Excuse me, but YADDA YADDA YADDA
I can barely remember a single year out of the past 30 years when Carnival hasn’t been threatened with cancellation or at the very least, re-routing. Each time it seems really seriously and each time it leads to nothing. Nada.
Yes, there were a record amount of arrests last year, but that was completely accounted for by the Police making the sensible decision to take pre-emptive precautions rather than allowing people to waltz boldly through with knives (much as the metal detectors on public transport pained me). And yes, there was some trouble at the end that I and the rest of Rotten Hill Gang got caught up in.
Those things aren’t good. In fact they’re very bad. But those and much worse things have happened before and the Police are now better at handling them.
My advice - don’t worry. Carnival will happen again this year and every year for the forseeable future.
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March 4th, 2009 at 2:21 am
Carnival helps put Notting Hill on the map, there is no way they can cancel, so thanks for telling people not to worry.
Fantastic site by the way.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
The carnival puts London on the map! Without it i dont see much what London has to offer i’ve live here 20 years of my life and i can honestly say thats the only event i look forward to. Londons attractions are boring. The Carnival brings in an excess of 1 million people. Not only will we loose money if we cancel but we’ll lose potential tourists…Its a shame really. AFTER the carnival the trouble came and i must say during the carnival i found it was perfectly fine. If it was such a diaster why do so many people go each year?
August 21st, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen as the great calypsonian Lord Kitchener sang
“London is the place for me. London this lovely city….
With 2009 carnival just around the corner yet again London will dance to a different beat.
For some great behind the scenes videos of the preparation check out!http://www.winkball.com/nottinghillcarnival