By Kyle , Becky and Jack On the 11th February 2020, people around the world took part in Safer Internet Day with the aim being to empower people to use the Internet in a safe and positive way. Schools and colleges in and around Bolton used this day to introduce, and explore, issues around online...
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A Taste of Bolton
On Wednesday 13th November, Bolton College hosted ‘A Taste of Bolton: Master Chef Cook-off’, organised by the group ‘Women in Neighbourhoods’. Teams in three categories – Students, Community & Business – competed for the top prizes for Recipe & Taste and for Presentation of Food. The event was organised by Gulnaz Brennan, Chair of Women in...
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Bolton Film Festival 2018
The first Bolton Film Festival, in 2017, went even better than Festival Director Adrian Barber expected and was voted a ‘Top 100 Festival’ from over 6,00 worldwide. Among the highlights was ‘The Silent Child’, a short film that won the ‘Film for Change’ award at the Bolton Festival and later went on to win an Oscar....
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Bolton Food & Drink Festival 2018
Nadiya Hussain, James Martin, Ainsley Harriott and Michael Caines will headline Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2018. The festival, organised in association with Aldi, is back for its 13th year and is set to be bigger and better than ever. The four day extravaganza, which this year runs from August 24 to 27, welcomed 267,000...
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The Magic of Mehndi @TheOctagon
Wednesday 4th October was Diversity Day and the Women in Neighbourhoods (WiN) and Community Film, Arts and Media (CFAM) groups teamed up with the Octagon Theatre for the Magic of Mehndi. A form of body art form ancient India, Mehndi involves the use of henna to make elaborate decorative designs on the limbs and body....
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Bolton Film Festival- Awards
Bolton saw its first ever film festival this week. Brainchild of film-maker Adrian Barber and his partner Zoe Rothwell, the inaugural Bolton Film Festival was hosted by the The Light Cinema on 20th and 21st September. A total of 56 films, made by animators, community groups, independent film-makers and students were screened and the wide...
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Community Health and Wellbeing Event
BAND Bolton will host the annual Community Health and Wellbeing Event on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The event is usually extremely well attended and over the last years, attendance has averaged around 400 individuals. This year the theme for the event is ‘Positive Conversations’ and will also link to the...
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Kerala Wedding Sadhya: The Making of a Grand Feast
There’s a certain harmony that shines through even in the most crowded Kerala Hindu weddings. Despite the omnipresent glint of gold ornaments, traditional weddings are marked by a distinctive elegance and simplicity. The traditional Nair wedding is over in a flash – one bad traffic signal and you could miss the entire ceremony! While other...
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First public meeting announced for “Friends of School Hill”
Friends of School Hill (FOSH), a community group aims at providing the local community with the opportunity to be involved in totally inclusive and accessible activities to promote their well-being and community cohesion announced its first public meeting. This project is initialy focusing on a piece of land located at the Egyptian street off Blackburn road, given to...
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Crompton Community Project
The Crompton Community Project, is a project aimed at utilizing the very rich assets within the Crompton community, namely Individual talents and gifts of local residents The multiplying power of local associations like faith groups and other interest groups. The supportive services of local institutions from the local council agencies to academic and local businesses The...
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