Around the world in a day!

 

On a busy bustling Saturday in February, The Mercury shopping centre hosted Romford’s first international food and culture festival. The festival bought thousands of local people together in the heart of Romford and was an exciting time to try, buy new foods, explore different cultures and have some fun!

 

Local contributors serving food on the day included HASWA, The BME Forum, Eurasian Creative Guild, HOPEC Polish Community supported by local magazine RussiaUK.com as media partner. The Mercury’s food outlets Subway, BB’s Coffee & Muffins, Godfrey’s and Pink Salmon also took part offering Mercury’s shoppers the chance to try something new.

 

Family entertainment was provided by local dance company Storm V Bollywood, with shoppers enjoying Banghra dancing and the impromptu dance participation of a local couple celebrating their 62nd Wedding anniversary on the day, how magical!

 

 

 

To finish the day local Polish children’s choir ‘Chor Aura’ sang their little hearts out with a rendition of ‘Hallelujah’ in both Polish and English.

 

Natalie Bays Deputy Centre Manager at The Mercury said; “It was a great day, fun to see local community groups coming together, embracing true human spirit whilst trying some delicious foods”

 

 

 

The Festival of Food and Culture is a project supported by Havering Changing. Havering Changing is a new consortium of eight organisations across the borough, led by Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

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