Sound of Summer

Hundreds of local Carlisle school children will be sampling some international skills next week, on the run up this year's Festival of Nations event, scheduled for this Saturday (7 July) in Carlisle's city centre.

 

All this week pupils from 30 primary schools will be taking part in a diverse range of activities. This will include Asian and Chinese arts & crafts, traditional Morris dancing, African drumming, Indonesian music and creative workshops themed around the Golden Rule which promotes 'treating others as you want to be treated'. The Music Zone's double-decker bus will also be touring Carlisle schools throughout the week.

 

Trinity School and Langholm School have also be taking part in a unique project commemorating the 300th anniversary of the English and Scottish union. Students have been encouraged to create music and songs that express their thoughts on the state of the union, culminating in a performance by both schools at Trinity School tomorrow (Thursday, 5 July) at 12noon.

 

The Carlisle City Council one-day Festival of Nations will be held on Saturday, 7 July and will include musicians and dancers celebrating cultures from around the world performing in the city centre shopping area. The global street party is free and will be held between 10am and 5pm.

 

Thousands of visitors sample the free Carlisle City Council event each year and this year's performers includes Filipino and Thai dancers, Chinese acrobats, Ukranian Cossack dancers, African Zulu drummers and dancers, Irish dancers, Caribbean Steel band, Bollywood dancers and a group of dancers visiting the City for the first time from Bangladesh.

 

Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr Mike Mitchelson said:

 

Festival of Nations workshops will also be held at Tullie House Museum for residents, of all ages, to sample on Saturday, 7 July between 10.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm 3.30pm. The two free creative courses will celebrate the event's guiding principle 'The Golden Rule' which is common to all major religions. Twenty-five places are available at each session and need to be booked in advance by calling 01228 534664 or by calling into Tullie House's main reception.