Enter the dragon at Priory Meadow

A striking red dragon and dancers in colourful costumes turned heads at Priory Meadow when a celebration took place to mark the Chinese New Year.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Feb 2016, 08:13 BST
Updated 17th Feb 2016, 08:24 BST
Chinese New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160802-070514001Chinese New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160802-070514001
Chinese New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160802-070514001

The event was put on by Priory Meadow and Hastings Chinese Association and attended by Hastings Mayor Cllr Bruce Dowling.

Hastings Borough Council leader Cllr Peter Chowney said: “We are very grateful to the Hastings Chinese community for putting on the New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow last weekend, as we embark on the year of the monkey.

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“Along with the recent Fat Tuesday music festival, Chinese New Year marks the beginning of the Hastings festival season, stretching all the way through to the Herring Fair in November.

Chinese New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160802-070445001Chinese New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160802-070445001
Chinese New Year celebrations in Priory Meadow. Photo by Frank Copper. SUS-160802-070445001

“But this colourful and lively event is also a reminder of the cultural diversity we now have in Hastings, a town where over 40 languages are spoken, and where immigrant communities have been so important in contributing to Hastings’ continuing economic regeneration.”

Pictures by Frank Copper.

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