August 5th to 26th 2023

The Festival of Unity is a collaboration between Project Unity, St Elvan's, RCT Community Safety Partnership & RCT YEPS

The vision of the project is to host a month long celebration of community (comm-unity) in the town of Aberdare, with the emphasis very much on community (comm-unity) cohesion

The festival will take place throughout August beginning with an Open Launch Event on Saturday August 5th and culminating in a Community Conference & Performance based event at St Elvan's on Saturday August 26th

Activities in the Festival of Unity will include:

​- Human Library
- Panel Discussions
​- World Food
- Stalls
- Children's activities
- Live Performances
​- Welsh Language workshops

A provisional timetable for the events is outlined below

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Festival of Unity 2023
Timetable

Saturday August 5th

​Launch Event
St Elvan's
​Mezzanine Gallery & Grounds
10:00 to 15:00
Programme of activities to include:
Daytime Children's Activities
(Games consoles | Glitter Tattoos | Arts & Crafts)
​Exhibition Launch

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Saturday August 26th

Closing Celebration
St Elvan's
​Main Space

​​10:00
Doors Open

​Children's Activities
Craft & Colouring - Children's Play Corner - Games consoles | Glitter Tattoos | Arts & Crafts

Stalls
Mezzanine Gallery

10:30
Panel Discussion - Unity & Identity
Facilitator: Mike Church
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Panellists
Father Steve Boddicombe | Abeer Ameer | Karen Davies | Caitlyn Flood-Molyneux | Richard Jones | Osian Rowlands

11:30
Coffee & Human Library

12:30
Welsh & World Food Lunch
with
Pres a Lleisiau | Brass & Voices
Welsh Choirs & Brass Band

13:30
GCC | WAM - Yn Gymraeg!
A fully bilingual Welsh & English language version of the popular monthly St Elvan's WAM Night
in partnership with Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon Taf

14:30
Dance Hour
featuring Welsh Ballroom

15:30
RSVP Bhangra

16:30
Close
All Performers
"Surtaal Celebrates" - Live!
Yma O Hyd

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​Surtaal Celebrates

For further information contact info@prosiectu.uk