Two women and a man sitting on straw bales watching tennis on outdoor screen

Chatting over tennis © Oliver Lynton

Roman Road Festival Village Screen Sports Day [photoessay]

15 July 201525 February 2022 Tabitha Stapely

There was a great turnout for Roman Road Summer Festival’s Opening Sunday which somersaulted and backflipped onto Gladstone Place with the spectacular opening performance from IMD Legion dance crew. Tower Hamlets Tennis and West Ham Foundation gave skills workshops then the crowd watched the Wimbledon Men’s Final on the outdoors screen, with Pimms and Strawberries and Cream in hand.

IMD Legion dance crew performing on artificial grass lawn at Roman Road Summer Festival — IMD Legion dance crew © Oliver Lynton

Two girls in black and gold tracksuit from IMD dance crew black — IMD Legion dancers © Oliver Lynton

IMD Legion dancers performing in front of Roman Road outdoor screen — IMD Legion dance performance © Oliver Lynton

Boy planning outdoor connect four — Four in a row! © Oliver Lynton

Two girls with heads poking through fairground Aunt Sally board of East End Pearly Queens — Pearly Queens Down the Roman © Oliver Lynton

Young girl with face painted, Aunt Sally board East End style of Pearly Queen and Pearly King — Layers of artifice © Oliver Lynton

Children making Eid decorations with craft paper — Making Eid decorations © Oliver Lynton

Girl playing swing ball with table tennis in background — Racquet sports © Oliver Lynton

Black woman applying face paint to young asian girl at Roman Road Festival, London — Face painting from the Roman Road Adventure Playgroup team © Oliver Lynton

Crowds watching Wimbledon closing ceremony, Djokovic holding trophy, outdoor screen with buntint — Djokovic won! © Oliver Lynton

Pimms bar at Roman Road Festival with plastic cups in rows filled with fruit — Pimms. Just add lemonade. © Oliver Lynton

Lemonade in large drinks dispensers at festival bar — Limehouse Laces football team ran the Limeade and Lemonade Stall © Oliver Lynton

Rows of cardboard cups filled with strawberries and squirty cream — Strawberries with a garland of cream © Oliver Lynton

British bulldog in a pram on an East London high street — British bulldog in a pram. Well, this is the Roman. © Oliver Lynton

Young boys and girls standing on a cart — The soap box cart made from bits of wood from Arbers on Roman Road © Oliver Lynton

Young woman sticking out her tongue as she hugs her mother — A Pimms moment © Oliver Lynton

Children playing tennis on artificial lawn in urban setting — Tower Hamlets Tennis giving tennis taster workshops © Oliver Lynton

White man and black man playing giant outdoor connect four — Giant Connect 4 – not just for kids © Oliver Lynton

Roman Road London traditional barrow stall at Roman Road Festival — The RomanRoadLDN selling RoRdLDN totes © Oliver Lynton

Festival drinks bar selling Prosecco and Aperol Spritz — Vinarius selling Italian sandwiches, Prosecco and Aperol Spritz © Oliver Lynton

Sausage rolls and orange juice on market food stall — GKelly Pie and Mash stall selling freshly baked sausage rolls © Oliver Lynton

Piles of savoury muffins on market stall — Muffins from Bow Belly © Oliver Lynton

Football coach teaching children penalty shoot out football skills — West Ham Foundation teaching penalty shoot out football skills © Oliver Lynton

Children in the audience sitting on artiificial grass lawn — Children in the audience © Oliver Lynton

Straw bales, umbrellas, watching Wimbledon tennis on outdoor screen — It wouldn’t be Wimbledon without a bit of rain © Oliver Lynton

young girl drawing with chalk on pavement — Young girl colouring in the pavement stencil © Oliver Lynton

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