A large crowd gathered this Monday to attend the Monthly Gathering Community Cafe Dinner held in Chambers Crescent Theatre. Preparation took all day for the event, with a group from My Sisters' Kitchen working very hard to create three delicious dishes for the menu; a vegeterian curry, egg curry, vegetable noodles and savoury rice. As the food was bubbling away, a lot of care was spent decorating the theatre, turning it into an exciting colourful venue!
As members of the community came through the door they were met with a night full of enertainment and activities to do. We had a helicpoter making workshop using wicker which was very popular right from the start. There was decorating a fridge to be displayed at DCA's Fridge Festival this August. There was also a Laser Tag Tool demonstration which was open to anyone to have a go, so lots of great designs were drawn and shown on the screen. Whilst this was happening music was enjoyed from Country Town Collective who played for us at the beginning and end. The Somali Youth Group had been working hard over the last few weeks to perform the Somali National Anthem and then a dance which had everyone clapping along and even dancing in the audience! 
The atmosphere was great as people mixed, talked and lots of laughter was heard, which is what the Monthly Gathering is all about, getting to know your neighbour over some delicious food. Alyson Evans