Leeds West Indian Carnival organisers have come under fire after announcing a series of “unfortunate” decisions which will cause a “huge culture change” to the festival.
The carnival, which takes places in Chapeltown every year over the August bank holiday weekend, is the oldest West Indian carnival in Europe and the largest carnival outside of London. But this year the organisers say the celebrated event will have some big changes to “cover increasing costs”.
Organisers announced the plans to increase stallholder fees and introduce ‘An Official Drinks Bar' which bans other traders from selling alcohol. This announcement was met with fury on social media, with more than a hundred angry residents commenting on their Facebook post which was published yesterday (February 20) at noon.
