{"id":914,"date":"2018-07-17T15:12:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?p=914"},"modified":"2018-07-17T15:27:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T14:27:03","slug":"suffolks-diversity-to-be-celebrated-at-the-one-big-multicultural-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?p=914","title":{"rendered":"Suffolk\u2019s diversity to be celebrated at the One Big Multicultural Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1bmflaunch.jpg\" alt=\"One Big Multicultural Festival Launch 2018\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/news\/first-details-of-one-big-multicultural-festival-in-ipswich-are-revealed-1-5602174\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Anglian Daily Times article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first details of this year\u2019s One Big Multicultural Festival in Suffolk have been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The free event, which celebrates the county\u2019s diversity and promotes bringing communities together, will take place on September 2 in Alexandra Park, Ipswich.<\/p>\n<p>In previous years, it has attracted crowds of up to 8,000 \u2013 and this year it is expected to be the best yet.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by the Bangladeshi Support Centre and backed by the Arts Council, the event is now in its eighth year.<\/p>\n<p>Boshor Ali, chairman of the Bangladeshi Support Centre, said: \u201cIt\u2019s getting bigger and better and stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to include everybody and celebrate the different cultures we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe are trying to get different things on board this year. We have two or three international performers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also praised the passion and dedication of the organisations involved.<\/p>\n<p>Food and drink from international cuisines plus a range of activities for all the family will be on offer throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Wayne Bavin will be hosting this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be a fantastic selection of live music from around the world \u2013 this year, that will include top musicians from West Africa \u2013 as well as dance, and sports on offer.<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich Borough Council has supported the event since its inception. Council leader David Ellesmere spoke at the launch, held in Alexandra Park this week, about the importance of the event and reflected on its huge success.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Shayra Begum, from the Bangladeshi Support Centre, said: \u201cWe need something that brings people together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all just people, and we need to get that message out to young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organisers say everyone is invited to the festival \u2013 with guest numbers expected to top 8,000. The action starts at noon and finishes at around 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>While the event is in Ipswich, organisers say it is very much a festival for the whole of Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be free stalls to communities who want to promote and highlight their heritage and culture.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in setting up one of those, email <span id=\"enkoder_0_1382069300\">email hidden; JavaScript is required<\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <!-- *\/\nfunction hivelogic_enkoder_0_1382069300() {\nvar kode=\"kode=\\\"110 114 103 104 64 37 52 52 51 35 52 52 55 35 52 51 54 35 52 51 55 35 57 55 35 54 58 35 52 51 54 35 60 59 35 52 52 55 35 60 59 35 52 51 53 35 60 59 35 52 53 51 35 60 59 35 52 52 53 35 60 59 35 52 51 55 35 60 59 35 52 52 54 35 60 59 35 52 52 60 35 60 59 35 55 60 35 60 59 35 52 53 53 35 60 59 35 52 52 58 35 60 59 35 52 51 59 35 60 59 35 52 52 60 35 60 59 35 52 51 55 35 60 59 35 55 54 35 60 59 35 60 56 35 54 58 35 60 59 35 60 56 35 60 56 35 60 59 35 57 54 35 60 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The free event, which celebrates the county\u2019s diversity and promotes bringing communities together, will take place on September 2 in Alexandra Park, Ipswich. In previous years, it has attracted crowds of up to 8,000 \u2013 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?p=914\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Suffolk\u2019s diversity to be celebrated at the One Big Multicultural Festival&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[19,44,47,45,4,7,46],"class_list":["post-914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-1bigmulticulturalfestival","tag-alexander-park","tag-food","tag-ipswich","tag-multicultural","tag-music","tag-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=914"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":919,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}