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Castellers of London

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Foundation
  
2015

Location
  
London, United Kingdom

President
  
Marc Pujol

Shirt color
  
Red

Group leader
  
Jan Creixell

Castellers of London

Premises
  
St Thomas the Apostle church

Castellers of London (CoL) is a group of people with an interest in building human towers (Castells), a Catalan tradition that dates back more than 200 years, who live in London, England. Many of the people involved in CoL are from Catalonia, but the group also includes people of many nationalities. The goal of CoL is to promote the tradition of castells in the London area by holding open rehearsals and organising special events, such as exhibitions.

In 2015, a group of people experienced in building castells held a series of workshops to promote human towers in London and attract Londoners to attend their rehearsals. They started at Rochester Square Gardens in Camden, moved to Camden Garden and then rehearsed in Regent's Park. Currently rehearsals take place in St Thomas the Apostle church in Arsenal North London. CoL continues to expand its membership, and currently includes people of different backgrounds and all ages, as well as whole families.

Their debut performance took place during the Youth Fest in Tottenham on 18 July 2015.

So far CoL are focused on building stable towers five and six levels tall. CoL is an association run by its members and directed by two committees elected during the annual general meeting. These are the Management Committee and the Technical Team, and they are represented by the President (Marc Pujol) and Cap de Colla, the head of the team, (Jan Creixell) respectively.

References

Castellers of London Wikipedia