Summer Of Silence For Leicester Square

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EDITORIAL USE ONLY General view of a silent busking photocall organised by The Musicians’ Union in Leicester Square, where buskers, musicians, street performers and London Assembly members gather to urge Westminster Council to provide new viable and accessible busking pitches to replace those lost in the area. Picture date: Thursday August 7, 2025. PA Photo. The call follows a City of London Magistrates’ Court ruling that banned busking in Leicester Square, with a petition to find new pitches receiving over 1,000 signatures.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY General view of a silent busking photocall organised by The Musicians’ Union in Leicester Square, where buskers, musicians, street performers and London Assembly members gather to urge Westminster Council to provide new viable and accessible busking pitches to replace those lost in the area. Picture date: Thursday August 7, 2025. PA Photo. The call follows a City of London Magistrates’ Court ruling that banned busking in Leicester Square, with a petition to find new pitches receiving over 1,000 signatures.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY General view of a silent busking photocall organised by The Musicians’ Union in Leicester Square, where buskers, musicians, street performers and London Assembly members gather to urge Westminster Council to provide new viable and accessible busking pitches to replace those lost in the area. Picture date: Thursday August 7, 2025. PA Photo. The call follows a City of London Magistrates’ Court ruling that banned busking in Leicester Square, with a petition to find new pitches receiving over 1,000 signatures.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY General view of a silent busking photocall organised by The Musicians’ Union in Leicester Square, where buskers, musicians, street performers and London Assembly members gather to urge Westminster Council to provide new viable and accessible busking pitches to replace those lost in the area. Picture date: Thursday August 7, 2025. PA Photo. The call follows a City of London Magistrates’ Court ruling that banned busking in Leicester Square, with a petition to find new pitches receiving over 1,000 signatures.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY General view of a silent busking photocall organised by The Musicians’ Union in Leicester Square, where buskers, musicians, street performers and London Assembly members gather to urge Westminster Council to provide new viable and accessible busking pitches to replace those lost in the area. Picture date: Thursday August 7, 2025. PA Photo. The call follows a City of London Magistrates’ Court ruling that banned busking in Leicester Square, with a petition to find new pitches receiving over 1,000 signatures.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY General view of a silent busking photocall organised by The Musicians’ Union in Leicester Square, where buskers, musicians, street performers and London Assembly members gather to urge Westminster Council to provide new viable and accessible busking pitches to replace those lost in the area. Picture date: Thursday August 7, 2025. PA Photo. The call follows a City of London Magistrates’ Court ruling that banned busking in Leicester Square, with a petition to find new pitches receiving over 1,000 signatures.

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