The Chinese New Year celebration was the place to be for rich colours during the winter seasons. I visited Trafalgar Square and China Town on Sunday, 26th January 2020. The Chinese New Year is linked to the Lunar Calendar. This is why it is also called the Lunar New Year. The moon orbits the Earth […]
Miss Sydonie Barrett was crowned Miss Caribbean UK 2019 at the Greenwood Theatre, London, England on Saturday, 9th November 2019. This is the 6th Annual Miss Caribbean UK beauty pageant which was founded by Clayton and Jacqui Brown. Positively Promoting the Caribbean is the aim of this event. There were twelve contestants representing Jamaica (5), […]
The Natural Hair & Wellness Event, CurlyTreats Fest was held on Saturday, 26th October at Hotel Novotel London West. The event saw everybody braving the wind and rain to come out to the event that was spread over two floors. Shirvina Best is the founder of this event that pulls together Black Businesses that offer […]
In Tottenham, London, England is there anything on the street that you can capture as events of interest? Tottenham Carnival no longer happens and football (soccer) is played within Tottenham Football Stadium. The 6th and 13th October saw the coming of NFL Games (American Rugby) at Tottenham Football Stadium. As a build up to the […]
At most carnivals that I attend I will take some time to locate the cars, trucks and motorbikes that are at these events. There is usually a good appearance of these machines that are made my mankind. They have shapes and patterns which allow you to see the difference. Some vehicles follow a uniform design […]
In Jamaica I attended the Carnival on the 28th April in Kingston. I followed one band to Half Way Tree and decided to explore the area. Another band was passing by called Xodus. Xodus started in 2017 and they also had a large following whilst moving through the street. This was a chance to capture […]
I was in Jamaica and heard that Carnival was happening in Kingston on the 28th April. All hotel rooms were booked out for that weekend but I found an Airbnb location in Portmore. I booked for the Saturday and Sunday night. Hotels.com confirmed the room was booked but I could not get hold of the […]
On Sunday, 26th May 2019 I attended Luton’s Spring Carnival. The hats were amazing. Have a look at the set up below. This theme was based on the Steam Ship Empire Windrush. It was to remind people that it was over seventy years ago that the Steam Ship, Empire Windrush came from the Caribbean with […]
For the Late Summer Bank Holiday in England I spent it at home, Monday, 26th August 2019. By 5 p.m. I was in Notting Hill, London, England to have a look at the Carnival. The weather was lovely and it was crowded. People were everywhere – estimates say over one million people. I passed by […]
It was a Saturday night at Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL), 10th August 2019 and Shingai Shoniwa was on stage. After the final Designer presented her outfits the singer Shingai brought the 9th edition of AFWL to a close. It was a very energetic presentation on the stage which entertained everybody and the seats were […]