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Commonwealth Fair

Embassy Network | 2nd December 2019

The High Commissioner of Malta, Joseph Cole and his wife Bernadina, with the team from the High Commission

Alistair Harrison, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps catches up with the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Manisha Gunasekera

Philip Parham, the UK government's Envoy to the Commonwealth with the High Commissioner of Pakistan Mohammed Nafees Zakaria

London’s Senior High Commissioner Cenio E. Lewis

A brisk trade in local jewellery at the South African stall

Guyana offered up tasty treats in the famous Commonwealth Fair Food Hall

Bangladesh drummer: Bangla dhol performance

The wife of Kenya’s High Commissioner, Lynne Janis Waithiegeni Kanguru-Esipisu, joins the team at the country’s stall

A Fair to remember

Kensington Town Hall became a sea of vibrant colours – and the best place in London for a bargain – as the Commonwealth Countries League (CCL) held their annual Commonwealth Fair. With proceeds going to the Education Fund (CGEF), which supports the education of disadvantaged girls in the Commonwealth, visitors thronged to stalls to buy everything from South African wine and Kenyan beer to Nigerian hats, Ghanaian olive oil and Cameroonian artworks.

The CCL Fair committee, which this year co-hosted the event with the Bangladesh High Commission, made sure everyone was entertained throughout the day, assembling an energetic line-up of performers, from drummers to traditional dancers. And when visitors had had their share of retail therapy, they could follow their noses upstairs to the famous Food Hall where tables creaked under local delicacies – giving Londoners a true taste of the Commonwealth.