Black Community Forum
Our Black Community Forum have been setting up further activities in Wellingborough – please read a bit more about them below and see our What’s On page for details.
Current events and activities
Book Club with Nairobi Thompson
WACA invite you to join their Book Club led by the brilliant author Nairobi Thompson on Saturdays 20th and 27th August 2022.
Mike Prescod MBE Multimedia Artwork Tribute
Cinnamon Arts Group, supported by Made With Many’s Black Community Forum are producing a crowdsourced Multimedia Artwork tribute to Mike Prescod MBE for public display, to highlight Black contribution in Wellingborough. A large ‘Mr P’ profile-shaped collage will be generated from photos, text, personal memories, observations and reflections on his influence sent in by the community.
Contact
Contact Myrle Roach, Wellingborough Community Engagement Co-ordinator to find out more about Made With Many’s Black Community Forum at myrle@madewithmany.org or 07936 958997.
Past Projects
Previous projects developed with our Black Community Forum:
- Carnival at The Beach – August 2022
- Summer Art Festival & Workshops – July/August 2022
- Festival of the Windrush – June 2022
- Memories of the Windrush textile project – Apr/May 2022
- ‘Hello Africa’ for Africa Day – May 2022
- A Day To Remember – April 2022
- Art Club March – June 2022
- International Women’s Day – March 2022
- Art Club – Jan/Feb 2022
- Express Yourself – Nov/Dec 2021
- Diwali – October 2021
- Black History Month – October 2021
- Wellbeing Mela – August 2021
- African Caribbean Culture & Wellbeing event – August 2021
- Wellingborough South Asian Heritage Project – July 2021
- A Taste of the Windrush Era – June 2021
- Diwali – November 2020
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Updated 18th August 2022