The formal launch of the Maidstone Mela will take place on July 7 between 10.30am and 11.30am.  This will be our biggest launch event to date involving 300 pupils from 6 local schools as well as a range of culturally diverse artists including Bloco Fogo and Cultural Beats.

This has been made possible due to the funding we managed to secure from the Arts Council England.  This follows on from the successful St George’s Day celebrations which we organised in partnership with Maidstone...

Over 350 women and young girls over the age of 14 attended the Sadi Awaaz Suno (Listen to our Voices) event held at the Woodville Halls in Gravesham on Friday March 27.  The event was organised in partnership by Rethink Sahayak, North West Kent Racial Equality Council and Cohesion Plus.

The aim of the event was to look at issues such as domestic violence, forced marriages, women’s health issues and the different support services available to women in Gravesham.

It also provided...

LGBT History Month in Kent, a new celebration was supported by Cohesion Plus. To mark the occasion Gurvinder Sandher of Cohesion Plus, gave a speech at North Kent Police Station on 27th March 2009.

“We have celebrated Black History Month in Kent for many years; this year for the first time I am pleased that Cohesion Plus is involved in the celebrations to mark LGBT History Month.  Both celebrations at the heart of them are very similar, about celebrating the achievements of the local...