Carnival 2008

The end of the Carnival in 2008 was marred by a confrontation between trouble-makers and the police in Ladbroke Grove and this led to serious consideration by the authorities as to how this could be avoided in future. The other recurring problem is the excessive level of sound from some of the floats that makes it difficult for the police to hear instructions on their radios and the health and safety issue of whether the police are being subjected to a situation that is causing damage to their hearing. These and other matters will be the subject of discussion with the organisers of Carnival in 2009.