OLD English music and Tibetan prayer flags were all part of the experience when different cultures mixed at Worcester's Stanley Road Primary School.

FUNPAC is an annual event to bring a multicultural experience to pupils at city schools Stanley Road and Thornton House, as well as service users at Perryfields and Unity House.

The event, which stands for Festival of United People Actively Celebrating, played host to artists working in the Indian body art called Mehndi, demonstrations in traditional English and Irish music, ceramics displays and workshops by Worcester-based percussion organisation Drumlove.

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The courses were given by both professional artists and friends and family members of people participating in the festival.

FUNPAC culminated on Friday with a performance by pupils of a drama piece called Mountains of Tibet.

"Each class did a different part of the story which was narrated by somebody from theatre workshops," said Anna Lewis, one of FUNPAC organisers.

"That was followed by dancing and drumming. "There were a lot of opportunities for the pupils to show their friends and family what they had been doing. It all went very well."