Over 1500 people attended the Big Gig on Friday July 23 to formally launch the Big Day Out Weekend. The Big Gig was organised in partnership by Gravesham Borough Council and Cohesion Plus. The focus this year was on showcasing primarily the young talent that exists in the borough. Performances on the night included Taboo who recently appeared in the semi finals of “Britain has got Talent”, Street dance group True Kaizen, local hip hop act Maximus who will be releasing his debut album soon...

Cohesion Plus in partnership with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Kent Equality Cohesion and community partners have put together the most exciting and biggest Tunbridge Wells Mela to date. Click here for more info – www.tunbridgewellsmela.co.uk                                                                                                                                                                                

Thousands attended the Big Day Out Plus on Saturday July 4 at the Gravesham Riverside Leisure Area.  The event was organised in partnership by Gravesham Borough Council, Cohesion Plus and North West Kent Racial Equality Council.  The aim of the event was to bring the communities of Gravesham together through music, sport, food and dance and it again proved to be a spectacular hit.

There was a real family atmosphere to the day and crowds arrived early and settled down to a day of fun and...

The Big Carnival which is being organised in partnership with North West Kent Racial Equality Council and Gravesham Borough Council will take place on Friday July 3 between 6pm and 7pm formally launching the Big Gig which is part of the annual Big Day Out Weekend in Gravesham.

The carnival will start just after 6pm from outside the Civic Centre, before going down Windmill Street and then the High Street before finishing at the Gravesend Promenade at the Riverfront where it will formally...

Exciting preparations are well underway for the Big Day Out Festival which will take place on July 4th 2009, at the Riverside Leisure Area in Gravesend.

Performing live on stage are the well known Brit-Asian Bhangra singer Sukshinder Shinda and Fake That a Take That tribute band, amongst others.

Sukhshinder Shinda is a Birmingham born Bhangra record producer and singer–songwriter. Since releasing his first professional recording in 1989, Dhol...