Notting Hill Carnival to commemorate the victims of Grenfell

As a mark of respect and remembrance for those lost in Grenfell, Notting Hill Carnival will hold a 72-second silence from 3 pm on Sunday and Monday.

The silence will involve all of the sound systems, parade floats and live stages, they will simultaneously tune into radio station The Beat London 103.6FM, who will play a message from the NHC Ambassador and actor, Colin Salmon to coordinate the announcement and silence.

Notting Hill Carnival Executive Director, Matthew Phillip explains: “We are working with our partners to ensure the message of the silence is clear throughout Carnival, but we ask the community and beyond to please spread the message of the silence through their own social media channels using #GrenfellSilence3pm or simply reposting Notting Hill Carnival’s official channels Twitter: @NHCarnivalLDN Instagram: @nhcarnivalldn FB: @NHCarnivalLDN.

“We ask that everyone who is attending this year’s Carnival comes in solidarity and to come in a spirit of peace, love and unity and respect the silence and take time to remember.”

The official Notting Hill Carnival app will use push notifications to alert any people within the quiet zones around the Grenfell site to respect it as peaceful grounds and to remind users of each day’s silence.