“Festival of Rice and Spice - Saturday 11 September''

Dear Colleagues,

The Festival of Rice and Spice is taking place at Firstsite between 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 11 September 2021. It is organised by the Ethnic Minority Communities.

Preparation begins on Friday 10 September.

Administration for Friday 10 September

08:30 hours - Santosh Rana is providing a van to collect stores from Gurkha Home. Mr Karna Bahadur Rana is to provide fatigue party of 10 people to load 24x24 tent and it’s ancillaries, 12x12 tent and it’s ancillaries, 6ft tables and drop them at Firstsite. The fatigue party are to remain at Firstsite and set up until 12:30 hours. I will see them at Firstsite at 09:00 hours.

Secretary to draw £200 (treasurer will receive it from Festival of Rice and Spice) from the Treasurer and buy as required for demonstrating cooking in the field. It should last for until at least 15:00.

Ladies Coordinator is asked to help buying food items required.

Saturday 11 September

08:00 hours - Secretary is to find some ladies and gentlemen for the demonstration of cooking in the field. They are to remain at the demonstration throughout the day. He should organise feeding the demonstration team and some drinks. He should arrange rotation at the same time.

The Secretary is to arrange all the administration of the demonstration including food items, firewood, pot and pans, spices, small paper plates to name a few. We are giving free meal to whoever likes to test our food. He should ensure that the fire must not damage the ground. He may use the Gurkhas made beer barrel for burn firewood.

The Ladies coordinator is asked to help the Secretary.

The Culture Coordinator is asked to provide two cultural dances as required. He is to be ready to show at a time to be confirmed. It must be short, sweet and entertaining.

Administration at 17:00 hours

Gurkha Home fatigue party are to be at Firstsite by 16:00 hours. Once the Festival of Rice and Spice is over. Help dismantle our tents and others as well.

Santosh Rana is asked to come and load tents and tables and drop them off at Gurkha Home.

Conclusion

I do recommend that everyone should visit the Festival of Rice and Spice.

Have a wonderful time.

Many thanks

Udai B Gurung MBE

Chair/Trustee

CNS

नामकर

तपाईहरु सबैलाई जानकारी भएकै कुराहो यो आउदो सनिबार ११ तारिक सेप्टेम्बरको दिन् राइस र स्पाइस नामकरण गरिएको मेला भारती समुदायको अग्गुवामा कोल्चेस्टरमा भएको विभिन्न एथनिक माइनोरिटी सबैको सहभागिताको साथ भब्बे मेला लाग्ने छ| त्येस्म हाम्रो कोल्चेस्टर नेपाली समाजको पनि सहभाघी भएकोले त्येस दिन् हामीले पनि हाम्रो नेपाली खाना पकाएर देखाउने र साथै इच्छुक महानुभाबहरुलाई चाख्नु पनि दिने जिम्मेवारी र अरु थप एछिक प्रदर्शन पनि गर्नु पर्ने छ| तसर्थ सो कार्यलाई सफल पार्न हामीलाई मद्दत कर्मीहरुको ठुलो अवासेकता परेको छ र फुर्सदी सबै एरिया रेप साथै सम्पूर्ण सदस्यहरुलाई तम्बु टाङन र ठाउँ तमतयार गरिदिनको निम्ती कृपया सहयोगको लागी बिनम्र अनुरोध गर्दछु|

स्थान - फस्टसाइट

समय:

१० तारिक शुक्रबार - ९ बजे देखि १२:३० बजे सम्म ठाउँ तम्तयारी गर्ने

११ तारिक सनिबार - ९ बजे देखि १२:३० बजे सम्म खाना तम्तयारी गर्ने तेस पछि १२:३० बजे देखि ५ बजे सम्म मुख्य मेला हुने छ|

त्यो मेलामा झन्डै १० भन्दा बडी एथनिक माईनोरिटी समुहको सहभागिता रहने हुदा धेरै कुरा सिक्न, देख्न र चाख्न पाउने राम्रो अवसर भएकोले सम्पर्ण सदस्य बच्चा देखी बृद्द समलाई उपस्थितिको लागी स्वागत छ|

अर्जुन सुनुवार

सचिब

को. ने.स.

