Pre & Post Mela Events & Activities
Swindon Mela works all year round to develop its work and further its aims to
- Promoting Asian Arts throughout the region
- Celebrate the cultural diversity of Swindon
- Work towards developing community cohesion
In 2009 Swindon Mela received a grant from the Community Development Foundation for a 2 year project to engage with Asian Communities in Swindon to help them participate in the event. The project group have been meeting regularly to draw up programme of cultural activities for on the day. You will see the results of this work at the Mela. Participating groups are
- Swindon Asian Women’s Association
- Hindu Samaj
- Bangladeshi Association
- Nepalese Association of Wiltshire
- Swindon Gurdwara
- Swindon Goan Association
- Swindon Tamil Association
Previous projects have been funded through grants from Arts Council England SW, Awards for All and Swindon Cultural Partnership.
If you would like to participate in Pre Mela Arts Workshops
please e mail
info@swindnmela.com