Editor’s Welcome
Wow! What a fantastic
response to the latest
edition of Mojatu
magazine!
Many encouraging and
constructive responses have
been emailed, texted and
phoned to us. See page 14 for
some of the extracts. A big
‘THANK-YOU’ to all our readers and we look forward
to hearing more from you. Get a copy of your
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This Mojatu edition brings the best of Nottingham
this summer. The special coverage of the
Nottingham Carnival 2013 gives a glimpse of what
the carnival entails including guidance on the lingo.
See pages 4-9 and learn how best to get the waist
wining and whet your appetite for carnival season.
We also share the views of those attending this
year’s Splendour in Nottingham and Shiefton’s 30
years of youth support celebrations.
Felix Cross, black theatre director, Joseph Hall,
dancer and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist and
Mellonie Page, Notts singer extraordinaire also
share their views on theatre, dance and music, also
their contribution to Nottingham city’s talent bank.
Truly, there is a lot to be proud of in Nottingham.
Let us celebrate our heritage, passion and style
at the Nottingham Carnival 2013. What are you
waiting for…..get liming!
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Things you should know
Carnival Lingo!
Nottingham Carnival Archive
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News
News
Shiefton Youth Group
Windrush 65 th Anniversary
2013 Nottingham Sports Awards
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13
Community
Community
Letters to the Editor
Totally Tropical Nottingham
Nottingham’s Spendour 2013
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16
Arts
Culture
Arts & and
Culture
Felix Cross, Theatre Director
18
Joseph Hall, Dance Academic
20
Album Review, Back to the Garden 21
Faith
Faith & & Spirituality
Spirituality
Pastor’s Corner - The Power of Prayer 22
Health
Health
BME Cancer
Fast foods you should avoid
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Education
Education
Community Literacy Improvement
26
Bisiness
Business Spotlight
‘The IBA is ABC - ’ Business Support 28
Cover
Model: Samantha Hudson
Photographer: Simon Zimmerman
PGCE (English) | M.A (Education) [email protected]
Editorial
News desk
Carnival
Carnival
City & Guilds (Journalism) | B.A (English)
Norma Gregory, Editor
Mojatu magazine
Contents
Group Editor: Frank. G. Kamau – [email protected]
Editor: Norma Gregory – [email protected]
Graphic Designers: George Evangelos Bompetsis
Robert Borbely | Maria - Tereza Tzelepaki | Maggie
Ndungu
Contributors: Michael Ikanke | Michael Richard |
Richard Close
IT: Neha Shrivastava Khare
Admin: Penny Cooper
Accounts: Mercy Jackreece
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