May Morning 2009


May Morning Revelers Jump off Magdalen Bridge

May Morning Magdalen Bridge Jump

  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  One step off the bridge.
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge
  • Clockwork Morris performs May morning at St.Giles.
  •  Clockwork Morris perform May morning.
  •  Clockwork Morris perform on St. Giles
  •  Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning.

Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping.

But once the barriers on the bridge

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Around a dozen May Day revellers defied warnings and plunged from Magdalen Bridge into the water this morning. Police hailed their operation a success after closing the bridge at dawn stopped anyone from jumping. But once the barriers on the bridge were removed shortly after 6.30am to allow traffic to pass and police left the scene people began to leap into the river.

May Morning Magdalen Bridge Jump

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