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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Gayle,
Are you seriously telling us that it is taking the resources of all of the above to organise what is no more than a few bongo drums, a curry stall and some general tomfoolery in the park?
Can you tell us how much this is going to cost,and can you also tell us how this compares with the amount of public funding for the recent carnival?
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It's a committee made up of members from each of those organisations. Have you ever been to a Mela because if you had you would know that it is more than a few bongo drums, a curry stall and some general tomfoolery.
It's six hours of entertainment, live music, clowns, craft workshops, aromatherapy healing, fun fair and a lot more. And it is absolutely free.
Total cost to organise is between £11,000 and £17,000, and that all goes towards the activities - none of the organisers profit, neither do the organisations they work for. The money comes from external funding sources.
Over 5,000 people went to last year's event.