Dear Secretary,

A very well done, you are the Star!!!

Mr Sanjay Aryal’s Kanchhi Chhori and Damar Limbu with their Chyabrung Dance will be performing from mid-day until 12:20.

They should arrive at the Firstsite by 11:45 on Saturday 11 September. The secretary is to speak with Mr Sanjaya Aryal about music in advance and handover to DJ for him/her to play as required.

Many thanks to Mr Sanjaya Aryal and his daughter, and Mr Dambar Limbu for their last-minute acceptances

It is very much appreciated.

Udai B GURUNG MBE

Chair/Trustee

Dear Secretary and members,

You are all invited to Firstsite at the Festival of Rice and Spice from 12:15 to 17:00 on Saturday 11 September.

There are varieties of food from the continents. CNS is letting everyone cook and eat themselves, and it is free.

Secretary is in charge of CNS’s activities, everyone to help him as much as possible.

Secretary has given separate time for the members who are running the field cooking from firewood.

NO cars are parked at the site. Park somewhere else, please.

Secretary is asked to take photographs for the community Viber group for post Festival of Rice and Spice short article.

Enjoy the day.

Udai B Gurung MBE

Chair/Trustee

CNS

Dear all,

This is just an update for everyone. CNS somehow managed to take part in the Rice and Spice festival and successfully completed it today. The festival was incredible; those who did not come to the festival “you guys missed a great opportunity”, I would say.

CNS performed one Nepali dance and Chyabrung Limbu dance. We fed the visitors freshly cooked pork and chicken curry with steamed basmati rice free of charge. I am running out of energy today to write everything in detail, however you can imagine the outcome after math.

On behalf of the CNS I would like to thank dancer Miss Aryal daughter of Mr Sanya Aryal and all Chyabrung team Chhatra Limbu, Dambar Limbu, Singa Limbu, Kumar Limbu, Deuman Limbu, Mrs Sanu Subba and other Limbu didi haru. I would like to convey my enormous special thanks to all my helpers Ladies coordinator Kamala Khatri, food coordinator Dambar Limbu, Mr Singa Limbu, Sobita Gurung, Ram Psd Gurung, Surya Bdr Gurung, Chin Bdr Pun, Karna Bdr Ran, Cham Bdr Pun, Tam Bdr Pun, Narahang Rai and including all Gurkha home senior citizens baba-amma haru. Gurkha home is vertebrae of the CNS, if members of the Gurkha home weren’t there CNS would have been fish without water. I appreciate that everyone really grafted today so thank you very much from the bottom of my heart once again.

CNS spent £311.52 for the festival in total and I have published expenditures in detail below:

Food and mix accessories - £251.51

Nepali dancer - £50

Van fuel - £10

Total - £311.51

I was doing here and there so I missed the chance to take pictures of the important activities so I do apologize. However something is better than nothing so I have shared a few pictures of the festival below.

Arjun Sunuwar

Secretary/ Trustee

CNS

Dear Secretary,

A very well done. Your team including the ladies coordinator are the backbone of CNS, I am incredibly proud of you all.

Well done for the first class dance by Sanjay Bhai’s daughter, she was the saviour of CNS and Damar and Chhatra along with all the crew for their Chyabrung dance, I am sure all the festival goers must have enjoyed it.

I am sure everyone enjoyed cooking in the field in firewood, which is an excellent experience for everyone.

Finally, I like to thank the Secretary, Ladies coordinator, assistant ladies coordinator, Food coordinator, assistant food coordinator, area reps and members of Gurkha Home and senior citizens including Lt Tam Bahadur Pun, daughter of Sanjaya and Chyabrung dance team for making the Festival of Rice and Spice such a success not forgetting Santosh who fetched all the tents, chairs, tables and returned at the end of the day.

I must also thank Ex-Treasurer for loaning his marquee for the day, it has done a magic.

I am very proud of you all. I missed your company on such an incredible occasion.

Well done once again.

Udai B Gurung MBE

Chair/Trustee

CNS