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LINKS: RBK&C Carnival PageWhere to go for official information, maps, getting there, visitor info. etc. BBC London Fantastic page with comprehensive overview The Carnival Road Show Site with best observations on carnival. images, links My Village Notting Hill Overview, comments, images, links Carnival.com Overview, comments, images, links Pan-Jumble Swiss page on pan-related links worldwide Panpodium Informative comments, images, links Soca News On-line Soca & Carnival Magazine, overview, comments, images, links |
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Notting Hill Carnival 2008 This year's carival is expect to take place on 24th August 2008 and 25th August 2008, in the ususual, and theregular suspects will participate. Last year's events Calypso Tent - Friday, August 3rd Calypso Tent - Friday, August 10th Calypso Tent - Friday, August 17th - Groovy Soca Monarch Calypso Tent - Friday, August 23rd - Calypso Monarch Calypso Tent - Friday, August 24 - Final night of the tent The actual Carnival starts on the Bank Holiday Weekend 25th August, with the Panorama being held in a new location – Hyde Park.
Panorama - Saturday 25th - Champions of Steel - Hyde Park Thank heavens the Mayor's Caribbean Showcase at Hyde Park is no more. Red Ken, in his infinite wisdom (of which only he is aware), attempted to split the carnival activities between Notting Hill and Hyde Park, ignoring years of history and not understanding the chemistry of Carnival. For a more balanced observation, including the usual platitudes expected from a spokesman from Notting Hill Carnival Limited go to the Voice website here: The Voice. More good news is that the character defects of Lee Jaspar have caught up with him, hence his departure in disgrace from Red Ken's brigade of quite odious sycophants. Providing Red Ken loses the imminent Mayoral election, and sanity arrives at the office I think I might come back to cover the event again. I have deleted the web link to the Notting Hill Carnival Limited because is an embarrassment to the community - it hasn't been update since 2005. Oh dear... Each year since the spin generated so called "New Dawn" I have found it increasingly difficult to take photographs and provide the community with a web page of images for them to remember the enormous efforts they have made to put on one of the greatest shows on earth. In addition, other discouraging activities such as those initiated by our lunatic mayor and his minions combined with my efforts fighting to give the community what it wants and deserves in other locations, have come to naught other than frustration - so it has all become too much of an effort.I am trying to pass the legacy on to a younger still idealistic group. Should any bands or individuals wish to help with a page this year by submitting their photographs, or if they wish to take over this page, please contact me at the email address on this page, replacing nhc with tim. Make sure you include the word carnival in your message otherwile it will not get past my spam filter. Notwithstanding this, and not seeing any serious record of last years event, and providing I can find the time, I am aiming to return this year, and carry on in a somewhat abridged format - so some decent record of this event will be provided. In the meantime, thank you to Pax Nindi, the members of the NHMBA and all those whose smiles kept me going the last few years. The affiliated sister page, music phatfotos will continue to evolve. Florida, March '08 Should you require any copies of the images from these pages, for personal or commercial reasons, please feel free to contact the photographer. Both high quality colour balanced prints and high res jpegs can be provided. Bands who are members of the NHMBA have free access to all images
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