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August 2022 is home to various Afrocentric Food Events and Supperclubs! Shoreditch, East London and Old Kent dominate much of the list but central London is becoming popular and even Barnet! Nevertheless I hope there is something for everyone surely! Below are some of the Best around! (Do checkout the Igbo Cooking Class on Sat 06/08/22):

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1. SAT 06.08.22 x EXQUISITE BRUNCH

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Date: Sat 06.08.22 * Time: 15.00 PM – Midnight * Location: MASQ London Restaurant and Bar, 201 Tooley Street, London SE1 2JX * Host: Chief Jide * Insta: /Chief_Jide * RSVP: here

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Round up your crew, reserve a table, and come try out our brunch dishes. 

MENU 1: Crispy Squid * MAINS * Jollof rice with rib eye steak & garlic butter. (With option of fries) * DESSERT: Pancakes with customer toppings (chocolate or berries) * Apple crumble with custard * Cheesecake

MENU 2 (fish): King prawns in wine sauce * MAINS: Fried rice with salmon with grilled broccoli (option of fries) * DESSERT: Pancakes with customer toppings * (Eg Nutella chocolate or berries) * Apple crumble with custard * Cheesecake

MENU 3 : vegetarians: STARTER: vegetarian spring rolls * MAINS * Stuffed aubergine with Mediterranean vegetables and jollof rice. (Option of fries) * DESSERT * pancakes with customer toppings * (Eg Nutella chocolate or berries) * Apple crumble with custard * cheesecake

For more information; please click here

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2. Sat 06.08.22 x Saturday Chill @ Big Town Restaurants - Bottomless Drink Brunch

Date: Sat 06.08.22 * Time: 12.00pm start * Location: Big Town Restaurants, 302 Walworth Road, London SE17 2TE * Host: Big Town Restaurants * Insta: /OfficialBigTown * RSVP: here

Saturday Chill Brunch

- 2 hours time limit per booking -

All day brunch - Last booking 8.30pm

Bottomless Drink & Two Courses (Starter/Main or Main /Dessert

For more information; please click here‍

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3. Sat 06.08.22 x IGBO COOKING CLASS

Date: Sat 06/08/22 * Time: 09:30pm – 14:00pm * Location: Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 2BQ * Hosts: Igbo Cultural and Support Network * Insta: /ICSN_UK * FB: /IgboCulturalSupportNetwork * Spotify: /KeneIgbo * RSVP: here

The class is focused on showing you how to make typical Igbo cuisine. The chef/tutor will break donw the process for making each dishes and sharing useful tricks.

For more information; please click here

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4. Sat 06/08/22 : Kwaku’s Brunch

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Date: Sat 06/08/22 * Time: 13.00pm – 20.00pm * Venue: Pitcher & Piano Cornhill, 28-31 Cornhill, London EC3V 3ND * Host: Kwaku’s Brunch * Insta: /KKBrunchLDN * RSVP: here

Kwaku’s Brunch want to provide you with value for money and that is why they’re providing you with 90mins of BOTTOMLESS RUM PUNCH or FRUIT PUNCH , BOTTLE OF WHITE MOSCATO* & 90mins BOTTOMLESS WINGS OR FRIED PLANTAIN & !!

Bottomless Wings or Fried Plantain (Vegan & Vegetarians Only) are included in the Brunch ticket price for 1.30-3.00 PM (90 mins). The Bottomless Plantain is reserved for attendees who have purchased a Vegan/Vegetarian ticket only.

Mains: A choice between Jollof Rice & Wings or Yam Fries & Wings.

Bottomless Rum Punch or Punch (non-alcoholic) will only be available from 1.30 PM – 3 PM. Please arrive on time. If you arrive late you will be seated and be served within the remaining time.

Bottomless Wings or Fried Plantain (Vegan & Vegetarians Only) are included in the Brunch ticket price for 1.30-3.00 PM (90 mins). The Bottomless Plantain is reserved for attendees who have purchased a Vegan/Vegetarian ticket only.

Mains: A choice between Jollof Rice & Wings or Yam Fries & Wings.

Bottomless Rum Punch or Punch (non-alcoholic) will only be available from 1.30 PM – 3 PM. Please arrive on time. If you arrive late you will be seated and be served within the remaining time.

Bottomless Wings or Fried Plantain (Vegan & Vegetarians Only) are included in the Brunch ticket price for 1.30-3.00 PM (90 mins). The Bottomless Plantain is reserved for attendees who have purchased a Vegan/Vegetarian ticket only.

