Editing Notting Hill (section)

==Carnival==
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[[File:Notting Hill Carnival 2002 large.jpg|thumb|left|[[Notting Hill Carnival]].]]
'''Notting Hill Carnival''' is an annual [[List of Caribbean carnivals around the world|Caribbean carnival]] event in August, over two days (Sunday and the following [[bank holiday]]). It has continuously taken place since 1965.<ref>{{cite web | title=1965 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/blackhistory/years/1965.shtml | author=1Xtra – Black History |publisher=BBC News | access-date=17 February 2009 }}</ref> It is led by members of the Caribbean population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 1.5{{nbsp}}million people in the past, putting it among the largest street festivals in Europe.

It attracted press attention in 1976 for clashes with the police,<ref>{{Cite news | title=Remembering the Notting Hill riot | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5275542.stm | first=Emma | last=Griffiths | date=25 August 2006 | publisher=BBC News | access-date=17 February 2009 }}</ref> which occurred in 1976 at the conclusion of the Notting Hill Carnival after police arrested a pickpocket and a group of black youths came to his defence. The disturbance escalated and more than 100 police officers were injured.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/30/newsid_2511000/2511059.stm |title= Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot |publisher=BBC News |access-date=7 June 2009 |date=30 August 1976}}</ref> Two notable participants in this riot were [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Paul Simonon]], who later formed the seminal London [[Punk rock|punk]] band [[The Clash]]. Their song "[[White Riot]]" was inspired by their participation in this event.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/events/punk/the-clash-release-white-riot/ |title=Seven Ages of Rock – Events – The Clash – "White Riot" |publisher=BBC News |access-date=7 June 2009}}</ref> Further incidents continued for a few years, but receded for several decades, until 2008 when approximately 500 youths clashed with police on the Monday.

As the event grew, concerns about the size of the event prompted [[Ken Livingstone]] to set up a Carnival Review Group to look into "formulating guidelines to safeguard the future of the Carnival".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/carnival/index.jsp |title=Notting Hill Carnival Review Group |author=Mayor of London |publisher=london.gov.uk |access-date=17 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090129212132/http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/carnival/index.jsp |archive-date=29 January 2009 }}</ref> An interim report by the review resulted in a change to the route in 2002. When the full report was published in 2004, it was recommended that [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] be used as a "savannah"; though this move has attracted some concern that the Hyde Park event may overshadow the original street carnival.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iamcolourful.com/news/details/1701/uk/ | title=Caribbean Showcase vs Notting Hill Carnival? | publisher=Colourful | first=Alinah | last=Roberts | date=30 August 2005 | access-date=17 February 2009 | archive-date=27 June 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627234207/http://www.iamcolourful.com/news/details/1701/uk/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003 Carnival was run by a [[Corporation|limited company]], the Notting Hill Carnival Trust Ltd. A report by the London Development Agency on the 2002 Carnival estimated that the event contributes around £93{{nbsp}}million to the [[Economy of the United Kingdom|London and UK economy]].