The 7th Kimjang Festival – Make Kimchi and Experience Kimjang! invites everyone to celebrate one of Korea’s most cherished traditions: Kimjang, the communal making and sharing of kimchi. Experience and share the true spirit of Kimjang with Chef Cindy Robert of Korean Pantry — a kimchi maker for Selfridges — and Global Kimchi Ambassador Justina … [Read More]
Venue: New Malden Methodist Church
A North Korean Chuseok 2025
Join Connect: North Korea to celebrate the traditional Korean holiday of Chuseok! This year, to celebrate Chuseok we’ll be bringing people together through food, stories, and a photo exhibition put together by the North Korean community. Our North Korean chefs will prepare traditional dishes for guests to enjoy in an atmosphere designed to build connections … [Read More]
Jo Heeyoung’s The Continuing Land screens at HKFF2025
This double-bill screening features films from South Korean and Hong Kong filmmakers, presenting stories of chance / destined connections against the backdrop of London, a foreign land at once connected and removed from the protagonists’ homelands. Chinese words 緣 and 連, meaning ‘fate’ and ‘connection’ respectively, correspond to Korean syllables both written as ‘연’. The … [Read More]
New Malden K-POP Awards 2025
Join Mister Woogie for a spectacular evening celebrating the best of K-POP at Beverley Park. Get ready to witness thrilling performances, special guest appearances, and of course, the highly anticipated awards ceremony. Whether you’re a die-hard K-POP fan or just looking for a fun night out, this event is perfect for you. Don’t miss out … [Read More]
80 years of VJ Day and Korean independence: Reflections and beyond
Come join the Royal British Legion at Malden and Coombe War Memorial and New Malden Methodist Church as we commemorate 80 years since VJ Day and celebrate Korean Independence. This in-person event will be a time for talk and reflect on the past and discussing on what lies ahead. Memorial Service at Malden and Coombe … [Read More]
From Escape to Hope: Escape in Search of a United Korea
Spend an afternoon exploring the courageous journeys of North Koreans as they escape in search of one united Korea. “One Korea: Escape in Search of a United Korea” will take you through personal stories of struggle and hope, giving voice to the resilience of the North Korean people. The event features the screening of Dotori, … [Read More]
A North Korean Chuseok 2024
Join Connect: North Korea to celebrate the traditional Korean holiday of Chuseok! This year, to celebrate Chuseok we’ll be bringing people together through food and stories. Our North Korean chefs will prepare traditional dishes for guests to enjoy in an atmosphere designed to build connections between the North Korean refugee community and the wider public. [Read More]
World Korean Food Festival 2024 in New Malden
Interested in K-food? K-pop? K-Culture in general? Look no further and join W Korea in New Malden for the World Korean Food Festival that’s happening, this summer, on 27 July 2024, at the New Malden Methodist Church from 12 noon to 7 pm. For all the K-entertainment enthusiasts, we will have an array of opportunities … [Read More]
New Malden 2024 K-pop Festival
To make New Malden High Street fun, which we have been thinking about for several years, the best Korean town and centre in Europe, we are starting the 2024 K-POP Festival, although small and feeble. Because it’s the first time, we are lacking a lot and need a lot of support. How do you fill … [Read More]
King Charles visits Koreatown to prepare for State Visit
King Charles paid a visit to New Malden Koreatown yesterday, as part of his preparation for the State Visit of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol later this month. It wasn’t the pleasantest of days for it, but despite the grim weather enthusiastic crowds lined the High Street to welcome him. Centre of the action was … [Read More]
Royal visit to New Malden
His Majesty The King will visit New Malden on Wednesday, 8th November to spend time with the area’s Korean community, ahead of the State Visit by The President of the Republic of Korea and the First Lady later this month. The King will meet community groups at New Malden Methodist Church and hear about Korea’s … [Read More]
A North Korean Chuseok 2023
Join Connect: North Korea this September 29th for a North Korean Chuseok! Come and celebrate North Korean food and culture in the heart of New Malden. You’ll have the chance to try traditional North Korean food, prepared by our talented chefs. And we’ll be celebrating the Chuseok holiday with performances from North Korean classical guitarist … [Read More]
A Tapestry of North Korean Flavours: Weaving Life Stories through Food
On Saturday June 24, a North Korean food exhibition took place at the Methodist Church in New Malden. The event was was part of the Mayor of London’s Community Weekend, which encourages people to engage with their local communities, and was organized by the charity organization Connect: North Korea to raise awareness of their work and … [Read More]
North Korean Food Exhibition in New Malden
To celebrate the Mayor’s Community Weekend, Connect North Korea are delighted to invite you to the North Korean Food Exhibition in New Malden. In this exhibition, North Korean refugee chefs will create North Korean dishes which have special meaning to them. The North Korean chefs will share their memories of these dishes as a way … [Read More]
The Kimjang Project is officially launched
The Kimjang Project launched yesterday in New Malden with congratulatory messages from the Mayor of Kingston Thay Thayalan and the local MP Sir Ed Davey among others. The project celebrates the various aspects of kimjang, for example the communal character of kimchi-making and its health-giving properties. New Malden, sometimes known as New Mal-dong (뉴몰동), as … [Read More]
Screening: The Gift of Love
Join the Korea Future Initiative and Connect: North Korea on February 22nd at 7pm in New Malden Methodist Church for a screening of ‘The Gift of Love’, a new film by North Korean exile and film director Gim Gyu Min. Following the screening, Mr Gim will join for a Q+A. Screening of ‘The Gift of … [Read More]















