You've got to remember there were two groups of people not talking to each other - and what's more the whites were blaming the Asians for bringing the area down.
Sparthbottoms, in Rochdale, used to be a divided community, but over the past few years they've come together to work for a common cause. They wanted their own community centre and now they've built it. There's a new confidence in the area and a pride in telling the story.
Reporter Jenny Cuffe
Producer JOY HATWOOD (R)