FF-UK:NW - Chinese New Year on Sunday 10 Feb - meet?

Anyone up for a meet to Celebrate the Chinese New Year? Maybe we could do Manchester?

Manchester Chinese New Year 2008
Date: 10th Feb 08

Location: Albert Square and Chinatown

Time: 12:30 - 18:00

KUNG HEI FAT CHOY!

Manchester welcomes the year of the rat with a glittering array of festivities including Dragon and Lion Dances, Kung Fu demonstrations, folk dance performances and stalls and workshops.

In time-honoured fashion, the spectacular Golden Dragon Parade leaves Albert Square at 12.30pm (approx) and winds its way towards Chinatown. Around the streets of Chinatown, there will be special stalls and fairground rides, plus the chance to sample the delights of the surrounding restaurants and oriental shops. The official celebrations end with a stunning firework finale at 6pm (approx).

Cost: Free

Chinese New Year
Date: 10th Feb 08

Location: Manchester Art Gallery

Time: 11:00

Family Event, Music, Performance

Celebrate the Year of the Rat at Manchester Art Gallery with our lively programme of music, performance and creative workshops.


Cost: Free, drop in

There is also Liverpool - http://www.visitliverpool.com/site/chinese-new-year-2008-p187051
But not so much info on it.

 

Never done anything for Chinese New year before but I'm not really with it at the moment so I'll have to see where I'm at closer to the time

 

Might be worth looking at since this year is my year. The year of the rat. Number one in the race baby

 

Got this off some random website lol

Year of the Rat:

People born in the Year of the Rat are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful. They are most compatible with people born in the years of the Dragon, Monkey, and Ox.

 

One spanner in the works ... tis my bro's birthday but so far nothing has been mentioned about what we are doing.

 

Ha, come on, you just made that up based on me surely

 

Seems Merseyrail and Northern Rail have plans against anyone in my area celebrating Chinese New Year - both the Northern Line (Liverpool to Southport) and the Southport to Manchester line on Northern Rail have bus replacement services all day on their lines, 10th Feb, which means unless I want a really long journey anywhere, I am stranded in Ainsdale! Meh!

 

I think I'm working both Sunday and Monday

 

[Anakin]I HATE YOU! [/Anakin]



This Monday ain't the usual kind for me anyways, in work till 5pm.