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Notting Hill carnival to go ahead this year after £1m funding boost


Cash will pay for extra measures to address ‘critical public safety concerns’ identified in independent review of festival

Notting Hill carnival will go ahead this year after almost £1m of funding was raised to provide extra safety and infrastructure measures.

City Hall, Kensington and Chelsea council and Westminster city council together provided £958,000 for the event following pleas from organisers for support, after a review recommended several changes to make the event safe.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/09/notting-hill-carnival-to-go-ahead-this-year-after-1m-funding-boost

Author : Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Publish date : 2025-07-09 19:28:00

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