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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on August 25, 2008, 08:05:39 pm

Title: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: loulou on August 25, 2008, 08:05:39 pm

Organisers are expecting more than 750,000 people to descend on the streets of Notting Hill to celebrate the 44th year of the west London street party.

The two-day celebrations have taken place around Ladbroke Grove on the last weekend in August every year since the 1960s.

Have you ever been to this carnival? I would love to go.

Title: Re: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: oldspice on August 25, 2008, 08:26:15 pm

I went many, many years ago, before I had the children. It's noisy but fun.  I love festivals and carnivals and I'm going to one on Friday - the Rhythm Festival near Bedford.

Title: Re: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: loulou on August 25, 2008, 11:29:56 pm

Sounds fun oldspice. Will there be any famous bands or just local ones?

Title: Re: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: oldspice on August 26, 2008, 09:01:04 am

There are some famous bands from years back. It's mostly folky and old rock stuff. Here is the link.  http://www.rhythmfestival.net/

Title: Re: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: loulou on August 26, 2008, 06:27:01 pm

Looks like a brilliant weekend of entertainment.

Title: Re: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: oldspice on August 26, 2008, 09:04:44 pm

Yea, but we're camping so I hope we don't get torrential rain all weekend.

Title: Re: Notting Hill carnival
Post by: loulou on August 26, 2008, 09:09:15 pm

I've never been camping before. My friends went to creamfields in cheshire last weekend and they said they had their tent pitched in a very muddy field.