 Participant in Notting Hill Carnival parade Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which takes place in Notting Hill, London, England each August, over two days (Sunday and the following bank holiday). It has continuously taken place on the streets of Notting Hill since 1965[1]. It is led by members of the Caribbean population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 1.5 million people in the past, putting it among the largest street festivals in Europe. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (628x800, 183 KB) Summary Participant in the Notting Hill Carnival parade Image by ChrisO Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation...
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It attracted press attention in 1976 for clashes with the police[2], which continued for several years. More recently however Carnival has been seen as a peaceful event, and attracts press attention for the attendance figures.
Events
On Saturday, the Panorama takes place. This is a competition between steelpan bands which are mainly from London, although recently it has included bands from other areas of the UK. Carnival parades kick off on Sunday with Children's Day, which uses a shorter route tailored to children, families and young people. In recent years, this has become increasingly popular, attracting 300,000 to 500,000 people. Many children's groups "play mas" in traditional Caribbean style, with both tykes and teens parading in elaborate costumes. Other participants have adapted traditions to suit younger children, those with disabilities and families. For example, the ten year old Fox Carnival Bandl, unites its members via matching T-shirts designed on a theme; all the art they parade is carried on standards and has been created (often digitally) by the youngsters. For Children's Day, small faces are often painted rather than masked. Steelpan (also known as steeldrums or pans, and sometimes collectively with the musicians as a steelband) is a musical instrument and a form of music originating in Trinidad and Tobago. ...
The increase of children's involvement in Notting Hill Carnival has inspired festivals such as the venerable Ryde Carnival, on the Isle of Wight and London's annual Mayor's Thames Festival to include its groups in their own calendar.
The main Notting Hill Carnival parade takes place on Monday.
The current route for the main parade covers around 3 miles, following Great Western Road, Chepstow Road, Westbourne Grove and Ladbroke Grove. In addition to trucks with pan bands or mobile sound systems, there are costumed masqueraders and around 40 static sound systems spread throughout the area playing a range of music at high volume. While the "traditional" Soca and some Calypso can still be found, many other musical styles are represented. Westbourne Grove is a glamourous shopping street in Londons Notting Hill. ...
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Soca, or soul calypso, is a dance music that originated in Trinidad from calypso. ...
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad at about the start of the 20th century. ...
History
Approximately 1 million people attend Notting Hill Carnival each year Carnival began in January 1959 in St Pancras Town Hall as a response to the depressing state of race relations at the time; the UK's first widespread racial attacks (the Notting Hill race riots) had occurred the previous year. It was a huge success, despite being held indoors. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 497 pixelsFull resolution (2050 × 1273 pixel, file size: 872 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Crowd along Ladbroke Grove during the Notting Hill Carnival. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 497 pixelsFull resolution (2050 × 1273 pixel, file size: 872 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Crowd along Ladbroke Grove during the Notting Hill Carnival. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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It first moved outside and shifted into August in 1965. The prime movers were Rhaune Laslett, who was not aware of the indoor events when she first raised the idea, and Claudia Jones, who is widely recognised as 'the Mother of Notting Hill Carnival'. At this point, it was more a Notting Hill event than an African-Caribbean event, and only around a thousand people turned out. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...
Claudia Jones (1915–1964) was born in Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. ...
By 1976 the event had become definitely Caribbean in flavour, with around 150,000 people attending. However, in that year and several subsequent years Carnival was marred by riots, in which predominantly Caribbean youths fought with police — a target due to the continuous harassment the population felt they were under [3]. During this period, there was considerable coverage of the disorder in the press, which some felt took an unfairly negative and one-sided view of Carnival. For a while it looked as if the event would be banned. Prince Charles was one of the few establishment figures who supported the event. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George[2]; born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...
In recent years, the event has been much freer from serious trouble and is generally viewed very positively as a dynamic celebration of London's multi-cultural diversity, though dominated by the Caribbean culture in the best traditions of Rio. However, there has been controversy over the public safety aspects of holding such a well-attended event in narrow streets in a small area of London. Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government - Mayor César Maia (Democrats) Area - City 1,260 km² (486. ...
Concerns about the size of the event resulted in London's Mayor, Ken Livingstone, setting up a Carnival Review Group to look into "formulating guidelines to safeguard the future of the Carnival"[4]. An interim report by the review resulted in a change to the route in 2002. When the full report was published in 2004, it was recommended that Hyde Park be used as a "savannah"; though this move has attracted some concern that the Hyde Park event may overshadow the original street carnival[5]. Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ...
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In 2003 Carnival was run by a limited company, the Notting Hill Carnival Trust Ltd. A report by the London Development Agency on the 2002 Carnival estimated that the event contributes around £93 million to the London and UK economy. “Corporate†redirects here. ...
The United Kingdom has the fifth largest gross domestic product in the world in terms of market exchange rates and the sixth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). ...
In 2005, entrants from Notting Hill Carnival participated in the Bridgwater, Somerset carnival - Europe's largest lighted carnival and part of the West Country Carnival circuit. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
, Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county. ...
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Samurai by Griffens CC, Burnham on Sea Carnival 2006 Front of Ghost Ship (Deliver Us) by Gremlins CC, Burnham on Sea Carnival 2006. ...
Since 2007 Notting Hill Carnival and the Summer Carnaval in Rotterdam work together in a coalition in which they exchange brass bands and steel bands.[6] Zomercarnaval 2007 The Summer Carnaval (Dutch:Zomercarnaval) is a yearly event in Rotterdam and Arnhem that mimics the Carnaval of South- Latin-America and the Cape Verde Islands. ...
Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government - Mayor Ivo Opstelten - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1] - City 319 km² (123. ...
Attendance Figures - 2006 - 1,000,000 (500,000 Sunday | 500,000 Monday) organizers / 800,000 (300,000 Sun | 500,000 Mon) authorities[7]
- 2005 - 750,000
- 2004 - 750,000
- 2003 - 600,000
- 2002 - 1,400,000
- 2001 - 1,250,000
- 2000 - 1,500,000
- 1999 - 1,400,000
- 1998 - 1,150,000
- 1997 - 1,300,000
- 1996 - 1,000,000
- Main Source (1996-2005):[8]
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References - ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/blackhistory/years/1965.shtml
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5275542.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5275542.stm
- ^ http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/carnival/index.jsp
- ^ http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/news/details.aspx?i=1701&c=uk&h=Caribbean+Showcase+vs+Notting+Hill+Carnival%3F
- ^ Samenwerking Zomercarnaval en Carnavan Londen, goodtimes.org
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5292180.stm
- ^ http://www.carnaval.com/london/2005/news/index.htm
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