Hyndburn Mela and Community Festival 2006

Gayle · 20-07-2006, 19:44

As Tealeaf has managed to hijack two totally unrelated threads with his yearly Mela rant I've decided to open a thread especially for him. I wasn't going to bring the subject up but here we are again.

This years Mela and Community Festival is being held on Sunday August 6th, at Oakhill Park, Accrington.

It runs from 12noon to 7pm.

From 12noon to 1pm there will be a cheesy disco and the GLAM SLAM dancers who will be playing all those tacky songs that we love to dance to - Macarana, Birdy Song, Achy Breaky Heart, YMCA etc. This hour is specially for our younger audience who enjoy doing the dance steps for these songs.

From 1pm - 7pm there is live music on the main stage featuring a range of different types of music - something for everyone. Either sit back and watch or get up and dance.

There are also arts and crafts, street entertainers, a large inflatable assault course, community groups and great cuisine.

Madhatter · 20-07-2006, 19:46

It's a festival, whats wrong with calling it a festival?

Gayle · 20-07-2006, 19:47

It's called a festival - can you see the word Festival in the name, it is there.

mani · 20-07-2006, 19:49

*LMAO* @ festival

Madhatter · 20-07-2006, 19:55

I can see mela too. how can it be a mela and a festival, a mela is a festival, so that makes it a hyndburn festival and community festival

Gayle · 20-07-2006, 19:59

If we call it a Mela everyone thinks it's just for Asians, if we call it a community festival everyone thinks it's for white people - that's why we use the two names so that both groups know that it's for them. That's how we get a really balanced mix of all ethnic groups at it.

Madhatter · 20-07-2006, 20:23

why would anyone think a festival is just for whites? They didn't start until the 90's. it's politically correct rubbish agagin. It's a festival and has been called a mela to suit newcomers.
you'll be having hyndburn mardigras and community carnival next.

Margaret Pilkington · 20-07-2006, 20:25

I'm glad you have explained that Gayle....it puzzled me a bit....I did think it was aimed at the ethnic groups....much clearer now. Having said that I will be on the long journey back from a weeks hols in Devon....so I won't be there.

Gayle · 20-07-2006, 20:31

I think Kipax put some pictures up from last year's event and it clearly shows what a multicultural event it is. If you come on the thread Kipax can you find a link to the photos please?

Bagpuss · 20-07-2006, 21:26

Bull***t if you hadn't used the word Mela you would not have got any funding.
Gayle as you gave me neg karma the last time this topic came up I will keep an open mind when I go but believe me if it's anything like last time I will let you have my opinion.

KIPAX · 20-07-2006, 21:58

Hyndburn Mela 2005
http://hyndburn.fotopic.net/c643922.html

Hyndburn Mela 2004
http://hyndburn.fotopic.net/c253297.html

I ahve to say I am impressed at the level of knowledge on this MB .. I had no idea what a MELA was..what it meant... You should start a quiz team instead of using this knowledge to attack everything that moves

Madhatter · 20-07-2006, 22:38

One event needs two names and in effect two invites to get it to be multicultural.
if it had never started to be called a mela in the first place noone would think 'festival, thats only for whites.' 'mela thats only for ethnic groups' and mela festival 'oh thats pc thats for both'

It's utter madness, this is england, england has festivals and carnivals and fun days and fetes and they are for all, anyone can go, no on needs a special invite or event name.

I'm not sure if this is the pc people created this or the ethnic groups just wanting their own exclusive thing.

I think we should start having a 'festival of light' in everytown in the uk. october 21st this year. It shall start in Atherstone. The Atherstone festival of light.

mani · 21-07-2006, 02:15

u know whats gonna happen innit?

eventually the word mela will be integrated into mainstream english language and no one wud notice the difference

but i guess the conotations both words - festival and mela have are different to different people

Gayle · 21-07-2006, 09:24

Also, it used to be over two days - one day was the Mela and the other day was the Sound music festival which later got changed to the Community Festival. Now it's just one day so the two names is because it's the bringing together of two events.

Tealeaf · 21-07-2006, 09:33

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Originally Posted by Gayle

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From 1pm - 7pm there is live music on the main stage featuring a range of different types of music - something for everyone. Either sit back and watch or get up and dance.

There are also arts and crafts, street entertainers, a large inflatable assault course, community groups and great cuisine.

Could you please give us an itinery of the live music, by name of band & type of music.