2012-08-27 - Notting Hill Carnival 2012

I am really excited to announce that there will be a bicycle float at this years Notting Hill Carnival.

The Hackney Bikeworkshop have teamed up with the London School of Samba and agreed that a major component of the LSS's 200 strong performance will be on bicycles. We have a good idea of the structure but are interested in people who want to be involved and perform in the carnival on bikes.

If you are interested please indicate it in the usual way by posting your name to this thread or by contacting us at hackneybikeworkshop(at)gmail.com

Zebs

bump! this sounds like a lot of fun.

It will be absolutely awsume

The fabulous Radiator Arts have agreed to join us so we are going to have some amazing bikes for Carnival

pier to eternity edit.mov - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/?v=xKm9Pmb02aY

Bump.

Have you contacted CK Flash and the BMX kids, Zebs?

How did the Samba meeting go today?

The London School of Samba meeting went well we all seem to be thinking along the same lines and they presented some of outline drawings of the costumes for the day which I will post here when I get them. Radiator Arts came and are keen to be involved and have experience of bicycles at carnivals. LSS are not only doing Notting Hill but also the Hackney carnival and the Thames Festival which they would like us involved in.

Colin was there and can report back to you.

Zebs

Super. We've put it on our agenda for next week's monthly meeting.

We are still going to be doing an installation as part of London School of Samba it is all looking really good so if any of the forum are interested in being involved PM me

would love to go (as every year) but where can I park my bike safely?

I'd like to be in the parade, hell yeah! Please PM or let me know what I need to do

Hey Zebra, is this happening?

Yes but if you were thinking of joining us we are now full but you can come and see us we are part of the London School of Samba crew and it looks absolutely amazing so I looking forward to tomorrow

Photos from the Carnival can be seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/funny_cyclist/sets/72157631434008228/

We are doing the same again this weekend at the illuminated bike ride in Hastings on Saturday Night From Pier to Eternity - YouTube

And as part of the Thames Festival on Sunday http://thamesfestival.org/events/info/night-carnival if you are interested in joining us?

I have been speaking to London School of Samba and we will be doing this again for 2013 so if anyone is interested PM me

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Adam, PM me details if this is a go-er.. i'll be there with my colombian crowd at notting hill carnival, that is not riding though, too much rum punch and jerk chicken and curried goat to consume
#swoon

Al,

Tried to get a crowd interested it would have involved creating some whacky bikes like this below but could not generate suffcient interest so had to pull out.

I always thought this was a a dream made in heaven male dominated cycling meets female dominated Samba dancing but just couldn't get people involved

Adam