Mains: A choice between Jollof Rice & Wings or Yam Fries & Wings.

Bottomless Rum Punch or Punch (non-alcoholic) will only be available from 1.30 PM – 3 PM. Please arrive on time. If you arrive late you will be seated and be served within the remaining time.

For more info; please RSVP: here

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5. SAT 06.08.22 x Marhabtayn's Syrian & Sudanese Supper Club!

Date: Sat 06.08.22 * Time: 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM * Location: The Grocery, Mercato Metropolitano, 42 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DR * Host: Marhabtayn * Insta: /MarhabtaynSyrianSupperClub * FB: /Marhabtayn * Twitter: /MarhabtaynSyria * RSVP: here

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Syrian supper club is now offering a unique fusion of Syrian and Sudanese food - as well as Syrian and Sudanese live music and dance.

Come and find out about Syrian & Sudanese culture and society and to show your solidarity with refugees. Hundreds of refugees who have recently arrived in the UK have come from Sudan, where they have fled war, repression and hunger - and are now facing the most hostile environment for refugees in the UK's recent history.

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For more information; please click here

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6. SAT 06.08.22 x JUSS JERK BRUNCH

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Date: 06.08.22 * Time: 12:00pm – 17:00pm * Location:  PITCH Stratford, 2 Bridge Road

London E15 3F * Host: 50 Shades of Wray * Insta: /official50shadesofwray

Starter: Pattie (Beef, Cheesy Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Saltfish or Vegetable) * Main:

Meat eaters - Jerk Chicken or Jerk Pork; Non meat eaters - Jerk Salmon or Jerk Mushrooms, (All jerk done on the jerk pan), (Served with rice & peas, plantain and coleslaw /or salad) Food served from 1pm and tables will be cleared by 2:30pm sharp ready to party! * 1 hour bottomless Wray rum punch available from 12-1pm!

For more information; please click here

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7. SAT 06.08.22 x Got Soul Brunch Day Party

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Date: Sat 06.08.22 * Time: 12.00pm – 17.00pm * Venue: The Gable, 25 Moorgate, London EC2R 6AY * Host: Got Soul Events * Insta: /GotSoulEvents * FB: /GotSoulEvents * Twitter: /GotSoulEvents * RSVP: here

Welcome to The UK’s ONLY #NeoSoul lounge! Brunch package includes:

• Welcome Glass of Rum Punch
• 60 Min Bottomless Prosecco (12.30 -1.30pm)
• 2-Course Meal (veg option available) (1.30-2.30pm)
• DJs + Hosts
• Crowd Participation Games: Lip-sync/music video battle
• Name that tune competition
• Photography/Videography
• Prize for Best Dancer
• Surprise Attractions + drinking games

* RSVP: here

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8. Sat 06/08/22 x Shoreditch HipHop & RnB Brunch Party

Date: Sat 06/08/22 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Venue: The Joiner on Worship, 2 Paul Street, London EC2A 4JH * Host: What’s The Motive? * Insta: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * FB: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

The Joiner Shoreditch is holding the ultimate RnB & Hip Hop brunches – the best Shoreditch has ever seen. Expect everything from the 90s & 00s including TLC, Mary J Blige, Ameriie, BlackStreet, Donell Jones, Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Joe, Ashanti, Missy Elliot, En Vogue, Brandy, Toni Braxton, D’Angelo, Tweet, Jagged Edge. Of course, we’ll be spinning plenty of upfront bangers from Drake, Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Timberlake and the queen Beyonce too!

Expect NON-STOP RnB, Hip-Hop plus sprinkles of Dancehall and Afrobeats

* RSVP: here

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9. Sat 06/08/22 x Game Night

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Date: 06.08.22 * Time: 17.00pm – 12am * Venue: Tee’s; 250 Plumstead High Street SE18 1JN * Host: Tee’s African Cuisine * Insta: /TeesBar * Twitter: Tees_Bar * FB: /TeesAfricanCuisineUK * RSVP: here

Right. Join Tee’s African Cuisine for their games night evenings which are set ablaze with Afrobeats, African games (from Ludo to checkers), Afro bites (from suya to jollof) and African-inspired cocktails (from Chapman to Malta Guinness). Great Music. Great Vibes. Shisha, Pool Table, Board Games + More. And of course African & Caribbean Food!

