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Over 1000 people bring in the Chinese New Year with ng homes

The Chinese community across Glasgow brought in 2017 in style as three major events across the city welcomed in the year of the Rooster.

With the help of a range of organisations, ng homes were honoured to work so closely with the community and event organisers to host these unique, colourful and inspiring events. It was our privilege to be so involved alongside our tenants at perhaps the biggest set of events in the Chinese Cultural calendar. We celebrated multiculturalism at a massive City Chambers event, shared red envelopes at our very own Chinese tenant’s party and brought older communities together to drink, dance and be merry in a famous Glasgow Chinese restaurant.

Glasgow Afghan United celebrates New Year in North Glasgow

Community members, speakers and ng homes staff welcomed the Afghan New Year together in an inspiring event at Saracen House in March.

The Afghan New Year, also known as Nowruz, brought together key influencers from the Scottish Afghan Community as well as politicians and ng homes representatives.

The night brought together different kinds of music, food and culture from Scotland and Afghanistan and celebrated the strong cultural bonds between the two countries, as well as discuss the issues of family reunification in the UK

Speakers included Abdul Bostani, the chair of Glasgow Afghan United, Liaquet Ali Ameri, Counselor and Charge’d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in London, John Wilkes, Chief Executive of the Scottish Refugee Council and Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central.

Nowruz is an ancestral festivity marking the first day of spring and the renewal of nature and is recognised by UNESCO.

Fittingly, the event was the opportunity to renew the strong cultural bonds between Scotland and Afghanistan and celebrate the multi-cultural community we have here in North Glasgow

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