In the previous two years, we were very pleased to have been able to hold the UK Festival in the beautiful grounds of Lee Valley Leisure Complex Centre in Edmonton North London where hundreds of people from all over the UK had the opportunity to visit, celebrate and participate in this fabulous annual event.

There was such a buzz and excitement in the air especially amongst the children and their families. In both 2008 and 2009, the UK Festival made such significant improvements in the initial planning, preparation, logistics, resources, delivery and involvement of volunteers, businesses, artists, children and their parents in the process, content and quality of the programme planned and delivered during this exciting annual event. However, it is to be recognised that there is plenty of room for improvement in the planning and delivery of the entire programme particularly those involving children and families.

I am confident that the 2010 UK Festival will be better and greater with hundreds more people camping on site. The number of people that camped on site in 2009 more than tripled those in 2008 and it is estimated that this number will significantly rise in 2010.

In both 2008 and 2009, the volunteers that include programme mangers and co-ordinators spent several weeks planning, preparing and obtaining resources that made these festivals special occasion. The preparations for the festivals including the orientation and training sessions for the children at Hyde Park created a bonding process between our children and their families and as a result strengthened our unity in diversity.

Indeed, it is our unity in diversity that played a vital role in achieving our victory in the armed struggle for independence and continues to sustain peace, harmony and development in our beloved country, Eritrea . Moreover, in unity we will continue to defend Eritrea 's sovereignty and overcome the current and future social, political and economic challenges.

The 2010 UK Festival Programme will include but will not be limited to the following activities:-

•  The Opening Ceremony

•  Seminar and Conference by Guest of Honour

•  Various Arts and Crafts Exhibitions

•  Display and sales of various traditional and other products by different businesses

•  Children's activities

•  Sports Activity

•  Loads of food and drinks

•  Live Music

•  Forums

•  Graduation ceremony

•  Shingrwa show

•  Fashion show

•  And many more......

 

Be there.......don't miss it.