RSVP: here

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10. Sat 06/08/22 x R&B Brunch London

Date: Sat 06/08/22 * Time: 12:00 – 17:00pm * Location: Amazing Grace London, 9a Saint Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY * Host: Taste & Liquor * Insta: /tasteandliquor * FB: /tasteandliquor * RSVP: here

With food served all day, complimentary bottomless rum punch served in the first hour and the baddest vibes from 12pm to 5.00pm. Honour the afternoon with a heavy dose of Saturday daytime indulgence, a few strong drinks and a drop of wild abandon only at R&B Brunch.

For more information; please click here

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11. Sun 07/08/22 x Summer Terrace

Date: 07.08.22 * Time: 12:00pm – 17:00pm * Location: PITCH Stratford, 2 Bridge Road, London E15 3FF * Host: Afrobeats n Brunch * Insta: /AfrobeastNBrunch * RSVP: here

🥘 African Kitchen + Street Food * 🎤 Resident DJs & Hilarious Hosts * 🎨 Caricaturist, Shisha, Games, Bongo & More! * 🎈 Pitch Stratford | 400+ people | Covered Terrace * Expect to hear the REAL Afrobeats from across the decades, taking you back further than your Father’s hairline to the 2021 bangers. 🎵 🎵 🎵

* RSVP: here

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12. Sat 13/08/22 x 6Gs & A Good Summer Park Party

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Date: Sat 13/08/22 * Time: 5:30 PM – 11:00 PM * Location: Living Space, 1 Coral Street, Waterloo, London SE1 7BE * Host: Power of Smart Money * Insta: /groexpo * YouTube: /GroExpo * RSVP: here

Power Of Smart Money in conjunction with its partners brings you 6G's and a Good Summer Party

This is an indoor outdoor event where you get to have a ton of fun mixed in with business, networking, food, drinks and music.

Extra Fun Activities On The Day

Team Games of Pool

Team Table tennis aka Ping Pong

Mini Bowling

Cash Prize for the Winners

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For more information; please click here

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13. Sat 13/08/22 x Shoreditch HipHop & RnB Brunch Party

Date: Sat 13/08/22 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Venue: The Joiner on Worship, 2 Paul Street, London EC2A 4JH * Host: What’s The Motive? * Insta: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * FB: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

The Joiner Shoreditch is holding the ultimate RnB & Hip Hop brunches – the best Shoreditch has ever seen. Expect everything from the 90s & 00s including TLC, Mary J Blige, Ameriie, BlackStreet, Donell Jones, Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Joe, Ashanti, Missy Elliot, En Vogue, Brandy, Toni Braxton, D’Angelo, Tweet, Jagged Edge. Of course, we’ll be spinning plenty of upfront bangers from Drake, Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Timberlake and the queen Beyonce too!

Expect NON-STOP RnB, Hip-Hop plus sprinkles of Dancehall and Afrobeats

* RSVP: here

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14. Sat 13/08/22 x OKWU Summer Fest

Date: 13.08.22 * Time: 17.00pm – 21.00pm * Venue: Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ * * Host: OKWUID * Insta: /owuID * YouTube: /OKWU.ID * FB: /okwu.id * Twitter: /okwu.id * RSVP: here

ORIRI NA NKWARI! OkwuFest is finally back this summer! Chop food, play games, listen to your favourite songs and enjoy the good vibes.

Okwu ID is a youth non-profit which focuses on promoting and educating people on Igbo and African cultures in the UK. OkwuFest is our chance to bring together the diaspora in a fun and engaging setting.

This year's the event features:

• DJ mixes with best in Afrobeats, Amapiano, Hip hop, RnB, and Igbo classics.
• Nigerian food, drinks, punch, and suya BBQ
• Uli body art
• Special performances and
• Our classic challenges and prize winning games

* RSVP: here

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15. Sun 14/08/22 x Brixton Beach Club

Sun 14.08.22 * Time: 12.00pm - 18.00pm * Location: Brixton Jamm, 261 Brixton Road, London SW9 6LH * Host:  * Host: Afrobeats n Brunch * Insta: /AfrobeastNBrunch * RSVP: here

🏖️ Sun, real sand and beach games… the beach comes to Brixton for an epic afternoon! * 🍹 Sip on bottomless rum punch for 1 hour (12-1pm) * 🔊 The biggest Afrobeats tunes turned up loud for your grooving pleasure * 🍍 Mouthwatering plates of African food and fresh fruit available for purchase * 🌞 Games, prizes, and face painting 

