Luton carnival: Thousands line streets to 'showcase' culture

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Luton carnival: Thousands line streets to 'showcase' culture
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About 500 people dress up and take part in the colourful parade through the town centre.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Luton for the town's 47th carnival.

The Luton International Carnival brought steel band entertainment, arts and crafts and children's storytelling to the town centre.The floats were cycled from the start-point in Park Street and ended at the Hat District. The event, organised by the UK Centre for Carnival Arts, claims to be the biggest one-day carnival in the UK.Thousands of people watched the floats being cycled through the town centre

Local Labour councillor Javeria Hussain, who is chairman of the carnival's main sponsor Luton Rising, was leading the parade."We are out for one another; we are welcoming and this weekend has been phenomenal."Abdel Tchatchet said he wanted to show he was "proud" to be a member of the LGBTQ community

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