05 Nov Bellway helps to sponsor Chelmsford Diwali Fair
Bellway has helped to sponsor a free public event to celebrate the festival of Diwali in Chelmsford.
The housebuilder’s Essex division, which is building new homes at Beaulieu Grange in the city, contributed £1,000 towards Chelmsford Diwali Fair on Sunday 27 October.
The fair, to celebrate the festival which symbolises the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance, was held at Beaulieu Community Centre in Centenary Way.
The event was organised by Beaulieu Socials, a group of residents who live within the new Beaulieu district, and saw crowds entertained by a live DJ and traditional forms of dance and music. There were arts and crafts sessions for children, face painting and a variety of stalls offering clothes, jewellery and a range of street food.
image011.jpgNarender Sharma, one of the fair organisers, said: “We had organised a Holi festival of colours in Beaulieu in 2022 and 2023 and it was incredibly popular so this year we wanted to create a bigger event to celebrate Diwali. As an organising committee we are incredibly grateful to Bellway Essex for its very generous offer. We approached the company at fairly short notice for help in funding the free event and Bellway was very receptive and gave us £1,000.
“The money went towards financing the event, which is the first Diwali festival we have organised. The donation went into a central pot which we used to pay for a whole host of costs including the fees to hire the centre, the DJ, the live music artists, the marshals and the clean-up operation.
“Thanks to the donations, such as the one from Bellway, we were able to stage the event as a free festival to allow everyone who wanted to come to join in the fun.”
Emma Hawkins, Sales Manager at Bellway Essex, said: “It is wonderful to hear that the event was a great success which was attended by hundreds of people.
“Diwali is a very important festival and is designed to bring together the whole community in a spirit of joy and mutual understanding. We were very happy to be able to play a part in enabling this celebration of the festival to take place in this vibrant new neighbourhood.”
Bellway Essex’s Beaulieu Grange is part of the wider Beaulieu scheme, which is planned to deliver more than 3,000 new homes alongside schools, shops, and green open spaces across a 604-acre site.
