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                                                                                                                                                                                

Over 700 young people from 19 schools in Gravesham took  part in a schools parade through Gravesend town centre on April 23 to celebrate Saint Georges Day.  The event was been organised by Kent Equality Cohesion Council in partnership with Cohesion Plus supported by Gravesham Borough Council and Kent County Council.

Work had been taking place in local schools over the last 6 weeks to prepare special visual arts and craft displays which were used during the parade which was be led by the...

Gravesend town centre was brought to a standstill on Friday evening as over 600 schools children, teachers, parents and members of the public were involved in the Festival of Light parade in the second Gravesham Festival of Light parade. The project involved work with 13 schools from Gravesham in the build up. The schools worked with renowned arts company Samesky. In total over 450 young pupils benefited from arts workshops. The children made lanterns and torches which they carried in the parade.

The...

The first ever Dartford Festival of Light took place on Friday October 16 through Dartford Town Centre between 6.30pm and 7.30pm. The parade involved 11 schools from Dartford who worked with renowned arts company Emergency Exit Arts in the build up to the event. In total over 450 young pupils benefited from arts workshops in the build up to the event. The children made lanterns and torches which they carried in the parade. In addition to the pupils parents also were involved in the parade...

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...