Weather dampens independence celebration in London

By John Mair in London

It was Guyana’s Indepen-dence Day and a British bank holiday. The weather of one came to inform the other. The rain was simply torrential all day long and that put the dampeners on the London celebration of Independence at Thornton Heath in South London on Monday.

The crowds were not as large as expected; the event started late but was still full of verve.