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BBC News
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bradford Mela returns but with a commercial twist
Fatima Patel has very fond memories of the original two-day Bradford Mela, which ended back in occasion, which reportedly attracted crowds of up to 100,000, meant so much to her that she has now brought back the famous event albeit as a commercial, rather than council, Park is the setting for the Bradford Food and Lifestyle Mela on Saturday and Sunday, with thousands expected to take part in the celebration of South Asian free-to-enter event will feature a mix of music, food, fashion and other events. Ms Patel, 49, said: "We started off doing what was called the Curry Mela. We were trying to showcase the best of South Asian cuisine. "And it was at those events that people said, 'the mela, that word means a lot us. Can you not bring that back?'"I was like 'we'd love to' because even I remember it and I used to love it. "But it used to be on a huge scale, huge budgets used to go into it."We didn't have those kind of budgets but we thought we'll attempt it, but in our version." Bradford's first major mela took place in 1988 and is widely regarded as being the first of its type in on fields near Bradford University, the two-day celebration moved to Lister Park before going to Peel Park - but was cancelled in 2012 due to bad weather. From 2013 the event was reduced to a single day and moved to Bradford City Park, where it was absorbed into the Bradford Festival. This weekend's mela includes performances by Apache Indian, girl group Girls Like You as well as Bhangra stalwarts will also be cookery demonstrations and a fun fair plus a host of ward councillor Mohammed Amran, who also chairs the Bradford West Area Committee, helped get approval for the event to take place in the council-run green said: "It brings communities together and it puts the park on the map. The park itself is one of the best in Europe."It's so good that we can bring communities from different faiths, different religions, different organisations and different cultures together to celebrate on a weekend."This ensures that the park is well used but also recognises that mela brings people together." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Video of Dog Holding on to Duckie During Water Therapy Goes Viral
Everyone has that one person or thing that relaxes them during tough times. Isn't it? Be it their pets, specific food, toy, or even a pillow, there is always something that calms their anxious nerves instantly. Well, you might be surprised to know that even dogs share the same traits. Don't believe us? This Instagram video of a dog's water therapy will make you think otherwise. Dogs might be your protectors, but sometimes, they also need some comfort or something to calm them down during not-so-fun times, and this Golden Retriever is the proof. In a video posted by @honeybearhenry, an adorable furbaby is seen undergoing water therapy. While viewers might imagine that the pooch might be enjoying his water time, that's not the case. The canine seems not too happy with the therapy. The pup is, in fact, a bit nervous and is holding a duckie in his mouth to feel less anxious. Throughout the video, the cute dog does not drop the duckie in the water even once. Looking at the Golden Retriever's therapy tactic, many people were impressed by the adorable pooch. One person commented, 'So cute with your duckie!' Many others also expressed that the dog was 'so cute.' Some even loved the pooch's moves that matched the beats of 'Boom Shack-A-Lak' by Apache Indian. One person commented, 'Moving to the beat,' while others wrote, 'Awesome tunes I'm grooving with you.' However, what impressed everyone was the yellow and orange duckie, which the canine grabbed tightly in his mouth. 'I love the fact the duckie is walking on water! cute!,' wrote one Instagram user. Meanwhile, some people couldn't stop watching the video and said how they have 'watched this on repeat.' Undoubtedly, Instagram users loved the dog water therapy video so much that it attracted more than 152K likes in no time. The post Video of Dog Holding on to Duckie During Water Therapy Goes Viral appeared first on DogTime.
