Chinese Community in Peterborough - CCIP

18/10/2026

🌼 Happy Chongyang Festival! 重阳节快乐！ 🌼

Today, we celebrate Chongyang Festival (重阳节), also known as the Double Ninth Festival, one of China's most meaningful traditional festivals, observed on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

With a history spanning over 2,000 years, Chongyang Festival is a time for family reunions, climbing mountains, admiring chrysanthemums, and, most importantly, honouring our elders and remembering our ancestors.

In Chinese culture, the number nine (九, jiǔ) symbolises longevity, as it shares its pronunciation with 久, meaning lasting or enduring. Today, the festival is also celebrated as a day to show love, care and respect for older people.

🌿 Remembering those who came before us

Every step we take today follows the footsteps of those who came before us.

Our ancestors walked paths we may never know, faced hardships we may never fully understand, and made sacrifices that helped shape the lives we live today.

Their courage, wisdom, traditions and values have been passed down through generations.

We are who we are today because of the journeys they made before us.

As we celebrate Chongyang Festival, let us remember our roots, honour our ancestors, cherish our parents and grandparents, and show kindness and respect to the older generations in our communities.

Respect for our elders is not simply a tradition. It is a value that connects generations, cultures and communities.

❤️ 敬老、爱老、感恩、传承。

不忘来时路，方知今日珍贵。

我们今天走过的每一步，都承载着祖辈走过的路、经历的风雨，以及他们留下的智慧与精神。

感恩先辈，尊敬长者，珍惜当下，传承文化。

祝愿天下长者健康长寿，幸福安康！

From all of us at Chinese Community in Peterborough, we wish everyone a peaceful and meaningful Chongyang Festival.

🌼 重阳安康，敬老情长！

#重阳节 #敬老爱老

18/10/2026

🌿 What a wonderful season of Tai Chi in the Park at Ferry Meadows! ❤️☯️

A huge thank you to Nene Park Trust, the National Lottery Heritage Fund for supporting the Your Community Green Space initiative, and all the wonderful staff, volunteers, Tai Chi Champions and participants who made this season so special! 🙏

What a season we've had! So many smiles, friendships, shared moments and positive energy. Together, we've built a wonderful Tai Chi community. 💚

🍂 We've now moved indoors for the winter!

📍 Orton Wistow Community Centre
Napier Place, Orton Wistow, Peterborough, PE2 6XN

🗓 Saturdays during term time
- **10am–11am:** Beginners
- **11am–12pm:** Improvers & Yang Style 24-Step Tai Chi
(Upcoming session 24 October 2026)
£5 per person

Everyone is welcome! Come and join us to stay active, improve your wellbeing and enjoy great company. 🌸

📸 Photo credit: Dee Trajdos

Nene Park Trust
Chinese Community in Peterborough - CCIP
Chinese Women in Peterborough
Tai Chi With Faustina

06/10/2026

🌿 TAI CHI – NEW INDOOR VENUE FROM 10 OCTOBER🌿

Dear Tai Chi friends,

From Saturday 10 October 2026, our Tai Chi sessions will move indoors for the winter to:

📍 Orton Wistow Community Centre
Napier Place, Orton Wistow
Peterborough, PE2 6XN
(Near the Tesco Express)

🕙 10:00am–11:00am – Beginners
🕚 11:00am–12:00pm – Improvers

Please arrive 10 minutes early so we can start the lessons on time.

👟 Please wear soft, flat shoes and comfortable, loose clothing.
🥤 Please bring your own drink.
🚗 Free parking is available.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to our new indoor venue and continuing our Tai Chi together throughout the colder months. ☯️💚

💚 Tai Chi indoor Session Contribution

As discussed at our final Tai Chi in the Park session, we agreed on a £5 contribution per person, per session for our indoor Tai Chi sessions.

Your contribution will help support the Tai Chi programme, community events and ongoing running costs, enabling us to continue providing activities for our community.

We want our Tai Chi sessions to remain accessible and inclusive for everyone. If the cost may be difficult for you, please speak to us privately — we will always do our best to support you.

Thank you for your continued support and for being part of our Tai Chi community. ☯️🌿

Information and poster to be updated

02/10/2026

🌿 **International Day of Older Persons** 🌿
Today 1 October marks the International Day of Older Persons — a day to celebrate older people, recognise their contribution to our communities, and promote healthy, active and connected ageing. ❤️

Through Chinese Community in Peterborough - CCIP, we are always delighted to work with care homes and older residents, offering Tai Chi lessons, taster sessions and Chinese cultural activities.

Our sessions are about much more than exercise. They bring people together, encourage gentle movement and wellbeing, introduce different cultures, and most importantly, create opportunities for people to connect, smile and enjoy themselves.

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of visiting Hampton Grove Care Home for their Chinese New Year celebrations, sharing Tai Chi, Chinese culture and traditions with residents and staff.

