Thousands attended the Tunbridge Wells Mela in Calverley Grounds on Sunday July 19. Organised by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Cohesion Plus and North West Kent Racial Equality Council, with the support of a Mela Project Steering Group, the aim of the event was to bring the communities of Tunbridge Wells together through music, food and dance. The event was part funded by Arts Council England.

During the first part of the day, visitors were treated to a range of acts, including a combination...

The Tunbridge Wells Mela is a free community event which celebrates the diversity of the borough through music, food and dance. The Mela will be taking place on July 19 at the Calverley Grounds between 12pm and 6pm. Highlights on stage include Bhangra Stars B21, a Dhaki-Dhol Collaboration performed by Four by Four and Mahua Arts, Deshi Movement a contemporary urban collective and Casabella Latin Fusion.

The Big Carnival which was organised in partnership by Cohesion Plus with North West Kent Racial Equality Council and Gravesham Borough Council took place on Friday July 3 between attracting people out into the street to see a spectacular mass of colour and music.

Over 200 pupils from Chantry Primary, Wrotham Road Primary, Cecil Road Primary, Rosherville Primary, Northfleet School for Girls and St George’s were involved. They had been working with Kinetika, the renowned outdoor performance...

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 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...