Sascha Wil­son

Se­nior Re­porter

sascha.wil­son@guardian.co.tt

San Fer­nan­do came alive with colour, rhythm, and her­itage as school chil­dren joined cul­tur­al groups for a vi­brant pro­ces­sion along Har­ris Prom­e­nade yes­ter­day.

The event, host­ed by the Flam­beau Move­ment, cel­e­brat­ed uni­ty in di­ver­si­ty through cul­ture and his­to­ry and formed part of City Month cel­e­bra­tions.

Along the prom­e­nade, booths show­cased tra­di­tion­al crafts and ed­u­ca­tion­al ex­hibits high­light­ing San Fer­nan­do’s his­to­ry and the lega­cy of the First Peo­ples and oth­er cul­tur­al groups.

Suzette Mathu­ra, strate­gic and project of­fi­cer, said the event marked the cul­mi­na­tion of months of work to re­store the prom­e­nade and bring the com­mu­ni­ty to­geth­er to re­turn San Fer­nan­do to its glo­ry days.

Mathu­ra said, “San Fer­nan­do of the past was a bea­con for every­one in the coun­try. A lot of his­to­ry tied to the best things and the great­est things in the coun­try in terms of its de­vel­op­ment have come from San Fer­nan­do.”

She said the project was aimed at keep­ing their cul­ture alive by pass­ing its knowl­edge and wis­dom to the younger ones.

“Projects like these en­cour­age chil­dren to use their imag­i­na­tion and bring that cul­ture forth in a lit­er­ate way,” she added.

Chair­per­son Shean­na Al­leyne said, “It is the peo­ple of San Fer­nan­do get­ting to­geth­er and say­ing I love you and we want a bet­ter life in San Fer­nan­do and there­fore we are will­ing to do what it takes to be able to achieve what needs to be achieved.”

She added that the prom­e­nade was a lega­cy they want­ed to pre­serve for the chil­dren and the peo­ple. The event was held from 9 am to 9 pm.