Thousands of people enjoyed the glitter and glamour of Notting Hill Carnival over the Bank Holiday weekend, but now comes the part they all want to avoid.
Street sweepers have been out in force overnight to clear up the mess left behind by the revellers as the waste builds up in the trendy area.
Piles of rubbish have been left next to trees and lampposts in bin bags, but others simply discarded beer cans, plastic cups and even pineapples in the road.
Council staff have been pictured hard at work with their brushes collecting all the rubbish together with some clearing up the mess while the party was still going.
‘Hippy crack’ canisters were pictured strewn about the streets of Notting Hill alongside bottles and cans as festival goers openly took illegal substances, with some doing so in front of police officers
Road sweepers were pictured hard at work in Notting Hill overnight cleaning up the mess left behind from the carnival
Mounds of rubbish were seen building up around trees and street furniture in the trendy west London area as plastic containers, cans and even pineapples were chucked in bin bags
Power hoses, pictured, are being used to clear away the mess and any gum or substances that have become stuck to the pavement
Revellers seemed too caught up in the music, dancing and drinking to pay much attention to the piles of waste, pictured
Boards put up to protect neighbouring homes in Notting Hill have also been removed today after being used as makeshift canvases for graffiti
Workers have been pictured loading crates of waste into bin lorries today as they sweep away the evidence of the party
Sweepers were backing the bin men up by clearing away napkins and empty food wrappers left in the road, pictured
Police were also pictured taking a break after an eventful weekend in which one person was stabbed, 385 people were arrested and 69 offensive weapons were seized including 49 knives, acid and a taser.
But despite the huge police presence, brazen festival-goers were pictured openly taking drugs in front of officers as they partied in the streets of west London for the second day in a row.
Around two million revellers attended the huge bash, which was opened by first-ever carnival ambassador and former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke.
Amazing costumes were on show as thousands danced in the streets and floats made their way along the roads.
At 3pm yesterday the music stopped for a 72-second silence in tribute to the 72 people who died following the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.
The tower block is within half-a-mile of the parade route.
Portable toilets were also being loaded onto lorries today as the last remnants of the festival were removed
Despite the efforts of the council workers, there are still some spots where waste has built up in Notting Hill, pictured
Council staff were out in force this morning making sure the discarded food and drink containers were piled up and taken away
The staff worked together to pile up the rubbish into manageable mounds that they could load into the lorries, pictured
Plastic bags and cutlery were also left in the street as people dressed in wacky costumes ate and drank, pictured
Bunting, cans of drinks and fruit have been left at stalls that have been taken apart and left in the street
Police officers were spotted having a break after a busy carnival, with 385 arrests made over the course of the weekend
Officers also seized 69 offensive weapons including 49 knives, acid and a taser as they cracked down on violent crime
The silence was broken at the Rampage sound stage, just off Colville Square, with cheers, whistles and the booming voice of the late Aretha Franklin singing Respect.
In total 373 people were arrested by Met Police officers while a further 12 were detained by British Transport Police.
In a statement issued on Monday evening, Notting Hill Carnival Commander Dave Musker hailed the event as ‘one of the best in the world’ but said the festival was marred by the violent stabbing and the news that 30 police officers were injured in the line of duty.
A total of 156 people were arrested for drug offences, 69 for carrying weapons, 18 for assaulting a police officer, 12 for assault and nine for sexual offences.
The bank holiday weekend event was being policed by the highest number of officers in six years.
Almost 7,000 officers, some from the Metropolitan Police’s newly formed Violent Crime Task Force, patrolled Monday’s event to ‘combat the threat of violent crime’.
This is up from the 6,100 on-duty officers at the less busy family day on Sunday.
It did not spoil the party atmosphere as revellers danced their way around the streets, pictured
Dancers in sequinned Caribbean costumes lit up Notting Hill Carnival today as they paraded through the streets of west London
Rita Ora used the fun and frolics of Notting Hill Carnival to max out her kooky style as she rocked vintage Christian Dior, purple braids, tiny Nineties-inspired sunglasses and a host of jewels on Monday afternoon on the Casa Bacardi stage
Carnival dancers decorated in jewels, glitter and bird feathers poses on the main Parade day of the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday
Celebrities were also out in force with singer Jourdan Dunn, right, posing with pop star Emeli Sande, left, on the Mangrove float at the carnival
Performers in extravagant costumes carried props and danced their way along the roads during the annual event
Despite the much cooler weather visitors from all over London and beyond descended on Notting Hill for Carnival, pictured
Heavy rain soaked the Notting Hill Carnival but it did not stop the determined revellers who were out to party