In an exciting start to the New Year, the OPS team collaborated with our sister agency, We Are Placemaking, and London BID, Better Bankside, to bring the historic Frost Fair back to life.

This iconic event commemorates a remarkable period in London’s history from around 1605 to 1814, during which time mini ice ages caused the River Thames to completely freeze over on multiple occasions. Locals would bring markets, entertainment, food and drink to the banks of the frozen Thames, and even encouraged a real life elephant to walk across the frozen river.

This year, to celebrate this unique piece of history, the Frost Fair event invited guests to enjoy a variety of entertainment – from vibrant street markets to live performances horse rides, skittle lanes and a life-sized elephant puppet parading the streets of London.

The OPS team delivered a wide range of event operation and health and safety services during the planning, advancing, build, live and break stages, to ensure the Frost Fair could go ahead.