London Free School

The London Free School (LFS ) was founded in March 1966. The driving forces were principally John " Hoppy " Hopkins and Rhaune Laslett. The LFS should be an alternative educational institution for adults in the former problem Notting Hill.

Additional organizers and staff of the LFS alongside local activists, many members of London's underground culture, including Michael X, Courtney Tulloch (International Times ), Peter Jenner (who just started as a manager of Pink Floyd ), Joe Boyd were (later owner of the UFO Club ), Michael Horovitz, John Michell, Julie Felix, Jeff Nuttall, Nigel Waymouth (from Granny takes a trip), Alexander Trocchi, RD Laing, Anjelica Huston and Pink Floyd.

From the LFS, the Notting Hill Carnival, which still takes place today developed. The first Mardi Gras parade was conducted on September 19, 1966.

Benfizkonzerte were organized to finance the LFS activities. The first of these concerts took place in the meeting room of the All Saints Church on September 30, 1966; Pink Floyd performed there a " Sound and Light " show up, with some titles that appeared the following year on their debut album. The show was repeated several times, to Pink Floyd, the house band of the UFO clubs.

The Underground magazine International Times, which was lifted from the baptism on 14 October 1966, has its roots in the LFS. The UFO Club, opened on December 23, 1966, served its part in financing the International Times.

During the Notting Hill Carnival and the International Times developed a life of its own, the project " London Free School " ended after a few years.