* RSVP: here

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16. Sun 14/08/22 x TROPICAL DAY PARTY - 90s - 00s, AFROBEATS, DANCEHALL + CARIBBEAN BRUNCH

Sun 14.08.22 * Time: 15:30pm – 23:30pm * Location: Arcadia Lounge Bar, 247 Broadway, London DA6 8DB * Hosts: SAS Functions Events * Insta: /SASFunctionsEvents * FB: /SASfunctions * RSVP: here

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☀️ Stunning indoor-outdoor venue + Party games

🥘 Delicious authentic Caribbean menu & BBQ

🍹 Exotic cocktails & bottomless procesco or rum punch

🎤 90s & 2000's Music with a touch of Afrobeats, Amapiano, Soca & Dancehall

🎈Adult-only

Our DJs will be spinning the best 90s & 2000 throwback anthems - RnB, HipHop, Afrobeats, Garage, House, Dancehall, Soca, taking you back in time with a touch of the freshest hits 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

For more information; please click here\

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17. Sun 14/08/22 x Afrobeats Sunday Brunch

Sun 14.08.22 * Time: 15:00 – 21:00pm * Location: Talisman house, Unit 3 Wiggenhall Road, Watford WD18 0FL  * Host: Q Platform Entertainment * Insta: /AfrobeastNBrunch * RSVP: here 

Afrobeat Sunday Brunch FUSION.. Live Performances. Bottomless Rum Punch. Nigeria and Caribbean's Finest Food. UK and Nigerian DJs.. Shisha

SOUNDS 3pm - 9pm: DJ CONSEQUENCE (NIGERIA) * DJ FATZ OHO (UK) * DJ SSNATCH (NIGERIA) * Will have you dancing to every beat * Master-Chef, Brunch inclusive 4pm - 6pm * Bottomless Rum Punch 3.30pm - 4.30pm (ONE HOUR ONLY) * SHISHA * SUYA ON REQUEST

* RSVP: here

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18. Fri 19/08/22 x Little Boabab

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Date: Fri 19/08/07/22 * Time: 20:00 – 23.30pm * Venue: Palm 2 Event Space, 152-156 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ London, UK * Insta: /LittleBoababUK * FB: /LittleBoabab * Email: littlebaobabuk@gmail.com

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These guys at Little Baobab are no strangers to us or me! I’ve been visiting these guys since 2017 and will endeavour to be there again this month! KADIALY KOUYATE and EXPLOSIVE NZAKOMBA are amongst some of the Senegambian Live Music you can find in town – and that’s just the music. In regards to the food – well. There’s limited space and BOOKING is essential – email littlebaobabuk@gmail.com!

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19. Sat 20/08/22 x Shoreditch HipHop & RnB Brunch Party

Date: Sat 20/08/22 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Venue: The Joiner on Worship, 2 Paul Street, London EC2A 4JH * Host: What’s The Motive? * Insta: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * FB: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

The Joiner Shoreditch is holding the ultimate RnB & Hip Hop brunches – the best Shoreditch has ever seen. Expect everything from the 90s & 00s including TLC, Mary J Blige, Ameriie, BlackStreet, Donell Jones, Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Joe, Ashanti, Missy Elliot, En Vogue, Brandy, Toni Braxton, D’Angelo, Tweet, Jagged Edge. Of course, we’ll be spinning plenty of upfront bangers from Drake, Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Timberlake and the queen Beyonce too!

Expect NON-STOP RnB, Hip-Hop plus sprinkles of Dancehall and Afrobeats

* RSVP: here

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20. Jollof x Egusi : Eat as much as you want

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Date: Sun, 21.08.22 – Sun 30.08.22 * Time: 13.00pm start * Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 782 High Road, London N17 0BX * Hosts: Ire Bakers * Insta: /IreBakers * RSVP: here

Come and eat as much as you can. Nigerian and Jamaican cuisine. Jollof Rice Rice and peas Egusi Stew with Pounded yam. Yam pottage

For more information; please click here

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21. Sat 27.08.22 x AGNAHP Caribbean Food Fair

Date: 27/08/22 * Time: 12pm – 16.00pm * Venue: St Jude with St Aidan Church, Thornton Road, Thornton Heath CR7 6BA * Host: AGNAP (Association of Guyanese Nurses and Allied Professionals) * Twitter: /Agnap2 * FB: /AgnapGuyaneseNursesProfessionals * RSVP: here

AGNAHP’S biggest and most popular charitale food fair returns after a two-year hiatus due to covid 19 pandemic. We are dedicated to providing an unforgettable and immersive experience with another fantastic day for friends and family to enjoy our food, drink, shopping and music.

