Save our carnival
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pI guess Irsquo;m probably not the only one to have heard the bad news about the Notting Hill Carnival. Or the potentially bad news, if you believe all the online a href=http://www.natter.com/chat/a! According to some ldquo;sourcesrdquo; (which now always makes me think of journalists tapping mobile phones) two of the main organisers have quit this week, saying that a lack of funds and the shortage of volunteers means that next yearrsquo;s event is going to be impossible to manage. All this nonsense about ldquo;managingrdquo; the event and making sure attendees stay ldquo;safe and securerdquo; kind of defeats the original purpose of the festival, which was for the West Indian community to let loose, express themselves and celebrate their heritage in a fun and friendly way./p/p
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p class=MsoNormalI mean, I understand that in this day and age a lot of people canrsquo;t be trusted to behave themselves in this kind of environment, but it would be sad if something that has such organic and spontaneous roots ended because the ethnic communities of London were forbidden from holding next yearrsquo;s carnival. /p/p
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p class=MsoNormalOK, Irsquo;m being a teeny bit selfish here; I mean, it would be sad if such an important cultural event was lost to the London calendar, but to me the Notting Hill weekend is just a great opportunity to go out and enjoy a few beers and a bit of a boogie in the sunshine! To be honest, the carnival could be celebrating anything and Irsquo;d join in. Unless the BNP start up their own street festival. I think even I would miss that party! Of course, wersquo;d find somewhere else to spend our Sunday afternoon if there is no Notting Hill Carnival next year, but to a lot of people the event is way more than a few Mojitos and shaking your booty (badly) to a reggae band! /p/p
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