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If you were at The Mela this year, leave your comments below.

surinder kaur singh
mela was realy nice. we were realy enjoy. next time mela should be big place

Swindon Mela Exec
The date of the Swindon Mela this year is Saturday 26th July. Visit our website on www.swindonmela.com for further informtion

your mum
i think that this is disrespect because he or she id wearing a turban and smoking and drinking

jazzi fizzle
mela wuzz gud but cudav been betta------> 2008!!

Simon Sylvester
Very nice and colourful atmosphere.

Mr Shah
Wow, who's that beautiful girl on the far right????

Ruby Tanweer
datsss meeeeeeeeeeeee!!loll

S I N G H
delete pic 63..we cnt hav a guy wearin a pagh and then havin a cigeratte in his hand!! whoever is in charge of these pictures seriouly needs a lesson or two on sikihism..and BBC dnt think about deleting this comment; instead delete the picture.Thank you

Shysta Hada-Vindaloo aka. Scary Spice
Loved the mela AGAIN this year, I just want to say that it would'nt be possible for i too happen without the co-operation of everyone and the mela executive team who worked really hard! Can't wait til next year!

vishal sengani
there were not many acts so it was a little boring but the food and all the stalls where fantastic

Hardeep
THE melaa was the best!!! and excellent pics....and KULFI ICE wassssss the BOMB!!!!

smita patel
very good lots of things to do and plenty to eat but long queues for food. great live music and good stage shows. Martial art was too long but dances were very good

lfc_al d way
yh mela was wicked..had fun..they shud try 2 make it for bit longer nxt yr..

Zain Lalani
Melba...the cake looks fantastic! And you look very hot in that orange sari...

neil
Bollywood dance from twin boys and girls from bristol was outstanding. we cant see their pictures in the photo gallry

Sharlee Roberts
I watched a food demonstration by Melba Sheffield at the Mela on Saturday, after purchasing some goods from her stall I had a go at making Pilau rice at home and.... It worked tasted great and went down a storm with the family. The Mela is a fantasic event for all ageswell done to all involved.

Alison Sharma
This was my second time in a row here and I really had a blast..they should organise this twice a year if possible..

FishyArcher
Fantastic event, thanks to every who helped organise and participated in the day. it was my first time and enjoyed it thoroughly.. it was great to just sample a little bit of Asian art and culture.. thought it was very busy so im all for a weekend event next year..

Louise
This is such a good event I enjoyed it and so did my children something for everyone!!!

Harpreet Kaur
My Daddy plays a big part in organising the Mela every year,(P2behind Mayors wife) Good for you Daddy, i'll be back next year. xxx

Joe Barretto...Bandra...Mumbai..India.
Hey Melba...Went thro all those 65photographs...sad that it was not on a slide...Very Colourful and must have been the most talked about EVENT of the century...I didnt see any of your Girls...nor Hubert performing anywhere...Keep up the good work get everyone involved, its very good for One's SOUL...Have been there in 1996...is it??? My first trip to Swindon when your Dad was living...lots of beautiful memories...n jason was only 5 year old then...Love...Joe.

Melba
Well done to the committee for another brillantly organised Mela and a special thanks to Mina Bhogal for all her effort and hard work.

Mark
Thank you to the Mela organisers for a really great day out. I think the Town Gardens is an ideal location for this sort of event and contributes to the whole atmosphere. The only problem is the lack of parking.

mr.baby
this mela good

pamela stone
A very good day out. could not have asked for anything better,i really enjoyed myself

Nikkibdancer
Loved the Swindon Dhollies! The whole afternoon was fab, with some very healthy tasty food available

Spice Hut
Not so busy you say? Compared to last year of around 17,000 we had at least 19,000 to 20,000!!! We know we ran out of food!

holistic health
It was my first time booking a stall at the Health Zone - I would like to thank Mina for giving me the opportunity to participate on the day and for Jack in looking after all the therapists. You have all worked very hard to bring such colour and diversity to Swindon and I along with other therapists, I am sure, wish you all the best with future Mela's.

desidna
Congratulations to the Mela Exec, Liz Lavender, Matt Davis and his wonderful team for a very successful day. The hard, hard work paid of in the end - here's to an even better one in 2008!!!

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A10
Very fun day out, nice weather with fun activities, i agree with it becomming a 2 day festival. A++

ID WID A BIT LOW KEY
1 PHRASE - SMASHED IT!

Celia Ford
Brilliant - thanks to all concerned - had a lovely day and glad the sun did shine for all

Mrs R.
My first visit to the Mela...it was really lovely! I enjoyed the day with my family. The negative for us was to see the food stall handling money with gloves AND picking up food. Why didn't someone collect the money ONLY, and food was picked up with gloves, that were changed frequently. Needless to say, we didn't buy any food, even though we were so hungry.Please take this comment on board.

Mandy
We do they not do it in Lydiard park or somethingloads of parkeing and the site is alot bigger

Crystal Tips
Well organised with a great atmosphere and turnout. I wish Swindon Council would do more things like this during the summer...

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wkd, not as busy and hyped up in the previous years though.

Nick Saunders-Cox
This was the second Swindon Mela I have been to and it seems to be getting better every year. Highlights for me included the Punjabi dancers and the Sikh Martial Arts team who were, in a word, fantastic.I personally hope that it becomes a two day festival.

Sonny H
Another great event the 2007 Mela yesterday, Saturday 28 July 2007. Delightful family day out: most enjoyable. Thanks to the Organisers and Sponsors.

Unni Nair
I have been seeing the Mela for the last 3-4 years. It is improving year after year. You get to see a sample of the whole fabric of different Asian culture in a day. We can expect much more variety next year also.