The Year of the Rat - Grange & Grumpy Celebrations
- by Paul Summer
But this was in East Manchester! Have I defected to the East?
No, this was an MCIN thing. MCIN run this website and www.mymanchester.net and they asked me to film something that was taking place near Sports City.
The Grange Community Resource Centre opened its doors to the folk of East Manchester to celebrate the Chinese New Year - Year of the Rat. There was a dragon, Lion Dancers, singing, music and a Tai Chi demonstration. The food looked good, but had to give it a miss as I was busy filming. Suffer for my art. Workshops included origami with Grumpy, the Greater Manchester Play Resource Unit.
The people, pictured here with Ruth Northall from Grumpy, made the lanterns that lined the path to The Grange. There were performances from Ashbury Meadow Primary School and Wai Yin Peoples Choir.