Culturama Draw Tickets on sale now £3.00 each Please retain your tickets as evidence. Draw will take place on Saturday 20th April @ SOCA Explosion Glow Yorkshire 2019. SOCA EXPLOSION COMES TO YORKSHIRE EASTER 2019 Main Contact: 01422 400 180 UK Carnivals: 07584 926 340 Carnival Cultural Arts: 07920 438 821 Workshops: 07305 711 714 eMmail: yorkshirewestindiancarnivalnetwork@hotmail.com
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YWICCN is pleased to announce that we will be showcasing our first Pop-Up Culturama in York on Saturday, 10th August 2019. Our aim is to bring Eastern Caribbean tradition and cultural to an ancient and historical city. There’s lots to see in York, so why not spend the weekend? There is the historic walled city, founded by the ancient Romans in 71 AD, with a medieval centre and walkways which overlook the River Ouse. York boasts the National Railway Museum […]
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Meet the author Annie Try at Christian Books Book Signing & Discussion by the author of Trying to fly and Out of Silence. 11:00 – 12.30pm, Friday 1st March, 2019 Annie Try is a retired Consultant Clinical Psychologist who uses her knowledge of people with psychological problems to put fictional characters in the context of interesting adventures, where they overcome the odds against them. Her two most recent books are Dr Mike Lewis Stories – he is […]
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The YWICCN popup Soca & Calypso singing project was conceived in the community when our portable PA system was used to encourage and engage passers-by to have a singalong or take the mic and sing their favourite Soca or Calypso tune. YWICCN have performed three of popup Soca & Calypso sessions. Having had positive feedback, we aim to use the medium to educate the general public about diversity via Eastern Caribbean traditional music.
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Our next Popup Culturama Event will take place on Saturday 20th April 2019, with a blaze of vibrant colours and sounds. The Culturama will feature Mass Bands, Steel Bands and Masquerades. This event is always welcomed by communities. As we at YWICCN always say, ‘arts & culture’ is the key to a diverse community. Popup Culturama – What’s On? This 2019 carnival event will be free of charge and everyone is welcome. In addition to carnival dance and music, […]
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The Caribbean hurricane relief project is a charitable venture that supports the Eastern Caribbean hurricane disaster fund when the annual hurricane season occurs. Our aims and objectives are to volunteer 20 hours of time each month raising funds and coordinating donations of essential provisions to the disaster victims in the Caribbean. Our annual aim is to send four barrels of essential tinned food items, dry food stuffs, baby and children’s items, survival items, as well as first aid supplies. If […]
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Our costume making workshops are a creative outlet for all our communities and are free of charge for everyone. Children accompanied by parents, teenagers and adults, are all welcome. The workshops include instruction of creative costume and mask making, masquerade and traditional Caribbean dance, all paraded around the different islands of the Caribbean annually. All who attend will have a great feeling of creative expression while taking away an awareness of the Caribbean’s vibrant culture. Creative Session Days, start […]
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The Yorkshire West Indian Culturama Carnival Network are pleased to support the Huddersfield Street Kitchen on two Sundays every month. Due to the rise in the homelessness, the numbers of vulnerable and dispossessed people living on our streets is rising. With this in mind, we wondered how we could make a difference to these people’s lives. We decided to create a Street Kitchen and donate a traditional wholesome Caribbean home cooked meal on each designated Sunday, to everyone that turns […]
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Tickets on sale now £3.00 each Please retain your tickets as evidence. Draw will take place on Saturday 20th April @ SOCA Explosion Glow Yorkshire 2019. Great Prizes 1st Prize Win 4 x Bottles of Eastern Caribbean rum Win 4 x Bottles of Eastern Caribbean rum punch Win 1 x box of Eastern Caribbean volcanic rum cake Win 4 x Bottles of brandy Win 4 x Bottles of Eastern Caribbean wine Win 4 x Case of […]
Read moreHere are the winning numbers for the Christmas raffle. Thank you, for taking part. 1st Prize 00248 | Second Prize 001209 | Third prize 001123
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