Volunteer Drummers from the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony : 'bold, insistent, euphoric, celebratory & just short of chaotic' (Danny Boyle).
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If you are in the Woking area this Saturday (18th July) why not come along and say Hi at the Knaphill Show at Mizens Railway, Barrs Lane, where we are doing a couple of performances at 2pm and 3.10pm. Bosh and Hoy!
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Here are some pictures of our most recent performances (20th June) at London Bankside and on the Golden Hinde. Our next event is with the Naz and Matt Foundation as part of Pride in London on July 4th. We hold rehearsal sessions in Harrow, Leytonstone and East Croydon
Great time drumming on the @GoldenHinde_ for the @great_together, now preparing for the ribbon cutting at 1.30pm #BanksideYards
On Saturday 20th June we are performing on the Golden Hinde for a new hour long audience participation event from 10am to 11am, followed by our regular performance at Borough Yards (near London Bridge station) at around 1.20pm. Hope to see you there!
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Six years ago we presented our most poignant self-developed performance #SymphonyofWaves on @FstoneHbourArm. It was commissioned by @1418NOW for #DannyBoyle's #PagesOfTheSea #Armistice100 commemorations.
Read the story:
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It's 20.12 UK time, 12 years after the unsurpassable @London2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony kicked off the Pandemonium Drummers.
To celebrate our 12th anniversary, we created our first YouTube Short - sing along!
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Very sad to hear about the passing of @dariogofficial. During COVID when we were unable to rehearse together we decided we'd still try and have fun so we used his iconic tune #CarnevaldeParis to make into a performance. #dariog #RIPdarioG
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We even had a short exchange with @dariogofficial witty insights about the tune.
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10 years has passed but we continue to be inspired by our incredible honorary Pandemonium Drummer Stephen Sutton, his Mum Jane Sutton @TraceySpare & @TeenageCancer Thank you Stephen 👍 youtu.be/rJ4585g2F5U?si=re7y…
“The volunteer group, which has partnered with Barnardo’s since 2013, planned to accompany their four-hour-long playlist until their speaker ran out” writes @thetimes.
Of course we stuck to our plan to cheer on all runners regardless of their timings!
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To all of our #TeamBarnardos London Marathon runners, here’s a special thank you from our CEO @lynnanneperry to say the biggest well done!💚
We are so grateful for all your hard work, dedication, and support!🎉
#LondonMarathon #Running
We were still going strong several hours into the @LondonMarathon supporting over 200 @barnardos runners. At mile 24.5 we hope our drumbeats helped all the amazing runners reach the finishing line.
What a brilliant day @LondonMarathon cheerdrumming with @barnardos around 24 miles by Temple Station. Fantastic atmosphere as usual. Bit chilly for us but probably good for the incredible 50,000+ runners.
We’ve had a great time with enthusiastic crowd cheering on the athletes with @BritishCanoeing at #SlalomWorlds23 @LeeValleyWWC Huge congrats to new @TeamGB world champions @Mall_Franklin @joeclarkek1 & silver medalist @kim_woods_95 Here’s to Paris 2024!
11 YEARS AGO TODAY - Pandemonium was unleashed!
We celebrate with all our fellow ceremonies performers! #London2012 #HappyAnniversary
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What a great atmosphere with @CR_UK #hackneyhalf marathon Mile 9. Well done to all 20,000 runners especially the 550 running for Cancer Research UK
Some more moving and grooving after running 24 miles @LondonMarathon. Where do they get the energy? Well done all the fantastic runners. #LondonMarathon
What a fabulous day @LondonMarathon @barnardos cheer station. We drummed, runners brought their moves and grooves. #LondonMarathon
David was struggling in the latter stages of last years @LondonMarathon. He stopped, grabbed the sticks off our man Gary and drummed along. This gave him the motivation he needed to finish. We'll be there on Sunday to inspire everyone on! #thisiswhywedothis