After a successful celebration of its maiden edition last year, Thurrock African Group (TAG), a voluntary organisation, is partnering Feferity Media Group, a media management company, to kick start this year’s Ankara Festival.
The event, which will hold on Friday at the Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Essex, is part of celebrations for Black History month, which will discuss growing interests in the Ankara fashion world.
Thurrock African Group (TAG), which is aimed at supporting Africans living or working in Thurrock, United Kingdom, also champions events, which promote African culture and entertainment.
According to Mr Seun Fajemisin, Co-Founder of Feferity Media Group, the festival is going to be larger, entertaining and commercially diverse.
“It is going to be an evening of glamour. Red carpet and cocktails, fashion shows and catwalk, exhibitions and displays of fabrics, accessories and services, appetising continental food and desserts, cultural variety shows and live band entertainment. The evening will also offer a genuine opportunity for socialising and networking,” he said.
Bukky Okunade, Chairperson, TAG said TAG’s aspiration for its members is to be more active in the community in order to fully participate in available opportunities for personal as well as community development exploits.
She also added that Ankara Festival in the UK has grown larger every year and that there has been lots of interests towards the festival, which continues to surpass the group expectations.
“As a group rooted in the community and focused on the social and economic well-being of our people, TAG is inviting the public to attend and celebrate together. Last year’s event attracted many people, and we trust that with more attendees in 2018, it will be a great place to showcase products and services. We enjoin SMEs, other businesses and service professionals to take advantage and be part of this growth. The exposure of your brand to the multitude of potential attendees and participants will be hugely beneficial to your organisation and will be evident in the dividends that will accrue to your organisation afterwards,” he said.