At our event, you can purchase delicious cuisines from different islands of the Caribbean. Bring your picnic blankets and foldable chairs, spend the day with us, dance to reggae, oldies, R&B classics, the 80s, and 90s, and consume lots of mauby, ginger beer, and sorrel flavour drinks.

Several variations of dishes, including vegan options, will be on sale!

Jerk Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Oxtail Stew, Chicken Curry, Curry Goat, Fried Ripe Plantain, BBQ Chicken, Fried Chicken, Roti, Dhal Puri, Cook up Rice, Peas & Rice, Chowmein, Grilled Fish, Black Pudding, White Pudding and Vegan Versions of your Favourite Caribbean Dishes and more.

* RSVP: here

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22. Sat 27/08/22 x Shoreditch HipHop & RnB Brunch Party

Date: Sat 27/08/22 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Venue: The Joiner on Worship, 2 Paul Street, London EC2A 4JH * Host: What’s The Motive? * Insta: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * FB: /WhatsTheMotiveUK * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

The Joiner Shoreditch is holding the ultimate RnB & Hip Hop brunches – the best Shoreditch has ever seen. Expect everything from the 90s & 00s including TLC, Mary J Blige, Ameriie, BlackStreet, Donell Jones, Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Joe, Ashanti, Missy Elliot, En Vogue, Brandy, Toni Braxton, D’Angelo, Tweet, Jagged Edge. Of course, we’ll be spinning plenty of upfront bangers from Drake, Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Timberlake and the queen Beyonce too!

Expect NON-STOP RnB, Hip-Hop plus sprinkles of Dancehall and Afrobeats

* RSVP: here

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23. Nigerian Cookery Class with Halima | Training Class | LONDON

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Tues 23.08.22 * Time: 11.45am - 14.15pm * Venue: Migrateful Cookery School, Corporation Row London EC1R 0HU * Host: Migrateful * Insta: /Migrateful * FB: /MigratefulUK * Twitter: /MigratefulUK * Linkedin: /Migrateful * RSVP: here

Nothing beats a home-cooked meal shared with family! And this is what inspires our Family Style Cookery Classes, a fun, laid-back homestyle cooking experience. Here, you will learn to prepare different dishes and then enjoy them with people who, like you, fuel our mission of supporting refugee and migrant chefs on their journey to integration. It’s a cookery class with a conscience, like they say! This particular training class will be led by Chef Halima from Nigeria at the Migrateful Cookery School in Clerkenwell, London.

For more information; please click here

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24. Sun 28/08/22 x River Thames Cruise With Bottomless Sunday Buffet Brunch & Bubbly

Sun 28.08.22 * Date: 12pm - 17.00pm * Location: Tower Millennium Pier, Lower Thames Street London, EC3N 4DT * Host: Get a Social Life! * FB: /GetASocialLife * RSVP: here

Take in London’s stunning city skyline from the water with views of the London Eye, Westminster and Tower Bridge.

Once on board you will be greeted with a glass of sparkling wine before eating as much or as little as we like from the buffet. There’s no better way to start a Sunday than by tucking into brunch while sailing down the river for magnificent views of the Thames.

For more information; please click here

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25. Hawa ladies night

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Date: Weds 31.08.22 * Time: 7pm - 22.00pm * Hosts: Women Inclusive Team * Insta: /WomenInclusiveTeam * FB: /WomensInclusiveTeam * Twitter: /WomenInclusive * RSVP: here

 As a non for-profit charity organisation, ‘Women Inclusive’ are organising a ladies only charity event on 30th June 2021 at 7pm to raise money to sustain our community Kitchen, which will enable us to support those most in need within our community. Women Inclusive are inviting friends and professionals from across London to support them by attending and sharing this event with their networks,  The funds raised from the tickets, will cover the basic cost of the community KitchenSo as well as tasting delicious East African Somali Cuisine and enjoying a full and entertaining evening. 

“You will support WIT to continue supporting those in need, last year we have served over 28000 meals/food parcels.”

For more information; please click here

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Whether you call it Ajo, Esusu, Hagbad or Gameeya; Join our 'savings circle' waiting list at Bloom Money. Bloom Money provide the tools and environment to help individuals grow healthy financial lives so that they can pass seeds of prosperity to their loved ones and community in turn using traditionally tried and tested financial savings methods. Join our Bloom Circles app waiting list here

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