Initially, press reports said future walks were being called off because of complaints from police and Oxford Street shops trading on Sunday. Later Mgr Anthony Stark, Master of the Guild, said the walk was being cancelled because of falling numbers. A petition is now being circulated in protest over the decision. Many felt the walk had been poorly advertised and not well organised.
Every day there is a demonstration of some kind in London.
I'm not surprised numbers have dropped in recent years. It was amazing that so many turned up in the first place and stayed the course. You could only hear what was being said if you were right at the front. But if we are going to bear witness to our faith in this way we should let people know what we are doing and why. People should be carrying banners and giving out leaflets.