THE first Wellington Together show organised to bring ethnic minority groups closer to local residents saw an extravaganza of music, dance, costume, and communal chatter in Court Fields School on Saturday (October 26).

The main hall turned into a kaleidoscope of colour as more than a dozen organisations offering support to all sectors of the community rubbed shoulders with dancers and musicians from far and wide.

MP Gideon Amos at WellingtonTogether on the 'A Place Called Home' stall with (left to right) Liz Johnson-Ioan, Lynn Cutler, Cristal Gilkes and Skye.Hanna, Kashan, and Kakab explain their food to Indian dancer Leryn Blackburn at Wellington Together.Town mayor Cllr Janet Lloyd (left) takes a look at the D'Loummmies wellbeing support service stall at Wellington Together.An Indian dance demonstration atWellington Together.Some of the attendees at the Wellington Together event held in Court Fields School.Wellington Together event attendees were given a demonstration of Indian dancing.Rae Pearson and Louise Donohan, of the South West Heritage Trust, at Wellington Together.Visitors to the Wellington Together event ry their hands at crafting.Building with Lego bricks proved popular at Wellington Together.Having fun on the In The Mix table at Wellington Together.

MP Gideon Amos at WellingtonTogether on the 'A Place Called Home' stall with (left to right) Liz Johnson-Ioan, Lynn Cutler, Cristal Gilkes and Skye.

Hanna, Kashan, and Kakab explain their food to Indian dancer Leryn Blackburn at Wellington Together.

Town mayor Cllr Janet Lloyd (left) takes a look at the D'Loummmies wellbeing support service stall at Wellington Together.

An Indian dance demonstration atWellington Together.

Some of the attendees at the Wellington Together event held in Court Fields School.

Wellington Together event attendees were given a demonstration of Indian dancing.

Rae Pearson and Louise Donohan, of the South West Heritage Trust, at Wellington Together.

Visitors to the Wellington Together event ry their hands at crafting.

Building with Lego bricks proved popular at Wellington Together.

Having fun on the In The Mix table at Wellington Together.

Among those attending was MP Gideon Amos, who said it was a fitting celebration of the efforts townspeople made to keep Wellington among ‘the best places to live, in my opinion’.

Wellington Mayor Cllr Janet Lloyd and other councillors attended the event, which they supported with a grant to add to funds provided by organisers the Community Council of Somerset.

The mix of cultures was illustrated by Avtar Singh Panesar taking Enigma Border Morris men and women through a Bollywood routine.

Indian dancers displayed an array of traditional dances and dazzling changes of costume, and food from across the world was on offer, including South African barbecued meat and Ugandan ‘rolex’, with vegetarian and vegan offerings as well.

Children of all ages tried their hand at silkscreen printing or archery with soft-tipped arrows from Wiveliscombe’s In The Mix youth programme.