2024 is the 10th anniversary of Bridgwater Together, our annual festival celebrating the diversity of the communities that make up our town. The event will be held at the Town Hall and also at the Engine Room on Bridgwater’s High Street and will last from 10.30am until 3pm.  Activities will include live music, dance, food and drink to share, family and childrens activities, workshops, free food, stalls and face painting. Bridgwater Town Council is one of the key sponsors of the event along with other groups such as Somerset Diverse Communities, CCS, Unite the Union, Bridgwater Trades Council, HPC Community Fund, Bridgwater International, Somerset Council, Somerset Film, Fusion Fostering  and FUSE Somerset outdoor Arts. Town Council Leader Brian Smedley (Labour, Westover) said “We are proud that our town has welcomed such a wide and diverse group of people from across the world into our community and this day is our annual chance to showcase what that means. Our Mayor Jacqui Solomon will launch the day alongside the Police & Crime Commissioner Clare Moody and everybody and anybody is welcome to turn up to the Town Hall to see what’s going on. There will be music from across the world, food, stalls, information, talks and people. People from across the globe who have chosen our town to live in and our community to be part of. This is a day for everyone to meet each other and celebrate each other’s culture and in doing so our own strength through diversity.”

Programme of events for the day

10:30 to 11am Jon Maybey (Somerset singer guitarist)

11 to 11:15 Mass Taunton drumming and  special guests Clare Moody and Cllr Jacqui Solomon

11: 15 Banah Crook (Organiser) plus Ella and Lisa to welcome the special guests and people in multi-language Special guests to say few words to officially open the event.

11: 25 Avatar to do a Bollywood workshop

11:45 Luis Martelo– Award winning Portuguese Trumpet player

12:05 pm East Timor Community (Dance Performance )

12:25 Karalan dance performance

12:25 to 1pm Paul Percy

Lunch break

1:30 to 2pm Sedef Bulgarian Dance

2pm to 2:20 Yiannis Tsenkos (Greek Dancer)

2:20 to 2:35 Camilla (Flute Player)

2:35 to 2:50 pm Vanessa– Polish Singer

You can follow the Bridgwater Together Facebook site here.