Festival of Nations
Workshops planned for local schoolchildren
(Date of issue: Friday, 20 June 2008)
Hundreds of local school children will be sampling some
international skills next week, as part of this year’s Carlisle
City Council Festival of Nations event.
Next Monday
(30th June) and Friday (4th July) pupils from
more than 40 Carlisle primary and secondary schools will be taking
part in a diverse range of activities. They will include Asian and
Chinese arts & crafts, Bangladeshi dancing, Native American
storytelling, Islamic art, traditional Morris Dancing, Gypsy
Traveller story telling, cultural cuisine and creative
workshops.
The Carlisle City Council Festival of Nations culminates on
Saturday 5th July in Carlisle’s city centre shopping
area and will include musicians and dancers celebrating cultures
from around the world. The global street party is free and will be
held between 10.30am and 4pm.
Thousands of visitors sample the free Carlisle City Council
event each year and this year’s performers includes Dojo drummers,
Chinese Lion, Punjabi dancers, African drummers and dancers, Irish
dancers, and Polish dancers.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr Mike Mitchelson said:
"The Festival of Nations is one of the City
Council’s most colourful and diverse events. Following last year’s
successful schools programme, we will again be staging a series of
workshop sessions with local primary and secondary pupils. Children
will be able to participate in a variety of activities and learn
more about other cultures."
A Culture Bazaar, organised by the Carlisle Asian Women’s Group,
will also be held on Sunday 6th July at Trinity School,
between 11am and 6pm. It will include African drumming, Indian,
Bengali and Chinese dancing and singing, alongside food from around
the world. For further information about this event, visit www.hdmspiceshop.co.uk (external
link).
The Festival of Nations is supported by Cumbria County Council,
Cumbria CVS and the Equality and Diversity Partnership.
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