Tavistock Celebrates is a group of individuals and organisations that have come together to create and encourage opportunities to promote, celebrate and share the wide variety of diverse cultures that make up our local community. We hope that by building connections and sharing knowledge and experiences we can support integration and challenge anti-immigrant misinformation - we believe that a diverse community is a stronger community!
We are a very friendly and welcoming group!
If you would like to get involved and work with us to support our goals, please do get in touch.
Organisations and services involved so far include Devon Migration and Resettlement Team, West Devon Community Voluntary Services, Tavistock Library, Tavistock Youth Cafe, Wren Music, West Devon Art Workshops, Tavi Stand Up To Racism and many more. Click on a link below to explore their websites...
"Cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity.
Intercultural dialogue is the best guarantee of a more peaceful, just and sustainable world"
Robert Alan
Writer, artist and social activist
Join us for a week of relaxed and welcoming events, exhibitions, workshops and performances exploring and celebrating the many cultures of our local community!
We're excited to be working with The Box Museum and CoDeCC CIC to bring the exhibition 'Windrush In The South West' to Tavistock Library from Monday 9th - Saturday 21st June. Research has revealed that scores of ships came through Plymouth, with at least 28,000 people from the Caribbean disembarking at Millay Docks between 1948 and 1960. This exhibition connects with the local Windrush community and their descendants.
Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th June
The Hub!
Come to Tavistock Library and see exhibitions of art, stories, recipes and information celebrating and supporting diversity and inclusivity in our local community!
Friday 20th June
Tiny Travels Session
Interactive Cultural Learning
10.30am-12.30pm @ Tavi Library
Book direct (library 01822 612218)
Suggested donation £1
Tiny Travels Cultural Education CIC provides young children (6 years and under) in Devon, with the opportunity to learn about different cultures in a fun, accessible, educational way with the mission to promote understanding, reduce stereotypes and combat racism in the British countryside.
Tavy Sings The World
Multicultural Choir
7pm - 9pm @ Tavi Library
Drop in, everybody welcome!
An opportunity to join in with an open workshop led by Paul Wilson of Wren Music. Come along and learn new skills with our diverse singing community!
Cardboard Communities
Art Project
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
10am - 4pm @ Tavi Library
Drop in, everybody welcome!
Wednesday 18th June
Community Cinema
1pm @ Tavi Library
Drop in, everybody welcome
Refreshments available
We'll be showing a series of short films exploring the National Refugee Week theme of 'communities as a super power'. The films encourage us to learn about and celebrate the diverse ways we build and sustain our communities.
Come and enjoy together!
Saturday 21st June
Multicultural Picnic
In The Park!
12.30pm @ The Meadows, Tavistock
Everybody welcome, bring a dish!
A community picnic. Bring a dish that represents you, your family and your culture. Share your food with others and try what others bring. Remember to be clear about the ingredients so that everyone can enjoy the experience safely.
'Farewell Jamaica'
Performance
2.30pm @ Tavi Library
Book direct (library 01822 612218)
Suggested donation £2
A captivating and heartwarming one man play about Neville Connor's Windrush journey as he leaves Jamaica in search of a brighter future helping to re-build England after WW2.
Cardboard Communities
Art Project
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
10am - 12pm @ Tavi Library
Drop in, everybody welcome!
Thursday 19th June
Cardboard Communities
Art Project
10am - 4pm @ Tavi Library
Drop in, everybody welcome!
Take part in an exciting collaborative workshop, working alongside artists to build and decorate a cardboard structure that represents 'home' to you! Each individual piece will be assembled with the others to construct our own community!
(Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
Sunday 22nd June
Moomin Storytelling Session
11am - 1pm @ The Bandstand
(Tavistock Meadows)
Drop in, everybody welcome!
Come along and listen to 'The Great Flood' a story of adventure, friendship and belonging. Take part in various activities such as creating your own Moominhouse and learning how to build traditional Ukrainian dolls.
Windrush Day 2025
All day @ The Box, Plymouth
Drop in, everybody welcome!
Join the team who put together the Windrush SW exhibition and the local community to celebrate Windrush Day 2025!
