[News] Notting Hill Carnival

[crodonilson]

Always one of THE great events on the British cultural calendar and cultural commentators all agree it is a crying shame it is not able to go ahead as usual this year but it's all going off online. More relevant than ever with the black lives matter movement only growing and growing. Me and Mrs Crodo had an absolute hoot yesterday watching it and dancing round our drawing room.

Still going on today, all available here

 

[Napper]

a lot less stabbings / murders and crime the major advantage.

 

[Chicken Run]

shame it any go ahead

Do they have an English language pop up tents at the virtual carnival you could call in on?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Do they have an English language pop up tents at the virtual carnival you could call in on?

"an.....tents"

 

[Hiney]

Fine sentiments Crodo but we went last year and it is definitely NOT one of the great cultural events.

Unless of course you mean that by wading through an ankle-deep carpet of used gas canisters, wondering whether the bloke you glanced at is going to stab you and queuing up to use private house toilets for £5 a pop is cultural, then yes, agreed.

 

[Chicken Run]

"an.....tents"

Yeah but we all know I’m thick.

 

[crodonilson]

Fine sentiments Crodo but we went last year and it is definitely NOT one of the great cultural events.

Unless of course you mean that by wading through an ankle-deep carpet of used gas canisters, wondering whether the bloke you glanced at is going to stab you and queuing up to use private house toilets for £5 a pop is cultural, then yes, agreed.

I've never been Hiney but it's always been on mine and Mrs Crisis bucket list. We always tune into the highlights on BBC and cultural commentators analysis of the event. You don't sell it particularly well.

 

[Icy Gull]

Fine sentiments Crodo but we went last year and it is definitely NOT one of the great cultural events.

Unless of course you mean that by wading through an ankle-deep carpet of used gas canisters, wondering whether the bloke you glanced at is going to stab you and queuing up to use private house toilets for £5 a pop is cultural, then yes, agreed.

I’d be tempted to piss on the seat and not use the loo brush after a crap at £5

 

[carlzeiss]

One of my bucket list tick offs , will just have to wait for another year and hope for a vaccine .

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Always one of THE great events on the British cultural calendar and cultural commentators all agree it is a crying shame it is not able to go ahead as usual this year but it's all going off online. More relevant than ever with the black lives matter movement only growing and growing. Me and Mrs Crodo had an absolute hoot yesterday watching it and dancing round our drawing room.

Still going on today, all available here

Stop, now. If you want to draw out the racists there are better ways of doing it. And better forums. Try the Argus online.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

a lot less stabbings / murders and crime the major advantage.

Fewer. It's fewer.

 

[Baker lite]

Shame the annual stabathon had to be cancelled due to the Wuhan flu..


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[Jack Straw]

https://carnival.withspotify.com/sound-systems/

 

[Bakero]

I've been several times and managed not to get even a little bit stabbed. Maybe I'm just lucky.

 

[e77]

I fully agree people getting killed and injured at Bank Holiday events is terrible, although curiously people tend to focus on the largely black Notting Hill Carnival as opposed to the largely white Reading festival for reasons I can't put my finger on.

Three die at music events over English bank holiday weekend

 

[Gwylan]

I've been several times and managed not to get even a little bit stabbed. Maybe I'm just lucky.

I spent 20-odd years in London and went to Carnival for most of those years. I've never been a little bit stabbed either. I've never had to pay to use a loo either. It's a great event, particularly when the sun's shining.

 

[sydney]

used to go every year and the reggae sunsplash at selhurst ....great day out although the last one i went to was marred by numerous stabbings , robberies , muggings and gangs scrapping, junkies over dosing and police picking on easy targets ...tsk......it was actually pretty scary almost primal.

 

[Pierre the Painter]

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/londons-notting-hill-carnival-cancelled-again-because-covid-2021-06-18/

Cancelled again this year.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

I spent 20-odd years in London and went to Carnival for most of those years. I've never been a little bit stabbed either. I've never had to pay to use a loo either. It's a great event, particularly when the sun's shining.

Another survivor of the carnival. Was a great spectacle and something to experience. It does get a little busy though so if you are unsure of crowds its probably not for you. Not sure i could handle the crowds now as i went about 15 years ago.

 

[Jack Straw]

https://carnival.withspotify.com/sound-systems/