The launch of the Tunbridge Wells Mela will take place on July 1 between 10.30am and 11.30am. This will be our first ever launch event and will be involving 225 pupils from 4 local schools as well as Bloco Fogo Samba and Four by Four Dhol Group. This has been made possible due to the funding we managed to from Arts Council England.

The schools which are taking part are Rusthall St Pauls, St Mathews, Claremont Primary and St Augustine’s. They have all been working with the Arts Company...

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 300 young people from 5 schools in Maidstone took part in a schools parade through Maidstone Town Centre on April 23 to celebrate Saint Georges Day. The schools taking part in the parade were; West Borough, St Francis, St Michaels, Archbishop Courtenay and Hollingbourne, which are all Primary Schools. The event had been organised by Cohesion Plus and was supported by North West Kent Racial Equality Council, Maidstone Borough Council, Kent County Council and Arts Council England.

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