Notting Hill Carnival Strategic Review - Intelligent Space

7. In relation to the content of Carnival and its activities, it is our recommendation to NHCT that
the activities organised on the two days of Carnival be viewed in conjunction with the need to
prioritise public safety. To this end, we believe that:
a. Priority should be given to those Carnival activities and artforms, which reflect traditional
Caribbean culture.
b. Sunday should be returned to the traditional practice of being “Children’s Day” and that
this must be reflected in a reduction in the number and type of sound systems (both
static and mobile) and the number of commercial floats.
Provision of Facilities, Communication & Signage
8. Evidence suggests that crowd movement and congestion can be significantly improved if
visitors to Carnival are given appropriate information together with increased and adequate
signage. To this end, it is our recommendation that additional resources be made available
by funding bodies in order to:
a. Establish information booths outside underground stations and other key locations.
b. Ensure that key Carnival facilities such as toilets and first aid areas are clearly defined and
signposted.
c. Establish a communications and media subcommittee of NHCT to develop a positive
public relations campaign for Carnival.
9. We welcome and agree with the creative communications ideas put forward by RBKC and
WCC (i.e. the use of large video screens to show key Carnival moments; the use of banners,
totem poles etc). We also believe that part of the cost of this increased signage can be met
through the development of sponsorship and cross promotion strategies with private
companies and public sector bodies.
10. We agree with the submissions and recommendations of RBKC, WCC and MPS that Carnival is
no longer a local event, but rather must be viewed as a festival that benefits the whole of
London. We therefore recommend that funding bodies make the necessary resources
available to:
a. Increase the number of toilet facilities.
b. Increase the number of mobile CCTVs in familiar “hot spot” areas.
c. Increase the number of barriers being used at critical locations along the Carnival route.
d. Ensure that food safety regulations are adequately enforced by providing additional
environmental health officers over the Carnival weekend.
11. The work and adequate resourcing of the St. John Ambulance treatment centres are an
essential and integral part of Carnival’s public safety strategy. We therefore recommend that
the NHS London Region consider supporting the St. John Ambulance operation by making
additional resources available to purchase more first aid equipment.
Transport to and from Carnival
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