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Crawley International Mela 2009
"Some Like it Hot!
Samba and Bhangra"
July 5th at Memorial Gardens, Crawley
July 24-26 at The Hawth, Crawley
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Browse this website for details, news, progress reports on the developing plans for community events and the Mela Season,
programme details, helpful hints on
parking, locations of stalls and
workshops, special offers and links to
our bands and acts' websites. |
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| Welcome to Mela 2009 |
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Who We Are
The Crawley Mela has been in existence since
1989. Originally a summer festival organised by Crawley Borough
Council with the support of local Asian and African communities,
it has until recently been coordinated and hosted by The Hawth
Theatre. However as Council funding and resources became scarcer
over the years, more of the administrative responsibility was
taken up directly by community volunteers.
The Mela is formally established as an unincorporated voluntary
association. The Constitution includes specific Objectives which make the
participation of all of Crawley's ethnic and cultural communities an
essential part of our success.
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With
grants and support from Crawley Borough Council, the Scarman
Trust and the Arts Council Southeast as well as continued and
very welcome facilities support from the Hawth, the 2004 Mela
launched a series of major changes in approach: to play a more
active and continuing role in local communities and schools;
to reflect and attract interest and participation from all of
our local communities; to build on the range and quality of
family workshops for 'children of all ages'; to deliver full
parallel programmes of quality acts on both the Community and
Marquee stages and in the Hawth Theatre; and to create a varied
and intriguing retail bazaar environment. We believe that this
year will be exceptional in every way.
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The Crawley Mela remains free, family-centred,
and crucially dependant on the support of a large number of
enthusiastic volunteers throughout the year and at the Mela.
Anyone interested in giving their time to support the Mela is
warmly invited to contact the Mela Association:
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By email: Secretary@crawleymela.org
By using the online form:
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By post:
The Secretary,
Crawley International Mela Association,
c/o The Hawth,
Hawth Avenue,
Crawley, W. Sussex
RH10 6YZ |
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