Antony Gormley’s latest project launch in Trafalgar Square is called “One & Other” where he uses volunteers to stand for an hour on the fourth plinth. This will be done for 24 hours each day for the nest hundred days. We made it to Trafalgar Square just in time to see the first person get off the plinth. The very first person was a housewife from Lincolnshire, Rachel Wardell. She seemed to be beaming when replaced with another volunteer and the reporters went crazy!

Stooly.com managed to get a video on YouTube in time for you all to enjoy! I am sure you have seen the hundred and two reruns on all news channels if you live in the United Kingdom. We have seen Antony Gormley’s work in Liverpool and the statues he had on London buildings. He definitely knows how to pull an audience with his art. You can watch a live feed of Antony Gormley’s “One & Other” project by clicking here.

Watch the video we made at Trafalgar Square – CLICK HERE

It has dawned on me that London has a lot of festivals in the second half of the year. The best thing about these festivals is that you do not need to spend money unless you want to. You can enjoy all the activities and the entertainment without forking out a few pounds.

The Thames Festival is not as quite as popular as Notting hill Carnival but it is getting there slowly. You can experience all the excitement this weekend at the South Bank area in London, makes it much easier for people living in the east of London to get to this festival.

The whole festival is about celebrating London and the Thames River, hence the name. We went there last year and you could really feel the buzz and it was a great day out, just a shame we did not stay for the fireworks which I heard was amazing. I can not begin to explain what you will experience but it will be fun. Remember that you do not need to spend any money unless you want to, but some things might be expensive and remember to take cash with. There were no cash machines around the area.

The best feature for me would be the fireworks on Sunday night as well as the night carnival which should be absolutely amazing. I am sure if you go to Flickr and type in Thames Festival, you’re bound to see what people experienced last year.  Alternatively you can visit the Mayor’s Thames Festival official website to see what they’ve got planned as well as photos from the previous years.

There are so many activities taking place in London every week that I find it hard to keep track of them all. There is always something to look forward to and most of the activities and festivals around London are free of charge to attract the people. One of those free events is called Scrum on the Beach.

This years Scrum on the Beach event is sponsored by 02 and will be taking place on the 28^th of August 2008 at Trafalgar Square. Trafalgar Square is to be converted into a beach and there are plenty of promises for entertainment for the entire day free of charge. If you are a 02 customer, you could get a free massage from a 02 Angel as well as enjoy a free smoothie. Best part of all is that you can meet some of the England rugby players and get a free autograph whilst you’re there.

The initiative is to encourage more people to take rugby up as a sport. Guess the United Kingdom need a few more stars in their national team to take on the Aussies, All Blacks and the South Africans! All in all, it should be a great day out and hopefully the weather will be great.

The Stooly.com team is intending on attending the Scrum on the Beach event and we’ll hopefully take tonnes of photos for the site, so keep coming back for updates! If you have been to a previous event, share you experience with us by leaving a comment below.

UPDATE: We’ve taken a few photos and videos of the event – CLICK HERE