Notting Hill Carnival Strategic Review - Intelligent Space

DG RISK DESIGN GUIDANCE
Alternatives Routes
Locate sound systems so that peak zones do not overlap with
other sound systems.
Manage flows around big sound systems with stewarding.
Introduce separation between dancers and pedestrian traffic in the
vicinity of big sound systems.
2.72 The Carnival Route Design Guidance was presented to all stakeholders in October 2001 at a
series of working group meetings. Following these meetings, Carnival stakeholders decided
on a shortlist of six alternative routes for evaluation: ‘Horseshoe’; ‘Merging Horseshoe’; West-
East ‘EII’; East-West ‘EII’; ‘Reverse Park’; and ‘The Chair’.
The Horseshoe Route: the horseshoe route is similar
to the circular route except for two key differences.
Firstly, it would not pass along the northern section
of existing route, which comprises of Kensal Road
and Elkstone Road. Instead, the route would start at
the Great Western Road/Harrow Road junction and
include the narrow section at the top of Great
Western Road. Secondly, the current direction of the
flow would be reversed so that it would go clockwise
and finish at the top of Ladbroke Grove. The
judging point would remain in the same position as
was for Carnival 2001 and previous years.
Merging Horseshoe: the merging horseshoe route
starts in two branches, one from Ladbroke Grove and
the other from Great Western Road. These would
merge at the “Five Ways” junction into a single
route. The route would move down towards the
Bayswater road and be judged somewhere along its
length adjacent to the park (although no clear
location was specified by the Stakeholders). It would
then continue west for dispersal of floats and
carnivalists around Notting Hill Gate.
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