Chinese New Year Celebration

This morning we called in at Swan Gardens, the Chinese community housing complex run by Family Housing Association, to help them celebrate the Chinese New Year.

We are now in the Year of the Rat and to celebrate we were treated to a traditional lion dance and a fabulous buffet.

The lion dance and the accompanying percussionists moved inside following the dance in the complex's car park.

And there was a huge raffle which had to be conducted in two parts with an interval due to the large number of prizes.

We won a bottle of oyster sauce, which will no doubt liven up the odd shepherd's pie for some time to come. It was a great event and so fantastic to see so many members of the wider community join in.