Families from across the country descended onto Bristol today to join Greta Thunberg as she marched through the city with Youth Strike 4 Climate.
The 17-year-old climate activist arrived in Bristol by train this morning (February 28), saying she chose to visit Bristol because "the environmental movement is very strong here".
A police escort then accompanied her car to College Green, where she gave a rousing speech as thousands of protesters listened in.
For many young activists and their parents at the highly-anticipated event, it was the first time they had taken part in a climate march on this scale.
Mark Horton and his 16-year-old daughter Sophie travelled down all the way from Inverness to listen to what Greta had to say.
"We're big fans of the movement," Mark said. "She's an inspirational young person.
“I really support her movement, especially being the same age as her," Sophie added. "It's nice to see so many people here. I didn’t realise it was going to be so big.”
Hannah Hickman, accompanied at the rally by her 11-year-old son Jamie, said she was initially concerned by the previous warnings of overcrowding.
Police had previously said there was a potential for 'crushing' during Greta's visit to Bristol amid fears the event would not be controlled 'adequately'.
Hannah, 43, said: "We were concerned about the overcrowding of people but I spoke to my son about safety and everyone is in really good spirits.
"It''s just so important. Big business and politicians are not thinking about our future."
Jamie added: “This is the first climate strike I've been too.
"I’ve been really looking forward to it and it’s a great environment, people are keeping our spirits up.
Isaak, 47 from Eastgate. said his daughter Emma, 10, had to convince him to take time off school and attend the climate strike.
He said: “Emma had been really wanting to go and see Greta since she told me about it on Monday.
"She's been really looking forward to it."
On police warnings of potential 'crushing', he said: “I wasn’t concerned. The more the merrier.”
One protester, 14-year-old Hannah, said she was a fan of Greta because 'she's actually doing something to stop climate change'.
She said: "She's using her voice and she's getting heard."
Although police say it's impossible to get an accurate figure, Avon and Somerset Constabulary is giving a broad estimate to say more than 20,000 people are in attendance.
These incredible aerial shots show the scale of the today's protest while Greta's visit has been captured perfectly through these 11 pictures.
