Black History Month community event returns to Hatfield Fire Station

- culminating in a special Community Open Day at Hatfield Fire Station Saturday 18 October, 10am to 3pm (quiet hour 10am – 11am).

Everyone is invited to the community event which will feature arts and crafts stalls, local community groups, great food, face painting and DJs.

The family-friendly event, in partnership with Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hertfordshire Police, will provide the opportunity for visitors to look around emergency service vehicles and meet local police officers and firefighters. The Open Day aims to foster unity, celebrate diversity, and honour the incredible contributions of the Black community in Welwyn Hatfield and beyond.

The event is being organised in collaboration with local community and emergency service partners, including:

• Hertfordshire Black and Asian Police Association
• Asian Fire Service Association
• Hertfordshire Association of Muslim Police
• Fire Brigades Union Black and Ethnic Minorities Members
• Hatfield Fire and Rescue
• Hertfordshire Constabulary

Councillor Jane Quinton, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Leisure and Community, said:

Black History Month is an opportunity to recognise the achievements, contributions and rich heritage of the black community in our borough and beyond.  I am delighted that the Community Open Day at Hatfield Fire Station has been organised with our partners for a second year.  It is important that we come together to celebrate diversity, strengthen community connections and create a welcoming space where everyone feels included and valued.  There really is something for everyone at the Open Day so please do pop along.