Copies of
all images are available. Please contact the photograqpher at nhc@phatfotos.com - and include both carnival and print in the subject..
SUPPORTED BY:
Carnivalnet The
Arts Council of England Carnivals UK and Worldwide, images
NHMBA Official
site of Notting Hill Mas Band Association, information, links, images
LINKS:
RBK&C Carnival Page Where to go for official information, maps, getting there, visitor info. etc. The Carnival Road Show Site with best observations on carnival. images, links itzcaribbean.com Useful page with description of events My Village Notting Hill Overview, comments, images, links Carnival.com Overview, comments, images, links Panpodium Informative comments, images, links Soca News On-line Soca & Carnival Magazine, overview, comments, images, links Luton Canival Arts Unsurprisingly embarrassing and incomplete web page for LCADT
Hosted and supported by:
This year's carnival is expected to take place
with the usual suspects on the following dates:
London Calypso Tent 2009 August 7th, 14th, 21th, 27th & 28th 2009 Time: 20:00 hrs
Carnival Village, The Tabernacle, Powis Square
Groovy Soca Monarch Competition (Aug 21) + Groovy Soca Monarch '08 Brown Sugar
Calypso Monarch Competition (Aug 27) + Calypso Monarch'08 Giselle UK Calypsonians and a host of others...
Grand Carnival Costume Splash 2009 August 22nd & 23rd 2009, Time: 10:00 - 22:30 hrs
Alexandra Palace, Wood Green.
Judging and parade of spectacular childrens costumes from the Mas Bands, workshops in Steelband, Drumming, Costume making, Calypso and much more!
Panorama Sat, August Sat 29th 2009 Time: 12:00 - 16:00 hrs
Hyde Park
31st National Panorama Championship. Ten of the UK's top steelbands compete for the title 'National Champions of Steel'.
J'Ouvert Sun, August 30th 2009 Time: 6:00-10:00 hrs
Junction of Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Road.
Procession to mark the official opening of the 2009 Notting Hill Carnival. Revellers will daub paint and mud on themselves as a traditional way of driving away demons.
Notting Hill Carnival Children's day parade Sun, August 30th 2009 Time: 9:00 – 19:00 hrs
Notting Hill Carnival parade Mon, August 31st 2009 Time: 9:00 – 19:00 hrs
Comment
Carnival time is here again. Unfortunately, as much as we
have received countless emails asking when we will return to pick up where we left off, we will not be there again this year.
Big news this year is the extremely attractive but inappropriately designed midget Carnival Arts Centre finally opening in Luton..
It is a stunning building that is a testament to the ego of the director and the architects who wrote their own brief. Sadly, the community
has lost out since their art, activities and comfort take second place to other's ambitions. Please go and visit to see where your EU and Lottery money has been spent.
Each year since the spin generated so called "New Dawn" and disastrous efforts of "Red" Ken Livingston and Lee Jasper to shape the carnival made the event a parody of
its historical reputation. It is probably no longer the biggest street festival in Europe. We found it increasingly difficult to take photographs and provide the
community with a web page of images. We believed all should remember the enormous efforts they have made to put on one of the greatest shows on earth.
The offer to pass the legacy of this page on to a younger and idealistic group is still open. 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 otherwise it will not get past my spam filter
The affiliated sister page, music phatfotos will continue to evolve.
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
from all events at the 2005 carnival and the Grand Carnival Splash from earlier years.