NEPALESE ambassadors, Bournemouth’s mayor and Dorset councillors gathered to celebrate Nepalese New Year’s Eve.

Traditional Nepalese cuisine, dancing and music filled The Gurkha 2 restaurant, in Christchurch Road, for the Nepalese New Year 2069.

The UK Nepal Friendship Society and Bournemouth University’s Oriental Culture and Education Society invited international VIPs and members of Bournemouth’s Nepalese community.