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[The future of the Notting Hill Carnival
could be in doubt without "urgent funding"
from the government,
its organisers said in
a letter leaked to the BBC.

Carnival chair Ian Comfort has
written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
to request the funding,
which he said was "essential to safeguarding
the future and public safety
of this iconic event".

It follows a review of the festival,
which attracts about two million people
over the August Bank Holiday weekend,
that identified "critical public
safety concerns" that needed
additional funding
to address, the letter said.
The Met Police's Assistant Commissioner
Matt Twist previously raised
concerns of a
"mass casualty event" due to crowd
density.]




On Good Safety Grounds
Cancel the Bugger, I say.


Was on BBC1HD London News.