“The Government needs to recognise this and act urgently to protect it,” Ms McKenzie said. Dancers prepare to take part in 2024’s Notting Hill Carnival Credit: Lucy North/PA In the late 1950s, Notting ...

Last year’s race riots around the UK echoed the very reason why Claudia Jones founded the Carnival in 1959, writes Ava Vidal.

Notting Hill Carnival could be cancelled without “urgent funding” from the government, its organisers have warned. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request ...

Notting Hill Carnival could be cancelled without “urgent funding” from the government, its organisers have suggested. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request ...

Notting Hill Carnival could be cancelled without “urgent funding” from the government, its organisers have warned. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to ...

Sir Mark Rowley questioned if funding for extra stewards will be secured in time for late August, while an officers’ group ...

The Notting Hill Carnival cannot be fixed if safety is at risk, Metropolitan Police boss Sir Mark Rowley has said. Another Met officer said “everyone accepts” that the event is unsafe and questioned ...

The future of the Notting Hill Carnival could be in doubt without "urgent funding" from the government, its organisers said in a letter leaked to the BBC. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to ...

Notting Hill Carnival 'can't be fixed' if it remains unsafe, Met Police boss says Alastair Lockhart and Margaret Davis 24 June 2025 · 4-min read Dancers at Notting Hill Carnival (PA Archive) ...

Notting Hill Carnival has been running for almost 60 years after it came about in 1966 in response to the infamous 1958 Notting Hill Riots, and the racist killing of Kelso Cochrane in 1959.