Notting Hill Carnival has been hailed as a success by organisers yet again; as London puts away it’s feather head dresses and string bikinis for yet another year…

With an estimated five tonnes of chicken consumed over the long weekend and 25,000 bottles of rum, thousands of revellers flocked to West London to celebrate it’s 25th anniversary.

With 16,000 records being played across 41 different sound systems, Notting Hill Carnival is renowned not only for it’s flamboyant parades and delicious food, but also it’s vast soundtrack – with DJs and MCs playing everything from reggae to dub, to socca, dancehall and hiphop. By far the best party of the weekend was the Red Bull Major Lazer Sound System – which saw the likes of Dave Rodigan and Diplo and Switch aka ‘Major Lazer’ entertain the gathered hordes of Carnival-goers. Playing everything from dancehall to electro, with a nod to Bob Marley, the all-day party ended in a fit of wonderful chaos, as fans climbed onto the stage and speakers.

As organisers now look to make Carnival 2012 one to remember when ‘all eyes will be on London’, the rest of us can all take a well earned and count down until next August.