitter: @BodaliaDJ

Facebook: @BodaliaMusic

Instagram: @BodaliaDJ

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In 1984 Martin Pink and Martin Steward went to the National Mini Owners Club event, which was then one of only two Mini events held each year at the time. The following year they decided it was about time something was organised in their area.

38 years on and the rest is history – London & Surrey Mini Owners Club (LSMOC) are the largest regional mini club in the country and home of the world famous London to Brighton mini run!

This will be there fifth attendance! We are delighted to welcome them back to celebrate New Year’s Day on 1st January 2023.

Social Media

Website: www.lsmoc.co.uk

Instagram: @lsmoc

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The City of London Brass Band draws in members from across the UK capital. They are a highly experienced group, playing events throughout the UK and further afield. LNYDP 2022 will mark the Band’s eighth year at London’s New Year’s Day Parade and we can’t wait to welcome them back on January 1st.

Fun Fact:

The City of London Brass Band is open to complete beginners too. They welcome musicians of all experiences and even go out of their way to supply brass band enthusiasts with an instrument to help them get started.

Social Media 

Website: www.northlondonbrass.co.uk

Twitter: @FourHillsMusic

Facebook: @NorthLondonBrass

Megaflatables

Megaflatables are back and will be parading Not one….Not two…. BUT five giant helium balloons at LNYDP 2023, all representing our great host City – LONDON!

Standing up to 20ft high, these enormous spectacles are always a fan favourite.  For over a decade, Megaflatables have created bespoke products from inflatable spheres, blimps and buildings – they “live and breathe promotional inflatables”

We can not wait to welcome them back at the turn of the year!

Social Media

Website: www.megaflatables.com

Twitter: @megaflatables1

Instagram: @megaflatables

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Bloco Fogo is a contemporary Samba Reggae Band that welcomes all members of the community. Since forming in 2001 thanks to Millennium Lottery Funding, Bloco Fogo has grown both musically and in size, to now over 60 members, playing national and international gigs, including at ‘The London Marathon’ and the ‘Coburg International Samba Festival’ (the largest samba event outside Brazil, attracting over 200,000 visitors). This is Bloco Fogo Samba Band’s third LNYDP appearance and we are incredibly excited to be performing to our largest ever online audience, both domestically and globally!

Fun Fact: 

Bloco Fogo means ‘Band of Fire’ and so when we play, we try to combine amazing rhythms and infectious energy, hopefully creating a fiery show of colour, sound and movement.

Social Media 

Website: www.blocofogo.com 

Twitter: @blocofogosamba

Facebook: @blocofogo

Instagram: @blocofogosamba

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Panash Steel Orchestra UK was formed in 1983 at Mountview High School in Harrow by David Griffiths.

The school closed, but their successful and nationally renowned Steel Band continued under the leadership of Jay Butcher. Prior to Panash, Jay spent 12 years leading the world-famous Comets and led them to multiple competition wins and tours.

 In the early years of Panash Steel Orchestra, the group toured extensively around continental Europe and appeared on the festival circuit regularly.

Panash have also participated amongst the UK’s Top Steel Orchestra’s for the pioneering online Notting Hill Carnival’s “Access All Areas” Stream.

We are very much looking forward to having Panash Steel Orchestra back for the 4th time!

Social Media

Website: panashsteel-uk.com

Twitter: @PanashSteelUK 

Friends since they were five, indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls (Roy Stride, Pete Ellard, and Greg Churchouse) have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging anthems of ‘She’s So Lovely’,  ‘Elvis Ain’t Dead’ and ‘Heartbeat’. And they have never looked back. Scouting For Girls went on to release ‘Everybody Wants To Be On TV’ (2010), ‘The Light Between Us’ (2012), ‘Still Thinking About You’ (2015), ‘The Trouble With Boys’ (2019) plus the mega number 1 hit single ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’. They’ve picked up nominations for four Brits, an Ivor Novello and played everywhere from a sold out Wembley Arena to countless festival stages.

Bucking the trend, SFG are a band that continue to grow. Their 2019 tour was their biggest yet, and a stellar 2020 had been lined up. However 2020 had other ideas! And like many of us, Scouting For Girls initially responded by surrounding themselves with sources of comfort and escapism, things from what felt like a simpler time. Going back to the music and culture of their childhoods in the 1980s, the band regrouped during what should have been a summer of festivals, and the result is a joyous album of 80s covers alongside some incredible new tracks, and an optimism that 2022 can be everything that 2020 and 2021 was not.

We are so looking forward to having such a world renowned group take stage at LNYDP 2023!

