He stressed that the “brick people” were indispensable for the preservation of the scattered Hungarians, and thus for the preservation of the national identity of the Hungarians in the north of England. They are the ones who bring communities together and organize events in order to preserve the Hungarian language, culture and traditions. At the event he held a workshop with ten community organizers living in the north of England, and received from them very specific suggestions on points of development which, if implemented, could help the lives of Hungarian groups living in dispersion.
He also wrote about it: He learned from representatives of Hungarians abroad that Góbéfest is the largest Hungarian event not only in the north of England, but also in Great Britain. The event can be successfully implemented year after year as a real identity-strengthening program because in addition to the State Secretariat for National Policy in the Prime Minister’s Office, Manchester Municipality also helps. He thanked Lutfur Rahman, the city’s deputy mayor, for this during a conversation between Manchester Consul General Kristina Katai-Nagy and Dr. Tamas Sindor, Head of the Secretariat of the National Cohesion Committee, also participated.
