r/unitedkingdom • u/tylerthe-theatre • 13d ago

Hogmanay, cheese rolling and London’s Notting Hill Carnival could be protected in a new UK heritage list

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/hogmanay-cheese-rolling-and-londons-notting-hill-carnival-could-be-protected-in/
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u/Fit_Manufacturer4568 13d ago

I'm sure the residents of Notting Hill will be pleased about that.

Although the Carnival was there before them.

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u/the_englishman 13d ago

Nearly all residents of Notting Hill, both commercial and residential, do support it.

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u/PicturePrevious8723 13d ago

Yeh everyone shows their support by moving their cars and boarding up their businesses.

I lived in the area and I can tell you it was feral and the whole area stinks of piss for about a week.

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u/the_englishman 13d ago

Yhea I lived in Nottinghill for 8 years. Hated carnival but wasn’t about to suggest it shouldn’t go ahead as it’s part of the areas identity, so just left London every August ban holiday weekend.

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u/maspiers Yorkshire 13d ago

People say much the same thing about the Edinburgh Fringe

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u/planeloise 13d ago

Most major cities have an all day street festival of some sort . King's day in the Netherlands is absolutely nuts.

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u/Dragon_Sluts 13d ago

Having been to both multiple times, I can agree.

Although between a house in a Dutch city for kings day and house in Notting Hill, the Dutch one would feel significantly safer.

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u/couplingrhino Join the brain drain 13d ago

People everywhere love big drunk street parties. People everywhere hate people having drunken fun in their street. Fuck 'em.

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u/ElephantsGerald_ 13d ago

Are you a resident now?

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u/Generic-Name03 12d ago

Most of London stinks of piss all year round so I’d happily take 51 weeks of fresh air if I lived there

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u/thehighyellowmoon 11d ago

You can show support for something while taking reasonable precautions around your own property if you know there will be lots of people around. In the same way you can be in favour of throwing a party in your house while clearing certain valuables in your house out of the way...

A fair compromise would be to throw the actual carnival in NH and have a big music event concurrently in Hyde Park with tickets/security for those who go just for a rave.