Manchester: KCA UK organizes Summer Picnic-2022; memorable day for 35 families

Bellevision Media Network

Manchester/UK, 13 Jul 2022: Cannon Hall Park is situated 6 kilometres west of Barnsley immediately north-west of the village of Cawthorne in an area which is rural and agricultural. The history of this place goes back to 1760’s. This approximately 100-hectare area is filled with parks, farms and gardens, at Cannon Hall there is something for all ages.

 

On July 9, 2022, Konkani Cultural Association (KCA) UK organised its annual picnic to Cannon Hall Park.

 

Around 35 families of KCA UK living in and around Stockport, Warrington, Liverpool, Sunderland and Birmingham participated in this summer picnic.

 

 

A coach was hired for the trip. The journey started with the prayers. The members reached the picnic spot area at around 10.00am. At this point, the whole of KCA UK had a happy family gathering and placed the marquee in the camping area. This gave a common point to meet.

 

Breakfast, prepared by KCA UK families was served.

 

KCA UK president Marina Monis welcomed the gathering and Santhosh Pinto was the key contact for the day’s event.

 

The 10-minute Zumba from Stephi Martis warmed up the gathering. All the participants were divided into two groups for games and sports.

 

A delicious lunch that was lovingly prepared by the KCA team was served at around 2.30pm.

 

Fun continued in the afternoon session with further sports and games. Santhosh Sequeira, Ronald Lobo and Sujith Rodrigues were brilliant in liaising with kids and adults during sports and games.

 

In the closing hours of the day, all the participants that is approximately 100 people, sat together singing/dancing their favourite songs in Konkani, Tulu, Kannada and Hindi. This included the well-known Mangalorean ‘Baila.’

 

The winning members/teams were honoured with prizes.

 

KCA UK vice president Sujith Rodrigues proposed the vote of thanks.

 

 

The charming day further continued with the return journey at 6.00pm where everyone continued their singing in the bus, later cracking jokes and conversations.

 

KCA UK had this picnic well planned; a pre-picnic visit was made by KCA UK members to the picnic spot, to help the arrangements for the picnic. This proposed study and planning has created a lot of interest for the group to visit this place.

 

This picnic was also attended and supported by families from the Kannada and Pakistani community. KCA UK remains grateful to people from all the communities for their contribution towards community cohesion.