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East Midlands Carnival Diary

East Midlands Caribbean Carnival Arts Network (EMCCAN) is the umbrella organisation for Derby, Leicester, Northampton and Nottingham carnivals. Although full details of all events are …
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Woman is boss! Brown Sugar takes London calypso crown

London’s temple of calypso, The Tabernacle, was packed and the atmosphere buzzing with expectation on Thursday night
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Notting Hill Carnival to be marked by silence

A one-minute silence will now be held on both days of Notting Hill Carnival, organiser LNHCET has agreed.
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Sun or rain, it’s Carnival time again

The outlook for Notting Hill Carnival 2017 has been pretty stormy (or should that be Stormzy?) lately
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All jam and no wine travelling to Notting Hill...

If you think it’s hard to get around the crowded streets of Notting Hill on Carnival Day, try getting on a Tube at 7pm on Monday
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Police boasts which linked arrests to Carnival provoke backlash

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been widely ridiculed for tweeting about drugs raids in distant parts of its territory and linking them – unjustifiably many believe – to Notting Hill Carnival
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Council sends teens away during Notting Hill Carnival

Kensington and Chelsea Council has reportedly sent a number of local teenagers away on activity holidays
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Panorama – The Power and the glory of steel

Ting, ting, ting… the anticipation is like an electric current passing through the crowd in Kensal Road
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Caribbean Food Week comes to Brixton

Hot on the (cow?) heels of Jus’ Caribbean at Clapham Common, Caribbean Food Week
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Notting Hill Carnival – still making history

The history of Notting Hill Carnival is a lot harder to pin down than you’d imagine for an event that’s only in its 51st year
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Carnival Messiah film to premiere in Leeds

Years after audiences were dazzled by Carnival Messiah
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Groovy Soca Monarch – Santiago’s the daddy!

In a thrillingly hard-fought, close-run contest at The Tabernacle last night, Santiago emerged the victor with Feteing Fathers
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Leeds West Indian Carnival – Golden 50!

The UK carnival season reaches a double peak on August Bank holiday in London and Leeds
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Jus’Caribbean – food, drink and music in the sun

The first day of the Jus’Caribbean expo ended in the golden light of a summer evening
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Slap in the face for Met’s carnival surveillance plans

Police plans to use facial recognition software at Notting Hill Carnival have prompted a strong rebuke from civil liberties campaigners
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Carnivalgoers urged to wear green for Grenfell

The frantic revelry, noise, colour and excitement of Notting Hill Carnival will be stilled briefly on Monday 28 August
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Junior Panorama – The best it’s ever been

The UK Junior Panorama on Monday 14 August in St Mark’s Park, Notting Hill, was a fantastic showcase of young talent
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Explore the road made to walk on Carnival Day

Ever wanted to know more about the history of Carnival and the Notting Hill area but were afraid to ask?
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Glitter on the outside, glitter on the inside

There’s a new health hazard at Carnival. No, not nitrous oxide; that balloon’s already burst. The villain is glitter
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London’s Calypso Semi-Finals

The audience at The Tabernacle on Friday night was surprisingly small, but what it lacked in numbers it made up for in enthusiasm
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Notting Hill Carnival bands discuss new controls with police

At what was described as a “lively” meeting which took place last night, less than two weeks before Carnival
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Police chief claims Bahamas Carnival “cost more than Trinidad Carnival”

The seemingly endless arguments over public funding of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival
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Zimbabwe promises ‘mother of all carnivals’ in Harare

With more than 100 local acts set to take part and 30 overseas countries “showing interest”
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Bahamian Junkanoo comes to Hull Carnival

Every carnival worth its salt these days seems to be going global, and the north-eastern port city of Hull is no exception
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Police place new curbs on Notting Hill Carnival bands

Notting Hill’s mas and steel bands face ID checks, security inspections of trucks and stringent entry and exit restrictions this year.
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Notting Hill Carnival trucks face tighter security checks

New measures are in hand to protect revellers at Notting Hill Carnival from the horror of terrorists deliberately driving a vehicle into crowds
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Rotterdam’s loss is Notting Hill Carnival’s gain

Rotterdam’s loss is Notting Hill Carnival’s gain Small Island Unity (SIU)
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Stiffy wins Tune of the Crop with Tip An Ben Ova

Stiffy (Shane Atkinson) song Tip An Ben Ova is the 2017 Tune of the Crop
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Red Bull brings Bunji and Ola to Notting Hill Carnival

“Unlike anything Notting Hill has seen before” is a bold claim – London’s Carnival has seen and heard a lot over the past half century
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Calypso season kicks off at London Tent

Calypso fans flocked to The Tabernacle in west London on Friday for the first night of the Association of British Calypsonians’ (ABC) London Calypso Tent
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Britain finally recognises its African and Caribbean war heroes

On Windrush Day, in Windrush Square, a longstanding injustice was finally addressed with the official unveiling of a memorial commemorating the sacrifices made by African and Caribbean soldiers, sailors, airmen and auxiliaries in the two world wars.
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