Yorkshire West Indian Carnival Network
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Costume Making Workshops 2019

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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Rum Cake
Advertisers, Food, Latest News

Volcanic Rum Punch & Rum Cake

Rum Cake The tradition of Rum Cake in the Caribbean has been going on for centuries and has been a firm favourite not only at celebratory periods in the year, but considered a decadent indulgence just like eating the finest Belgian Chocolate. It is highly considered the centre piece of any Caribbean gathering where food is being served for a celebration. To complement our Volcanic Rum Punch we have created our very own Rum Cake not only with the secrets […]

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Latest News, Music

Radio Schedule – Cultural Highlights

• Soca & Calypso Radio • Now Playing Gospel We are delighted to announce 5 new programs 1. Hard Iron, 12 midnight – 6am (Mon, Tue, Thurs & Friday) 2. Culturama Show, Saturday 9am – 12 Noon 3. Festival Fever, Saturday 2pm – 6pm 4. Vintage Caribbean Saturday 8pm – 12 midnight 5. Gospel Take Over 9pm – 1am Sunday    

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Caribbean Food
Charity, Events

Street Kitchen Huddersfield

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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Culturama Easter Raffle 2019
Events, Latest News

Easter Draw 2019

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 […]

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St Kitts Nevis
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St Kitts International Soca Band

We are pleased to announce that the St Kitts International Soca Band will be preforming in Yorkshire during summer 2019. Yorkshire West Indian Culture has teamed up with it’s sister promoting team Soca Life Up North (SLUN) to host one of the Eastern Caribbean most renowned dance bands. The show will take place over the coming 2019 summer; further Information will follow as time goes forward. So, in the meantime, please check our website for details of this up coming […]

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Free Advertising for Community Businesses

YWICCN LTD is offering a free SHOUT-OUT to local enterprises, whether established or just starting out. We are especially looking to assist local charities big or small with getting their message out to the wider community. So, if you are passionate about getting your business and trade known, then make that positive step by contacting us to give your business the boost you have been looking for.

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Carnival Scene 2018
Carnivals

UK Carnival Scene has Lost Cultural Taste

A recent survey by YWICCN found carnival revelers feel the UK Carnival scene has lost it cultural taste. The cultural artistic survey carried out over the spring and summer highlighted that a majority of UK Carnivals were seen as a means to hustle people with a view to making a quick buck, watering down the beautiful culture of the Eastern Caribbean, rather than promoting it. The survey also showed there is a lack of artistic creativity, with bands and troops […]

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