This weekend was the Thames Festival, so Southwark Bridge was closed to traffic and filled with tables and chairs for a Feast On The Bridge.

I tried a yummy pumpkin flan.

Tom had posh sausages in a bun. There seemed to be a world record attempt to make the longest cake, which they paraded down the bridge and then they gave everyone slices of, but we were already stuffed with Hummingbird. Tom bought a mug which entitled him to endless cups of tea.

There was also a pumpkin carving competition…

and cute farm animals. We got to pet this baby cow, it was lovely and soft.

In the evening, we were invited to see Amanda Palmer play at the Union Chapel. Before the gig we met up with Snippets writer Nny, who had just  interviewed Amanda for our new issue, and her boyfriend. The venue was very pretty and if I ever have a band, and they ever get a gig, I want to play there.

While waiting for the doors to open, there were creepy puppets walking around the crowd. One attacked Nny and another one kissed me.

Amanda came out and played a song on a burning piano bike, which moves from side to side.

Polly Scattergood (who I interviewed in issue 16) was supporting and I really liked her dress.

At one stage during the show, she was up in the rafters doing a duet with Amanda and just before the applause, there was a very loud “Stephen!” shouted. It was quite funny but very inappropriate.

Amanda’s show was really entertaining. She had an artist paint a picture which she auctioned off at the end, and ask Amanda time, which I think every band should do. She also had Neil Gaiman sing a song with her.

Tags: Amanda Palmer, animals, food & drink, halloween, islington, nny, polly scattergood, pumpkins, southwark, thames, tom, union chapel

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