Huntly Multicultural Community

Hello everyone 👋, it’s been a while.

In December 2022, a few of us came up with the idea to start this Huntly Diversity and Language group to support people from diverse backgrounds in Huntly.

It has been a long journey and a big learning curve. This page shows the moments we shared, the things we celebrated, and what we achieved together as we built friendships and community.

In July, we supported our friend Mandy Miu when she opened the Huntly silk painting studio. In September, we supported our Ukrainian friend Anastasia as she opened her nail business. It has been amazing to see the support and friendships that have grown from our small group.

At the end of September, we enjoyed a lovely afternoon of Pilates, meditation, and high tea to celebrate our small but growing community funded by the Big Lottery Community Fund through Mongol Identity.org.

As the end of 2025 approaches, I feel it’s time to let you know that I’m hanging up my volunteer role because my circumstances have changed.

I want to thank everyone for your support, friendship, and kindness along the way. It has meant so much.

This is goodbye from me for now. But I believe our little community will continue to grow here in Huntly, and we will see what the future brings.

Happy New Year 2026 to you all,

With love 💜

Undra 🙏

Celebrating our 2nd year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. We could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

🌟 Hi everyone! 🌟
I can’t believe it’s the last day of March already! 🗓️ This month, our group had a visit to Leith Hall, a National Trust for Scotland site. 🏰 We truly enjoyed our visit and learned so much about Scottish history and heritage.🎉
Diversity Trust

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event is postponed.

Hi everyone!👋
Lucia from the Huntly Learnificent Discovery Centre will be offering a session designed to be an interactive, community-driven experience to boost our mental health, wellbeing, and happiness — and have fun together, doing it.
Lucia says she will be sharing
✅ Share simple health hacks that actually work
✅ Explore Zonia — a game-changing health platform
✅ Get practical tips to feel your best — instantly
✅ Connect, laugh, and learn within the group community
✅ Open Q&A & Next Steps
❣️

Food Chain, our monthly community-led cookery workshop is coming up on Monday 31 March, 6-8pm in Square Deal community hub.

Celebrating the diversity of cultures within our local communities, Food Chain is a relaxed, fun and friendly event. Each time, a member of our local community here in Huntly shares a recipe that means something to them and reminds them of 'home'. We cook the recipe together, then enjoy eating it!

For this month’s Food Chain, Paulina will be sharing her recipe for a Mexican staple dish called tacos dorados de picadillo. The dish consists of fried and rolled corn tortillas – the ‘tacos dorados’, stuffed with beef or lentil ‘picadillo’. The name picadillo comes from the Spanish word, ‘picar’ meaning to mince, because all the ingredients are chopped finely. Paulina will show us her version of picadillo, which includes vegetables with either beef mince or lentils. The tacos are topped with lettuce and soured cream / vegan soured cream.

If you'd like to come along and learn how to make tacos dorados de picadillo, get in touch to book your spot. Contact Jenny on [email protected] / 01466 794494

There are full details of this event, including accessibility information on our website. Visit: https://www.deveron-projects.com/square-deal/whats-on/food-chain-tacos-dorados-de-picadillo

Happy International Women’s Day 2025! Here’s to all the strong, brave, compassionate and inspiring women we all know.
💞💪👑
Diversity Trust

✨ Yesterday, our friends Julia and Maria cooked Ukrainian Vinaigrette at the Deveron Project Food Chain Workshop. It was a poignant day, as it marked the 3rd anniversary of the war in Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Food chain workshops are a beautiful way to bring people together, as we believe that food is a universal language that connects us and allows us to learn from one another. 🌍
Thank you to everyone who joined us, your presence made the evening welcoming and meaningful. 🙌
We look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Diversity Trust

Come along on Monday 24 February from 6-8pm for our monthly community cookery workshop, Food Chain.

This month, we're going to learn how to make Viniagrette, a comforting and homely Ukrainian dish with Julia and Mariia. Traditionally made from beetroot and other root vegetables, fermented vegetables and Ukrainian sunflower oil, we'll cook the recipe together and once ready, sit and eat it!

This event is free to attend. You're welcome to come on your own or with your family, but please let us know if you're coming so we can make sure there is enough space. To book your place, please DM, email [email protected] or phone 01466 794494.

For the full event information, including accessibility details, visit our website: https://www.deveron-projects.com/square-deal/whats-on/food-chain-ukrainian-vinaigrette

Huntly Diversity and Language group

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Asian New Year event in January! 🙏🥟 We had a fantastic time making dumplings and sharing our diverse traditions with all of you.
Stay tuned and watch this space for more exciting events in the future! 🎉✨
We appreciate your support! 💖
Diversity Trust

Happy Lunar New Year, everyone🙏 2025 is the year of snake, symbol of love, resilience and adaptability. Today many Asian countries China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan are celebrating their New Year! 🙏
Diversity Trust

Hello everyone,
Join us on Monday 27th January, 6-8pm in Square Deal, Huntly. We are collaborating with Deveron Projects, Foodchain monthly workshop to celebrate the Asian New Year!
We will make Jiaozi, traditional Chinese dumplings filled with pork and cabbage; Mandu, Korean dumplings packed with kimchi and vegetables; and Bansh, Mongolian steamed dumplings filled with tasty beef. This event is an opportunity to explore the rich tapestry of culture and traditions accompanying the Asian New Year celebrations across different Asian countries. We look forward to seeing you soon! Diversity Trust