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Millfield Festival 2021

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A community arts festival

In 2021 the Millfield Festival took a slightly different format. Instead of being at New England Rec, activities took place in venues across Millfield, celebrating all that the area has to offer. This was so we could still make a festival happen in a covid-safe way.

Pictures below show how we all had a great time – even if we weren’t able to come together at the field like in previous years. 

Activities included a Bollywood Matinee performance from local band Musafir, walking history tours by Deljit Singh and Hazel Perry, art and dance workshops, performances from members of Motyva Lithuanian Choir, Romani music and talks, a Pakistani animation film screening, storytelling, shadow puppetry, a street exhibition, and more. 

The festival wouldn’t have been possible without our wonderful friends at Gladstone Connect, Community First, Beat This, PARCA, Gladstone Park Community Centre, Bharat Hindu Samaj Temple, Cine-Sister, Gladstone Primary, and Compas Orion. They all had amazing festival activity over the weekend.

A photo of two children dancing. Behind them a person is stood on stage playing guitar.
A photo of a child in a mask making a seed bomb with a workshop leader. They are both looking down at the table at a cardboard tube.
A photo of a person holding a selfie photo frame for PARCA. Moez is wearing a porkpie hat and looking into the camera.
A photo of a bollywood dance instructor mid choreography. Two students are stood behind her, holding similar poses.
A photo of a person who is a wheelchair user playing hand-drums. They are wearing a medical mask and drumming.
A photo of a person in a mask receiving a neck massage.
A photo of band musafir performing inside a community hall. Backs of heads of audience are also present, they are set on red chairs.
A photo of the backs of two heads who are looking at an exhibition which is attached to railings.
A photo of five people of different ages and ethnicities taking part in a dance class. They all have their arms in a similar position, outstretched at chest height.
A photo taken from below of two artists standing on a cherry picker. They are leaning against the railing and looking at each other.
A photo of a man with a moustache holding a guitar as if he is doing an epic solo. He is wearing a lime grean Peterborough Presents tshirt.
A photo of Indian band, Musafir, performing in a festival tent. There are six members, all wearing black tshirts.
A photo of three people dancing. They have their arms in the air and smiles on their faces.
A photo of a person on an audio tour. They are wearing headphones and looking down at their phone, which they are holding at chest height.
Two people are stood at a table working on a print-making workshop. They are both looking down at the art materials on the table.
A photo of five people wearing headphones and walking along a street.

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