For many revellers, Notting Hill Carnival is just a booze-soaked bank holiday street party. The three-day affair comes and goes for most Londoners, who pay homage to Caribbean culture one day and forget about it the next.
But for the mas bands and creatives at the heart of Carnival, preserving the heritage and culture is a year long labour of love - one that is now threatened by economic pressures and tighter regulations.
