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Wrotham Festival of Light Returns for its 12th Glowing Year

As autumn settled in, the much-anticipated Wrotham Festival of Light returned on Friday 10th October, lighting up the village with colour, creativity, and community spirit.…

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Dartford Celebrates Black History Month with Inspiring Community Event

The Dartford community came together on Wednesday 1st October at the Temple Hill Community Centre to mark Black History Month with an evening of powerful…

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Gravesend South Asian Heritage Month

Gravesend South Asian Heritage Month celebrations were marked at the Studio, Woodville on Wednesday 23rd July. Produced by Cohesion Plus working in partnership with Kent…

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Dartford South Asian Heritage Month

Dartford South Asian Heritage Month Cohesion Plus were proud to deliver the Dartford South Asian Heritage Month on Tuesday 22nd July in the Orchard West… Continue reading Dartford South Asian Heritage Month

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Tunbridge Wells Mela Festival Going 19 Years Strong

Despite the classic unpredictability of the British summer, the 19th annual Tunbridge Wells Mela Festival which took place on Sunday 20th July was a resounding…

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Gravesend Eid Community Mela

Over a two thousand people gathered at Fort Gardens in Gravesend on Sunday 15th June to celebrate the Eid Community Mela — a vibrant event…

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Memorable 80th Anniversary VE Day Celebrations

Cohesion Plus and Dartford Borough Council Host Memorable 80th Anniversary VE Day Celebrations in Central Park Hundreds of local residents gathered in Central Park on…

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Saint George’s Day 2025

Cohesion Plus, in partnership with Dartford Borough Council, Kent Equality Cohesion Council, and with the support of Arts Council England, brought the communities of Gravesham…

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Holi Festival of Colours Lights Up Dartford

The Holi Festival of Colours returned to Dartford’s Open Air Theatre in Central Park on Sunday 16th March transforming the area into a vibrant spectacle…

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Maidstone Light Up Festival Illuminates Town with Spectacular Parade and Performances

The Maidstone Light Up Festival dazzled audiences on Friday, February 7th, with a vibrant celebration of light, music, and community spirit. Produced by Cohesion Plus…

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Maidstone Welcomes the Year of the Snake with Vibrant Lunar New Year Celebrations

Maidstone marked the arrival of the Year of the Snake with a spectacular Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday 1st February. The Lunar New Year,…

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Celebrate Lunar New Year in Maidstone

Come and enjoy Maidstone’s Lunar New Year 2025 celebrations on Saturday 1 February as the dotting of the eye’s ceremony awakens the dazzling Chinese Lions…

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Dartford Festival of Light Returns to Wow Residents

The Dartford Festival of Light returned for its 15th year on Friday 22nd November in the Town Centre to a roaring success. Attended by local…

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Gravesham Diwali Celebrations brings community together

Cohesion Plus working in partnership with Kent Equality Cohesion Council produced community celebrations for Diwali on Friday 8th November to mark the Festival of Light.…

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Wrotham Festival of Light brings colour for another year

The coming of another autumn marked the return of the annual and much loved Wrotham Festival of Light on Friday 11th October. The festival, which…

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Dartford Black History Month Celebrations 2024

Cohesion Plus and Kent Equality Cohesion Council working in partnership with Dartford Borough Council produced a community celebration for Black History Month on Wednesday 2nd…

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