Cherry Blossom Festival 2010

Applicant: The Alnwick Garden Trust
Award: £500
Field: Culture

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To celebrate the blossoming of the cherry trees at Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, a series of workshops were held over the course of a month with the aim of showcasing various aspects of Japanese culture to the visiting public and the local community, including school children and community groups.

The workshops, all of which were participatory, included orgami, ikebana, manga drawing, silk painting, lantern making and bonsai demonstrations and were incredibly well received, with around 1285 people taking part.