Under One Sky, the largest family-friendly community festival in Harrow, began almost decade ago as way to "respond to the cultural richness of contemporary Harrow".

The annual event celebrates the borough's diversity and also its unity and sees between 10,000 and 15,000 people pass through the entrance gate most years.

Harrow Council created the project with the ethos of "joyfulness and creativity" and an emphasis on attracting schoolchildren. There has always been a children's costume parade midway during the afternoon.

The event borrowed its name from a one-off event held around the Millennium called 'Under One Sky' in which giant portable sculptures were paraded from Harrow High School in Gayton Road, Harrow, to Harrow Civic Centre in Station Road.

getwestlondon takes a look back at the timeline of Under One Sky, which is traditionally held in the summer on the last Sunday in June but this year will have a more autumnal flavour.

2005: Under One Sky was devised by the then-Labour administration and was envisaged to be a carnival-style or Mela-style celebration of Harrow's people. It took place on July 17 2005 with Ritu Sethi as compere at Kodak Sports Ground in Harrow View, Harrow.

2006: Held in July 2006 for the second consecutive year. In total 62 local community organisations, 12 primary schools and 195 artists put on 67 events and activities. Nearly 8,000 people participated.

2007: This year the event took place on July 8 2007.

2008: Held on June 29 2008 with rappers Day Day on the main stage.

2009: Held on June 28 2009.

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2010: Headliners were pop act Girls Can't Catch and singer Mumzy Stranger when Under One Sky took place on August 12 2010.

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2011: Held on June 26 2011. www.underoneskyharrow.co.uk launched although the page has not yet been updated for the 2014 edition.

2012: Under One Sky cancelled for the first time ever over concerns by police they would be overstretched as it clashed with the London Olympics.

2013: Event relocated to Byron Recreation Ground in Wealdstone and held on June 30.

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2014: The former Conservative administration had threatened to cancel Under One Sky or merge it with the 60th anniversary celebrations of the borough and the Labour group - then in opposition - raised a petition of 149 asking for it to be reinstated as a standalone event. When Labour re-took power in May, they pressed ahead with the festival but the lack of time meant it has had to be pushed back in the calendar until September 21.