Notting Hill carnival to go ahead this year after £1m funding boost
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6YHF8)
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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