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Loughborough Mela

Loughborough Mela

Loughborough Mela

Loughborough Mela is an annual event that celebrates the richness of cultural diversity in Charnwood. The Mela is a one day, out door event which takes place at Southfields Park, Loughborough.

Dates / Location

Charnwood

Lead Organiser / Contact Details

Varsha Parmar
Charnwood Racial Equality Council
66 Nottingham Road
Loughborough
LE11 1EU

Partners

Charnwood Arts, Charnwood Borough Council, Voluntary Action Charnwood, Charnwood Racial Equality Council, Loughborough Town Hall, Shree Ram Krishna Community Centre, Swami Naraiyan Temple

Project Details

This year’s event was attended by over 3,000 people and included a puppet theatre, mini world cup football tournament, children’s area, funfair rides, international foods, singing and dancing from different cultures and stalls.

Information about the Mela is available from Charnwood Racial Equality Council website or Contact Varsha on Tel. 01509 261651 or email crec@btconnect.com.

On Going Information

The planning for Loughborough Mela 2007 will start in February 2007 and will take place in August/September 2007.

Project Gallery

Photos taken from the Loughborough Mela project.

Last modified on Tue 28th November, 2006