Website: www.scoutingforgirls.com

Facebook: @ScoutingForGirls

Twitter: @Scouting4Girls

Instagram: @scoutingforgirls

Youtube: @ScoutingForGirls

The London Pearly Kings and Queens come from humble beginnings with the “Original Pearly King” Henry Croft (1861-1930)

Henry had a suit made totally covered in pearl buttons, and he used to wear this to collect pennies and halfpennies to help out the children in the orphanage where he had been raised.He and his suit became a great attraction, and he was approached by hospitals, churches and other organisations to collect for the poor, deaf and blind

To this day there are many pearly kings and queens organisations with one aim of keeping the traditions alive and that is charity.

The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society are a national treasure here in London and a crowd favourite here at LNYDP!

We can not wait to welcome you back once again !

Social Media

Website: pearlysociety.co.uk

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FAKI – the Kimbanguist Brass Band is a London based African band. We are part of the Kimbanguist. Church founded by Simon Kimbangu, a peaceful activist in the colonial era.

The Kimbanguist Brass Band was formed in 1993 in the UK and is comprised of members aged 5 to 70, all of whom are united by their passion for music and their deep willing to spread joyful vibes through their unique and happy sounds! We truly love to perform as a band and have a great time in doing so.

Fun Fact:  

LNYDP 2022 will mark the band’s 12th anniversary of performing at LNYDP!

Social Media: 

Facebook: @FAKItheKimbanguistBrassBand

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KAACHI is a British K-POP girl group formed by FrontRow Records, consisting of members Coco, Nicole and Chunseo.

They debuted on 15^th April 2020 with the digital single “Your Turn” hitting over 20 million YouTube views, following with their second single ‘Photo Magic’ (4^th November 2020) and their latest release ‘Get Up’ (4th December 2021). 

KAACHI took part in both the LNYDP 2021 and 2022 televisual spectaculars and we look forward to welcoming the three piece K-Pop sensation back to London to celebrate New Year’s Day on 1st January 2023.

Social Media

Twitter: @kaachiofficial

Facebook: @kaachiofficial 

Instagram: @kaachi_official

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400 Carnaval del Pueblo performers from across Latin America will grace the streets of London yet again in a dancing sea of vibrant colour and music, showcasing and celebrating Latin American culture.

Since 1998, this community works to empower the Latin American community in London by exploring, celebrating & sharing the cultural heritage of 19 Latin American countries. They have demonstrated this at London Borough of Southwark’s beautiful Burgess Park Carnaval del Pueblo.

Social Media:

Website: www.carnavaldelpueblo.com 

Twitter: @CarnavalPueblo

Facebook: @carnavaldelpuebloassociation

Instagram: @carnavaldelpueblo

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London Chinatown Chinese Association (LCCA) was founded in 1978, with the aim of developing and expanding businesses in Chinatown and to represent the British Chinese population. Since the LCCA was founded, Chinatown has been transformed into a cleaner, safer and more vibrant area for both visitors.

For LNYDP 2022, the LCCA will be showcasing the vest best of China to the watching World, represented by 2 giant dancing dragons, dancing lions, a team of pandas, Chinese drummers and so much more!

Fun Fact: 

The LCCA is the organiser of the annual mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year Celebrations held outside of Asia.

Social Media

Website: www.lccauk.com 

Twitter: @londonchinatown

Facebook: @chinatownldn

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Website: www.londonschoolofdhol.co.uk 

Twitter: @LSOD

Facebook: @LondonSchoolofDhol

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The London School of Samba is a Latin American performance group, open to all ages and levels, with our main mission to allow people to experience the feel and emotion of Brazilian arts through Samba.

Our entry will consist of numerous bright and vivid sections all represented through dance and music!

Fun Fact: 

The London School of Samba played their first official gig at Covent Garden Piazza on April 1st 1984. In that same year, we also became the very first Samba School to play at the Notting Hill Carnival! Another fun fact that few people know, is that all of our costumes are lovingly handmade by our Samba dancers and for those interested, we offer costume making workshops.

Social Media

Website: www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk

Twitter: @The_LSS

Facebook: @Uniodosdelondres

Instagram: @londonschoolofsamba

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Moto-Shows International (MSI), are a motorcycle display team, led by Tony Brandon Baily. We have a team of 6 to 8 motorcycle riders, including Britain’s top female motorcycle stunt rider!

We have over 30 years of experience performing in major international stunt shows (The biggest being LNYDP), without stunt teams priority always being the public and riders safety, followed by providing the best and most spectacular show imaginable!

Fun Fact:

Our Motorcycle stunt riders hold a number of prestigious World Records, including, ‘Jumping over 118 people’ and ‘Riding through 25 Walls of fire’. World Records that are still very much in tact to this day!

MSI have also been featured in numerous TV Shows and DVD’s, most famously Jeremy Clarkson’s award winning DVD ‘Thriller’!

Social Media

Website: www.motostuntsinternational.co.uk

Twitter: @motostunts

Facebook: @motostunts

Instagram: @motostunts