This year’s Maidstone Mela is set to be the biggest yet with a weekend of festivities planned for all the family.

The Mela, which means gathering, has attracted more than 35,000 people since it began in 2003 and this year is expected to be no different as it expands for the first time into a two-day event.

On Saturday, September 12 at Mote Park from 6pm to 9pm crowds will be treated to stage performances from Bhangra singer Jassi Sidhu and Queen Tribute act Mercury. There will...

The sixth Dartford Indoor Mela took place on Saturday November 8th 2008 at the Mick Jagger Centre. The Mela which was organised by the North West Kent Racial Equality Council in partnership with Cohesion Plus and was supported by Dartford Borough Council and the Arts Council celebrated the diversity of Dartford through music, food and dance.  The event as in previous years proved to be very popular with the local community with...

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...

The first ever Medway Mela took place on Saturday October 25 at the Black Lion Leisure Centre in Mill Road Gillingham. The Mela which was a free event was organised by the Medway Gurdwara Council with the support of Cohesion Plus and was funded largely by Awards for All.

Mela’s originate from the Indian Subcontinent and are a celebration of music, food and dance.  Mela’s take place all over the UK, and this was the...