Mayor of London, Boris Johnson Calls On Londoners To Visit Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival

Woolwich, London: by benson Agoha

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has visited the on-going Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival and called on Londoners to head to the event today. He tweeted a photo of himself with a salute pose.

* The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson salutes Londoners from Tall Ship
Tenacious when he visited the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival
on Monday, 8th September, 2014. (Photo Credit: Mayor of London).

The Mayor Tweeted “Fantastic morning at the Tall Ships @Royal_Greenwich as part of @TotallyThames - urge everyone to head down there!”

While in Royal Greenwich, The Mayor met the Leader of the Royal Borough, Cllr. Denise Hyland, and Duncan Souster of Jubilee Sailing aboard British Tall Ship `Tenacious' -  one of the participating vessels at the Festival.

The Tall Ships Festival has grown from a few ships taking part in the first few years to its recent size of 50 ships for the 2014 event.

* Boris Johnson meets the Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich,
Cllr. Denise Hyland and Duncan Souster of Jubilee Sailing aboard Tall Ship
Tenacious in Greenwich, on Monday 8th, September, 2014.

And the organisation has been superb, with the event rising in popularity among Londoners.

Binita Dave said it was "stunning" and Bill Green shared an awesome shot of the Greenwich Pier with the Tall Ships at night.

Ian Hawking said he was loving it and called it “a MUST SEE in London at the moment.” Tweeting "Loving the @tallships_2014 at #GreenwichRegatta a MUST SEE in London at the moment. Well done Royal Greenwich."

There are several activities in various parts of the Borough taking place simultaneously and promotion offers abound.

To woo visitors and ensure that everyone who visited benefited, prices have been consistently dropped, even at official merchandise stands.

Deals have also been announced throughout the Borough. The Following deals are available for the Royal Arsenal Festival Village:

Deals in Royal Arsenal Woolwich

Name of Business	Address	Business Description	Description of Tall Ships Deal or Activity
Beyond the Fringe	63 Woolwich New Road	Hairdressers	25% off all services for new clients £30.00 stand by service Wash and Blow Dry
Coffee Lounge	Greens End	Cafe	Coffee and Croissant £2.50 Afternoon treat - slice of cake and scoop of ice cream £4.00 Cup of Tea or regular Americano Coffee £1.00 (mornings)
Earl of Chatham	Thomas Street	Pub	Homemade food from £5.00 - 10% discount with Greenwich and Military card Carling Beer £3.20 Happy Hour 5 – 10pm Late night Friday and Saturday
Chicken N Pizza	56 Hillreach	Fast Food Take-away	2 Pieces of Chicken & Regular Fries £2.30 Chicken Fillet Burger and Regular Fries £2.30
Greenwich & Lewisham Young People’s Theatre	Woolwich New Road	Theatre Group	Mother Courage play running on the Royal Arsenal promenade £12
Home Living	Powis Street	Home Furniture	Buy 1 Get 1 free on Limited Stock
Kaz Café	85 WoolwichNew Road	Café	Tall Ships Sausage Baguette £2.20 Tall Ships Bacon Baguette £2.40 Tall Ships Egg & Bacon Baguette £3.20
Nando	Powis Street	Restaurant	Free Quarter of Chicken when you spend £5.00
New Look Beauty Salon	36 Thomas Street	Beauty salon	Full set of finger nails £10 Shellac full set of finger nails £20
Phillys Chicken & Burgers	34 Thomas Street	Fast food	Flame grilled chicken salad £2.49 6 hot wings and drink £3.49 2 Piece Meal £3.69 (including drink)
Super Fried Chicken – Shabeele	75 Woolwich New Road	Fast food	Pizza deal – 7” pizza, chips and drink £3.50 Chicken wings deal – 6 chicken wings and chips £2.00
Wetherspoons	Thomas Street	Pub	Curry Club -£6.49 Fish Friday - £5.09 Sunday Club - £7.09 Steak Club - £7.59
Woolwich Express Dry Cleaners	Woolwich New Road	Drycleaners	10 shirts (or more) dry cleaned £1.90 each

For deals in Maritime Greenwich, Eltham, Charlton, Greenwich Peninsula and Blackheath please visit >> [ ROYAL GREENWICH TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL DEALS ].

* Binita Dave takes a good shot from the Queens House,
Greenwich. (Photo Credit: Binita Dave).

* Ian Hawking said he was loving the Festival and took this shot of some
of the Talls Ships moored on the Thames. (Photo Credit: Ian Hawking).

Bill Green's awesome shot of the Greenwich Pier at night with Tall Ships
moored there. (Photo Credit: Bill Green).