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Radio Gloucestershire,3 mins

Kite Festival organiser explains celebration of Jamaican Independence

Paul Moss

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This August sees the 51st Anniversary of Independence of Jamaica and as usual this will be celebrated in Gloucester with the annual kite festival. In this extract BBC Gloucestershire presenter Leroy Rosenior meets organiser Verona Vidal, who explains why Independence is celebrated with kites.

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