This year was the 40th anniversary of the St Paul’s Afrikan Caribbean Carnival. The highlight is always the parade of colourful, themed costumes. Vivid blues, intense greens, vibrant purples all mix together with feathers, beads, whistles and bare limbed bodies to wiggle and jive to incredibly loud hip shaking music. The atmosphere was fantastic, the photo opportunities incredible. Everyone was keen to have their photo taken, no shy ones on display here! With so many colourful outfits it was hard to pick a favourite but I loved the blue ship with the faces in the sea. The faces were actually plaster cast moulds of all the people in the band that led the one for this outfit. About 3 months ago the St Pauls Carnival was in crisis and was not going to be able to go ahead due to issues over permits that hadn’t been issued in time. A petition was run to move the carnival from its traditional June to September. Thankfully we signed this petition in order to support our community and what a wonderful outcome. Yet another free and entertaining event. Keep them rolling in! Visit their website for more info.