MAYOR Peter Carey was piped into the Town Hall at the start of the second Ethnic Reception hosted by Warrington and District Arts Council.
The theme was “A Taste of Warrington: Many Peoples, One Town.”
Guests included the leader and deputy leader of the borough council and members of the executive board and other townsfolk together with representatives from the 22 different ethnic groups who live and work in Warrington.
Traditional British entertainment was provided by the Thelwall Morris Men, Pipe Major Donald Mackenzie of Longbarn, and Meera Maharaj of Grappenhall who is studying the flute at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Local ethnic art was showcased by Filipino, Polish and Nigerian dancers and songs from Slovakian soprano Zuzana Tomasikova of Great Sankey and Hungarian Gyopar Parvai of Latchford.
Refreshments continued the British theme with a summery Pimms cup and fruit juices and a “Warrington Cream Tea.”
Costs of the evening were met by donations from members of the Arts Council.
The Mayor, in his speech, said that bringing all the different peoples of the town together was a major priority and he hoped that next year’s reception would be even bigger.
