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The UK’s biggest South Asian Festival LONDON MELA goes online and virtual to create the world’s first global Asian diaspora festival The 18th edition of South Asian culture-fest, London Mela will be held online and virtually for the first time ever on 7-8 November...
Nutkhut is excited to share that it needs members of the public to get involved in its latest project. We're on the lookout for personal stories about indentured labour in the 20th century as part of our new arts and...
Nutkhut is undertaking an exciting new history project about Fijian indentured labour and we’re offering free oral history training to members of the public as part of this project. Project Girmit is Nutkhut’s Arts and Heritage initiative focusing on the...
This year marks the centenary for the end of Indenture, a system of bonded labour that was instituted following the abolition of slavery. 2020 also marks the 50th anniversary of a new beginning, Fijian Independence. Following the abolition of slavery...
New Year, new challenges, with one eye on the season ahead its time to prep - Swyron's puffing virtual e-smoke, so needs a complete overhaul - powered by a Golf buggy battery, its a re-chargable green - non emissions vehicle,...
Plotting and planning our next spectacle, we came across this image. Part of our hefty collection of archive images, source material and videos (VHS's) around Mannequins and these near perfect porcelain manufactured High Street doyens. From the days of 'my...
January always starts hard and fast for us. New years resolutions up and running (well almost!), happy new year greetings almost exhausted and with a chill in the air, we couldn't think of a better way to start the year...
The first flurry of snow to hit the lawn. The view from our office hasn't changed for 400 years - well, except for a few 1960's flats in the distance and a recently opened skate park! 15 minutes from Canary...
As the year draws to a close, we feature the mighty Mr Malik. After retirement, Mr Malik dedicated his time to his local drop in community centre - board member, instigator and 'the make it happen type'. We thought we...
A chance conversation in Stockton High Street in 2012, resulted in a friendship and connection which has taken us on parades, worked with rural communities in County Durham and now exciting conversations in Cumbria. Julie Ward MEP for the North...