Caribbean Carnival of Manchester 2008 - Hulme Pictures
Caribbean colour came to Hulme this afternoon. The Caribbean Carnival of Manchester 2008 graced the roads of Hulme, as the rain stayed off, to the delight of local residents, who viewed the parade from both sides and their balconies.
The Lord Mayor of Manchester, councillor Mavis Smitheman, started more than 20 troupes of costumed dancers and carnival queens, who danced and shook their booty to six steel bands and calypso music from the floats.
The carnival left Alexandra Park in Moss Side at around 1.00pm today, coming through Hulme around 2.10pm and then returned to the park via Aquarius Estate.
This gave our young people from Zion Arts Centre a chance to show off their costumes and their style of dancing.
The theme of this year’s carnival is ‘One World, One Carnival’.
The organisers of the carnival are also one of the winners of this years Nationwide Community and Heritage Awards run by the Nationwide Building Society in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Winston Lemington - Hulme & Moss Side Filmmaker
captures mother and baby enjoying the costumes and music.
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