The Peterborough Telegraph wrote:

“Residents and staff at Hampton Grove Care Home in Peterborough ushered in a vibrant Chinese New Year celebration, marked by cultural connection and a special guest appearance by renowned community advocate Faustina Yang.”

📰 Read the full story:
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/community/peterborough-care-home-welcomes-multi-award-winning-community-leader-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-5626755

If you work with a care home, assisted living community or older people’s group and would like to find out more about our Tai Chi or Chinese cultural sessions, please get in touch. We would love to bring a session to your community. ❤️
Tai Chi With Faustina

Residents and staff at Hampton Grove Care Home in Peterborough ushered in a vibrant Chinese New Year celebration, marked by cultural connection and a special guest appearance by renowned community advocate Faustina Yang.

02/10/2026

A big thank you to all our wonderful Tai Chi Champions and participants who joined us for our extra session and filming at Riverside Embankment recently. ❤️
We couldn’t have asked for a better day — beautiful sunshine, a gentle breeze, the sound of nature, swans, ducks and geese around us, and most importantly, wonderful company. 🌿☀️🦢☯️🙂
This session was particularly special. The filming company was commissioned by the Cabinet Office as part of a campaign about government investment in communities across the UK.
Thank you to everyone who gave your time, shared your experiences and helped us show what grassroots community work looks like in practice.
Your participation and your voices matter. I hope those making decisions will listen to communities like ours, see the difference that grassroots organisations and volunteers make every day, and continue to invest in the people and organisations working directly within their communities. ❤️
Once we are informed when and where the film will be published, we will of course let everyone know.
Thank you for being part of our Tai Chi family. 🌿☯️
Chinese Community in Peterborough - CCIP
Tai Chi With Faustina

01/10/2026

Happy National Day to Chinese friends and their families 🇨🇳

30/09/2026

INVITATION 🌿 Tai Chi in the Park Celebration Event 🌿

What an incredible season it has been! 🎉

Since May, we have welcomed over 2,000 attendances to our free Tai Chi in the Park sessions at Ferry Meadows, with an average of 70 participants each week and a record-breaking session of 120 people practising together. Thank you to everyone who has joined us, supported us, encouraged others to come along, and helped create such a welcoming and positive community.

To celebrate the end of our 2026 season, we would love you to join us for our:

📅 Saturday 3 October 2026
⏰ 10:30am to 12:30pm
📍 Ferry Meadows

The event will include:
✅ Tai Chi taster session
✅ Celebrating our achievements and impact
✅ Participant feedback and sharing stories
✅ Food, drinks and social time with friends old and new

🍎 Food Sharing Picnic - When you arrive, please leave food/drinks(non-alcholic) in the Discovery Den room, next to the car park paying machines.

If you would like to, please bring a healthy home-cooked dish to share with others. This is entirely optional, but it would be wonderful to celebrate the diverse cultures and talents within our Tai Chi family.

To help us keep the event focused on wellbeing, we would especially welcome: 🥗 Salads
🍜 Healthy home-cooked dishes
🍇 Fresh fruit
🥪 Healthy picnic foods
🥕 Vegetarian and culturally diverse dishes

Please don't worry if you don't have time to cook. You're very welcome to bring some fruit, healthy snacks, or simply bring yourself and enjoy the company.

Most importantly, your presence is what matters. ❤️

Let's come together to celebrate another amazing year of improving health, reducing isolation, building friendships, and strengthening our community through Tai Chi.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Faustina Yang
Chinese Community in Peterborough 彼得伯勒华人协会 CCIP
Chinese Women in Peterborough
Tai Chi Instructor Tai Chi With Faustina
Tai Chi for Wellbeing Programme 🌿🙏

27/09/2026

Tai Chi at Burghley Park - Friendly Reminder 🌿

We look forward to welcoming you to Tai Chi at Burghley Park, in front of Burghley House on the open green space, on Monday 28 September 2026, from 9:30am to 11:00am.

The weather is looking much more comfortable, making it a lovely morning to enjoy Tai Chi in the beautiful surroundings of Burghley Park.

Whether you're a regular participant or joining us for the first time, you'll receive a warm welcome. Together, we'll enjoy gentle Tai Chi and Qigong movements, relax in nature, improve wellbeing, and start the week with positivity and good company.

Session Details
📅 Monday 28 September 2026
🕤 9:30am - 11:00am
📍 Burghley Park (in front of Burghley House on the green open space)

Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water.

We look forward to sharing another enjoyable morning of movement, relaxation, and connection with you.
Coming up: 9:30am to 11am at Burghley House - Burghley Park
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26/09/2026

Look forward to seeing you at Tai Chi in the Park today ☯️ at Ferry Meadows Nene Park Trust 10:30am for relaxation, exercise, friendship and fun!
On the green space past visitor shop, cafe and sand pit, look left to the vast green space where the annual celebrates festival is held .. you won't miss us!
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