A home away from home for Ndi Enugu — Pollok, Glasgow Registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) · Founded 5 May 2025
Community Life

Festival Highlights

A photo-essay look back at our New Yam Festival celebration — and what's on our social calendar next.

The Day in Pictures

Our New Yam Festival, from start to finish

Community leaders getting ready in traditional attire
1. Getting Ready

Traditional attire, community pride

Long before the dancing began, our community leaders were getting ready in their traditional attire — red caps, gold sashes and embroidered agbada — setting the tone for a day of celebration.

Chiefs and elders leading the procession
2. The Procession

Chiefs and elders lead the way

Our chiefs and elders led the procession in style, red caps and gold sashes on full display, as the wider community gathered to watch and join in.

Community watching children dance
3. Celebration & Dance

The next generation takes the floor

Enugu community members sat together to watch the children dance — a highlight of the day, and a reminder of why we celebrate: so the next generation feels this culture as their own.

Community leaders enjoying refreshments
4. Fellowship

Good company, well earned

A well-earned break for our community leaders — puff-puff, drinks and good company — while old friends caught up and shared a drink elsewhere in the hall.

The quiet hall the morning after the festival
5. The Morning After

A festival well celebrated

The morning after: a quiet hall tells the story of a New Yam Festival well celebrated — and the first of many more gatherings to come.

What's Next

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From quarterly meet-ups to our next big cultural celebration, there's always a reason to gather with Ndi Enugu in Glasgow.

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