It’s all happening here this May Bank Holiday week  After a lot of hard work the vision for a week-long community festival is about to become a reality. Final touches are being made to the Mutley Greenbank Festival which will run from Monday 26th May to Sunday 1st June. A project of the Mutley Greenbank Community Network , the festival will host an array of cultural and creative events with the theme of ‘celebrating community, celebrating diversity’.
Events will take place at various locations across the Mutley Greenbank neighbourhood and will kick off with a fantastic Festival launch event on Monday 26th May. Activities include tea party for older persons, youth café launch, sports day, environmental activities, arts and crafts fair , various workshops, inclusive interactive dance & drama, live music, educational fair and much much more. So, whether you are aged 9 months or 90 there will be somethingof interest for you!  
On Monday 26th May this spectacular 7 day festival will kick off with a grand launch event between 11am and 3pm. The new Roland Levinsky Building (University of Plymouth) will be the setting for this historical event with a launch ceremony taking place at 11.30am. Open to the public, there will be a multitude of exciting activities sure to be of interest to all ages and backgrounds. The day will include; Coming soon - a full run down of the day’s activities
Come along, join in the fun and see what’s on offer for the rest of the week! All festival activities and events are FREE unless otherwise stated. Some may require booking in advance. See our activities page for further details and a downloadable timetable of the entire week’s activities. Mutley Greenbank Festival is a project of the Mutley Greenbank Community Network and brings together private, public and community organisations in a new way for the good of the community. These include Mutley Greenbank Trust, Onward House, Café in the Park, Racial Equality Council, University of Plymouth, UoP Students Union, Marjon’s, Planet Mutley and many more. (Click here for a full list of our supporters and sponsors) Aims The festival aims to raise the profile of the area across the city, as a vibrant and lively place to live and work, benefiting local trade and residents by; - Improving awareness and understanding of the needs of all the people living in one of the most diverse and also disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Plymouth
- Showcasing the rich and diverse talents that abound in the area
- Celebrating diversity and the community within the area with music, dance, culture, sport and more.
Background Previous smaller events, such as Big Days in the Park (MIND & Folk Roots), Community Clean Up Days (GCN) and Party in the Park (Planet Mutley) have raised expectations, enthusiasm and the vision of local people. Last August, the vision for a week-long festival saw event organisers and other community groups partner together to create a 4 day festival pilot. Successfully received within the community, members of the network and partners decided that now is the time to build on this success and unite resources to create a week-long series of activities to be enjoyed by residents and visitors to the area. Write Comment (0 comments) |