Where: Hounslow High Street When: Thursday 28 October from 4pm What: Free family entertainment to accompany the lighting up ceremony
From 4pm on Friday 28 October there will be a programme of entertainment for all the family to celebrate the lighting up of Hounslow Town Centre. The entertainment will be compered by club promoter DJ Ritu, with uplifting music from the Bollywood Brass Band and fire artistry from FlameOz.
Hounslow High Street, outside Holy Trinity Church 16.00 – 16.20 DJ Ritu 16.20 - 16.40 Bollywood Brass Band 16.40 – 17.00 Flame Oz 17.00 – 17.35 DJ Ritu 17.35 – 17.55 Bollywood Brass Band 17.55 – 18.00 DJ Ritu – countdown 18.00 Switch on Festive Lights 18.05 – 18.15 Flame Oz 18.15 – 18.20 DJ Ritu – close event
ASDA Hounslow Holloway St. Car Park 19.00 – 22.05 Drive-in Cinema Screening
DJ Ritu Ritu has broadcast for BBC World Service, Radio 3, and Kiss 100. She also writes and compiles albums for The Rough Guides. As a long-time club promoter, Ritu sets new trends through her regular London club nights - Kuch Kuch, Kali, and Hoppa - which collectively reflect her expertise in North African, Middle-Eastern, Mediterranean, and Bollywood flavours. Bollywood Brass Band: Four funky drummers and six hot horns play massive hits from Indian films, all driven by the huge beat of the dhol drum FlameOz is an entertainment company formed in Australia now based in the UK which has entertained audiences across the globe. The FlameOz team are inspired artists who are continually training and developing cutting-edge acts, in the forefront of the ever-evolving world of modern circus.
The lights will be turned on by The Worshipful The Mayor of the London Borough of Hounslow Councillor Amrit Mann at 6pm.
The action will take place in the pedestrian area in Hounslow High Street, with the support of the Church of Holy Trinity with St Paul and St Mary.
The evening will conclude with a pop-up drive-in cinema screening of one of the most beautiful Bollywood films ever made, Devdas. Entrance is free but it will be first come first served and there will be space for only 100 cars in the ASDA Holloway Street Car Park. The film screening will commence at 6.30pm.