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The winners of the WCFF awards were announced on Sunday, 17 July 2022    

The Ballad of Olive Morris by Alex Kayode-Kay wins Best Short Film   Arts of Conflict – The Discourse of Notting Hill Carnival by Tony Oldham wins Best Feature Film-  Art of Oppression by Patricia Francis wins Best Film  Wendy Williams CBE was awarded the Paulette…

Notting Hill Carnival

UK: This Is What Carnival Looks Like in London Captured by photographer Alice Zoo By Lee Musho Photographs By Alice Zoo Every year, during London’s annual August bank holiday (British for “long weekend”), over a million people gather in Notting Hill…

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Discover Caribbean culture in the UK

From Visit Britain The Caribbean community has played a pivotal role in shaping British culture, since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush 71 years ago. This is now celebrated annually on 22 June as Windrush Day. On that day in…

UK: Notting Hill Carnival revellers strut their stuff in elaborate Caribbean costumes

From Deccan Chronicle The carnival has been held every year since 1966 and one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe. IMAGES: Performers in costume take part in the carnival on the main Parade day of the…

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Police activate stop and search powers for Notting Hill Carnival

By Vikram Dodd From The Guardian UK Met says intelligence and recent violence in London prompted section 60 order Thousands of officers at Notting Hill carnival have been given the power to stop and search people without the need for…

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A guide to Europe’s largest street party

From Travel Pulse Steamy locales like Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad are typically the first spots springing to mind when the topic of Carnival celebrations comes up. England? Not so much. Turns out, one of the craziest Carnival gatherings on the…

Carnival of Resistance and Resilience: How Notting Hill can help the people of Grenfell heal

From Telesur For the Notting Hill district in West London, when masqueraders arrive for Carnival, they will do so in contravention of the attempts by the Tory-led council to use the Grenfell disaster to move the Caribbean-style event from its…

Notting Hill Carnival

The Notting Hill Carnival Held in August year the Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s biggest street party. The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate…