Thursday, 29 July 2010

Mela at the Mill

Deputy Lord Mayor’s Blog 10

We recently had the pleasure of attending the annual Mela held at the recreation ground by Sarehole Mill. This is one of several, all-community events of its kind in Birmingham and there was a very pleasant atmosphere – especially in the tea tent as shown in the photo!

One distinctive feature of Hall Green Mela is that the opportunity is taken to present awards to people who have contributed a lot to the local community through voluntary service and I was delighted to present these well deserved awards in recognition. There was also an impressive talent competition for young people ranging from song and dance through to poetry and it was good to talk to the competitors.

So a very good day enjoyed by everyone – just what Melas are all about.


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