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This is where we’ll be bringing you the latest news on Notting Hill Carnival hot off the press... stay tuned for news from 2009.
Dragons Den Winners at Carnival - 25 August 2009
Levi Roots of Reggae Reggae Sauce fame and high energy drummer BassToneSlap will be performing at Carnival together in Powis Square on the Monday. Both winners of the Dragons Den combined should be priceless event, check it out.
Arrests made - 20 August 2009
Police hoping to avert last years trouble have been making several arrests across london as a pre-emptive strike in aid of keeping Notting Hill’s streets safer for the Carnival.
They have revovered more than 60 bags of crack and a hefty amount of cannabis. Also letters have been sent to known troublemakers across the city warning them not to attend.
Setting the scene for a safe and enjoyable Carnival - 31 July 2009
Kensington and Chelsea Council, Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police are calling for three organisational changes to make sure that Notting Hill Carnival 2009 is a smoothly run and enjoyable event.
- a ceiling of 125 on the number of vehicles coming onto the route. Based on evidence from previous events this is believed to be the maximum number that can complete the route before nightfall.
- the closure of the judging point on Great Western Road at 6.30pm. This does not mean the end of Carnival at this time.
- asking Carnivalists to ensure that the 135db noise limit, introduced for last year’s Carnival, is adhered to more rigorously. Levels of more than 140db have been recorded at Carnival.
Cllr Merrick Cockell, Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, said:"We want to make Carnival 2009 a safer and more enjoyable event and hope that the three proposed limits will help us to achieve this.”
9am start for Notting Hill Carnival - 24 July 2009
This year’s Notting Hill Carnival will start at 9am as part of a raft of measures to ensure that the event is safer and more enjoyable for residents and visitors.
London Notting Hill Carnival (LNHC), as organisers, have asked Kensington and Chelsea Council for a 9am start to ensure that the 138 vehicles coming onto the Carnival route will complete it before nightfall.
To facilitate an earlier finish, reduce crime and help the emergency services communicate with each other over the weekend Kensington and Chelsea Council, Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police have also called for a number of organisational changes.
These include:
- the closure of the judging point on Great Western Road at 6.30pm. This does not mean the end of Carnival at this time, but research reveals that taking into account the procession speed this is the latest time the bands can pass the judging point and still complete the route before nightfall.
- asking Carnivalists to ensure that the 135dB noise limit, introduced for last year’s Carnival, is adhered to more rigorously. Levels of more than 140dB have been recorded at Carnival. Not only is the current sound level potentially damaging to the hearing of participants, but the noise limit will make it easier for the emergency services to communicate.
Chris Boothman, LNHC’s company secretary, said:
"To ensure that the floats get round the route in good time we agreed with Kensington and Chelsea Council that this year’s event should start at 9am. We are committed to delivering a safe and enjoyable Carnival for everyone and an earlier start will help us to achieve this."
Councillor Merrick Cockell, Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, said:
"We all agree that an earlier finish will make Carnival much safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
"The eyes of the world are on us and the capital deserves a great Carnival it can be proud of. So I am glad we have been able to work together with partners to organise an earlier start and earlier finish for Carnival in 2009. This will mean that all the Carnival bands will be able to get round the route in good time, and we can then start to get the area back to normal ready for the following day."
Carnival 2009 Gets 9pm Curfew - 31 July 2009
"The Notting Hill Carnival has been given a curfew for the first time in its 45-year history to avoid a repeat of last year’s violence. Organisers of the annual event have been ordered to clear the streets by nightfall under strict conditions from Kensington and Chelsea council. They will also be forced to turn down the music after noise levels breached the official pain threshold of 140 decibels last year. Council bosses have cut the number of vehicles allowed in the parade to ensure an earlier finish time. Kensington and Chelsea drew up the new rules after 50 police officers were injured in violence, with mobs throwing bricks and bottles."
Get into the carnival spirit at the London Calypso Tent - 07 Aug 2008
London’s Notting Hill Carnival is only two weeks away but revellers from across the capital can get into the party spirit at the London Calypso Tent, every Friday before the bank holiday weekend.
This annual appetiser to the Notting Hill Carnival, organised by the Association of British Calysonians, is a celebration of calypso music and features performances from international artists and British based calypsonians. Calypso enthusiasts from across the world make the annual ’pilgrimage’ to one of UK’s only authentic live calypso venues to see and hear their favourite artists.
Among the performers this year is Alexander D Great - a renowned poet and musician who will be performing his special brand of calypso.
London Calypso Tent
8, 15, 21 & 22 Aug 2008
The Tabernacle, Powis Square, W11
Carnival Theme Announced - 5 Aug 2008
Organisers of Carnival have announced this years theme as ‘Welcoming the World’.
Chosen to reflect the multicultural nature of visitors and to integrate the carnival’s ideals with those of London’s 2012 Olympic Games, this year’s event has been organised hand in hand with the Olympic team and will be happening at the very time that the Olympic handover takes place in Beijing.
To tie the two themes together, there will be a massive 25 square metre screen at Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, near Ladbroke Grove, which will broadcast the handover events in Beijing and London alongside live footage from across the whole carnival site.
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