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MELTING POT FESTIVAL 2017

1 Jan, 1970 at 12:00 am - 20 May, 2017 at 12:00 am

NAE’s annual food and culture festival returns, this year with a focus on social issues around food. With Women’s Culture Exchange, Ecoworks, Himmah and many more, join us for an afternoon full of the diverse flavours found around us in Hyson Green and Nottingham, as well as workshops and performances for all the family. As we share and learn about food from across the world, why not pay it forward by bringing something for our food bank?

Food Stalls

Women’s Culture Exchange
Taste authentic flavours fresh from across Africa and the Middle East.

Ecoworks
Visit Ecoworks’ stall for fresh produce and plants.

Himmah
The UK’s first Muslim Food Bank charity is back at Melting Pot, selling South Asian snacks €“ get your Samosas and Pakoras here!

Screaming Carrot
Based in Forest Fields, Screaming Carrot present mouth-watering vegan pastries- sweet and savoury.

Yemoja Foods
A vegan British-Caribbean company specialising in healthy, tasty and plant-based foods.

Yumi
Delicious donuts and ice cream from NAE’s local ice cream parlour.

Activities

12pm & 1.30pm
Rhythms of the Sikh Kingdom
In this family workshop, Biant Singh explores the stories and rhythms of Sikh culture. Grab one of our djembe’s (West African drum) and join in! Presented in association with BeatFeet.

12pm €“ 3pm
Pulp Friction Smoothie Bike
Get your delicious pedal-powered drinks here! Pulp Friction is a social enterprise run by young people with learning disabilities.

12pm €“ 4pm
A Pasta Story
Create traditional Italian pasta shapes whilst sharing your own food stories, in a workshop led by Chiara Dellerba.

12pm €“ 5pm
Henna
Look out for Henna skin painting

1pm €“ 4pm
Live Art
Try street art painting with Verna Poppyand learn about Worm Recycling initiative!

4pm €“ 5pm
Blessing Magore
Nottingham’s rising singer-songwriters fuses Afro-funk/Reggae/Samba/Zouk.

Admission: FREE
Age range: All are welcome

Image credit: Bartosz Kali

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