Leeds West Indian Carnival
leeds carnival also called leeds west indian carnival chapeltown carnival one longest running west indian carnival europe going since carnival held chapeltown harehills part leeds every august bank holiday weekend attendance estimated threeday event climaxing carnival procession bank holiday monday start finish potternewton park chapeltown parade float dancer make way along harehills avenue roundhay road harehills along barrack road back along chapeltown road park wide range stage stall provide entertainment refreshment carnivalgoers since event covered bbc radio xtra conjunction notting hill carnival carnival queen chosen friday main event first time carnival king chosen davina williams tyrone henry king queen tony nicole isle father daughter founder arthur france leeds university student nevis longstanding chairman ian charles still coordinator gertrude paul teacher arthur france proposed would first caribbeanstyle outdoor carnival organized people caribbean origin europe local caribbean association forthcoming formed committee ian charles home became factory costume five contestant entered first carnival queen show vicky seal sun goddess joined band dancer procession potternewton park leeds town hall steel band competition followed dance people attended leeds performer invited participate notting hill carnival later year procession route established potternewton park back via city centre steel band humanpowered wheeled platform crowd reported established shorter route around chapeltown harehills also sponsorship local organization carnival prince princess child aged three also chosen attendance reached three people died violence area afterwards decade saw increased professionalism experienced carnival committee introduction lorry carry band th anniversary arthur france received mbe work local community th anniversary crowd first time also th anniversary leeds west indian centre bicentenary british abolition transatlantic slavery ian charles also received mbe cancelled first time covid pandemic returned caribbean carnival british africancaribbean community farrar guy smith tim farrar max celebrate year leeds west indian carnival northern art publication isbn zobel marshall emily sequin bikini power performance play leeds trinidad carnival turning tide caribbean intersection america beyond heather cateau milla riggio ed kingston jamaica ian randle publisher farrar guy farrar max zobel marshall emily leeds west indian carnival fifty marking african asian european heritage leeds african study bulletin issue winter farrar guy farrar max zobel marshall emily popular political culture caribbean carnival sounding issue lawrence wishart wwwleedscarnivalcouk leeds carnival organizer website ma medium – leeds carnival blog leedsmasmediawordpresscom wordpress retrieved june