Hyndburn Mela 2008

Gayle · 22-08-2008, 21:30

Yes, it's here again!

Like it or loathe it, it keeps on popping up.

Hyndburn Mela and Community Festival 2008
Sunday 24th August, 2008
12.30pm - 7pm
Hyndburn Sports Centre

Music, food, fair, arts and craft activities, drumming plus lots more.

mrskitty · 22-08-2008, 21:35

I shall be there for the 3rd year running.........look forward to it everytime.its Brilliant

onlyme · 22-08-2008, 22:26

is this the one that used to be at Oakhill park?

Least its better parking if it is lol

mrskitty · 22-08-2008, 22:28

yea thats the one x

flashy · 23-08-2008, 10:15

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Originally Posted by onlyme

is this the one that used to be at Oakhill park?

Least its better parking if it is lol

if they have stuff outside it might be on the car park? maybe not so good parking then

keetah992000 · 23-08-2008, 10:23

so does anything go on at oak hill in august anymore?

kathleen_firth · 23-08-2008, 10:23

sounds like fun.

andrewb · 23-08-2008, 10:43

I'll try and come along. Its a shame its not in Oak Hill Park, a much better venue I feel.

Gayle · 23-08-2008, 19:40

We will be back at Oakhill park again, hopefully next year, but we couldn't go there this year for a couple of reasons.

Bagpuss · 23-08-2008, 20:29

Not my cup of tea, I wish we just had the music concert at Oakhill and not this Mela crap.

jaysay · 24-08-2008, 10:04

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Originally Posted by Bagpuss

Not my cup of tea, I wish we just had the music concert at Oakhill and not this Mela crap.

Well its not my cup of tea either, but I wouldn't call it crap, some people like things like that, others might think its crap watching Liverpool

keetah992000 · 24-08-2008, 10:21

Mmm I didnt realize that it was only ever going to be a mela - i thought it alternated each year - I am all for intergration not segragation etc but i think a celebration called Mela does segragate a lot of people and discourage them from coming - I just dont know what is wrong wqith a "party in the park" that celebrates many different culturesx
and all this has probably been said before so sorry but a hell of a lot of peopple feel the same.

Bagpuss · 25-08-2008, 09:55

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Originally Posted by keetah992000

i thought it alternated each year

What a good idea, one year music (not asian) then one year a mela. We could then gradually phase out the mela bit and go back to having music in the park like it used to be, but of course this would never happen as funding would not be made available would it Gayle.

flashy · 25-08-2008, 11:05

did anyone actually go from accyweb?

keetah992000 · 25-08-2008, 11:09

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Originally Posted by Bagpuss

What a good idea, one year music (not asian) then one year a mela. We could then gradually phase out the mela bit and go back to having music in the park like it used to be, but of course this would never happen as funding would not be made available would it Gayle.

I wouldnt want for the asian music to be omitted from the celebrations at all i think it is fantastic
but i have a lot of friends from the Asian and non asian community who dont go because it is called a Mela and they expect racist people will go to make trouble just because of its name - so they just dont go .

We have a very diverse community in accrington alone - Polish, Chinese, British, Thai, carribean - just to name a few of these cultures - so if that is what we are celebrating then lets have music and crafts from all of these cultures i think it would be fantastic.