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Completed Projects & Events for 2016

Completed Faith Trails & School Assemblies for 2016

The Bolton Interfaith Council has a programme of arranging Faith Trails (visits to places of worship for all Faiths) for schools, Community, Voluntary & Statutory Sector and all other sectors of the Community. If your group or school are interested please fill in the simple form on our website under the 'Faith Trail request form' section.

All Faith Trails are carried out in partnership with our colleagues from Bolton Council of Mosques, Christian Cohesion, Bolton Hindu Forum as well as Churches, Mosques and Temples.

January 2016
 
12/01/16 - Ladywood School Swaminarayan.&nbspCompleted
13/01/16 - Highfield Primary, Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
18/01/16 - Eagley Infants School, Traning RE Teachers, Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted

February 2016
 
01/02/16 - Haslam Park - Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Melbourne Rd. Methodist Church.&nbspCompleted
02/02/16 - Special Faith trail for people in Community - Zakariyya, Swaminarayan,& Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
04/02/16 - Beaver Scouts Group - Swaminarayan - Evening visit.&nbspCompleted
09/02/16 - Haslam Park- Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Melbourne Rd. Methodist Church.&nbspCompleted
09/02/16 - Bolton School (Boys) Veda Mandir - 2 groups.&nbspCompleted
10/02/16 - Bolton School (Boys) Veda Mandir - 2 groups.&nbspCompleted
11/02/16 - Bolton School (Boys) Veda Mandir - 1 group.&nbspCompleted
12/02/16 - Bolton School (Boys) Veda Mandir - 1 group.&nbspCompleted
16/02/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls- Zakariyya, Emmanuel Church & Swaminarayan Mandir - NCS Students (3 groups).&nbspCompleted
20/02/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls- Zakariyya, & Swaminarayan - NCS Students (2 groups) - Saturday visit.&nbspCompleted
23/02/16 - St Peter's Primary School Hindley - Swaminarayan Mandir only.&nbspCompleted
 
March 2016
 
01/03/16 - Eatock Primary Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
08/03/16 - Highfield Primary - Mosque, Mandir & Emmanuel Church (45- pupils- year 6).&nbspCompleted
15/03/16 - Beaumont Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque.&nbspCompleted
21/03/16 - St Thomas CE Primary 2 groups - Zakariyya Mosque & Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
29/03/16 - Speak about value of Interfaith work at ST.Catherines Church Farnworth.&nbspCompleted
 
April 2016

14/04/16 - Westholme High School - Veda Mandir.&nbspCompleted
18/04/16 - Valley School 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
19/04/16 - Valley School 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
21/04/16 - St Joshep Haliwell.&nbspCompleted
25/04/16 - Valley School 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
26/04/16 - Valley School 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
27/04/16 - Brownies group at Swaminarayan Mandir (Evening visit).&nbspCompleted
28/04/16 - Haslam Park Primary school.&nbspCompleted
 
May 2016
 
3-4-5/05/16 - Turton School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Victoria Hall 3 days.&nbspCompleted
18/05/16 - MIMZ Swaminarayan Mandir - Swaminarayan Mandir only.&nbspCancelled
18/05/16 - Ladywood School - Zakariyya Mosque only.&nbspCompleted
23/05/16 - Prestolee Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
24/05/16 - Devonshire Road Primary School - Krishna Mandir Beverley Rd.&nbspCompleted
27/05/16 - Bolton School (girls) - Bridge Church - 2 groups.&nbspCompleted
31/05/16 - Southport College- Zakariyya , Swaminarayan & Emmanuel Church ( Lunch).&nbspCompleted
 
June 2016
 
01/06/16 - Balvikas group young children - Veda Mandir (Priya Narsai).&nbspCompleted
07/06/16 - Eagley Infant School - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
07/06/16 - Gilnow Primary School - Emmanuel Church (Baptism Study).&nbspCompleted
08/06/16 - St James Daisy Hill - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
09/06/16 - Unsworth Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque only.&nbspCompleted
09/06/16 - St. Josephs (Wrightington) - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
09/06/16 - Gilnow Primary School - year 4 Swaminarayan Mandir 1.30pm visit.&nbspCompleted
10/06/16 - Explorer Scouts group - Swaminarayan Mandir 6.45pm - 8pm (evening visit).&nbspCompleted
13/06/16 - Lowton Primary School - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCancelled
14/06/16 - South Walney Junior - Barrow - Zakariyya Mosque & Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
15/06/16 - Bishop Bridgeman School Great Lever - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
16/06/16 - Prestolee Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque, Zakariyya Mandir.&nbspCompleted
17/06/16 - Clevelands Prep School - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
19/06/16 - Scouts/ Cubs group Kearsley at Swaminarayan Mandir (Sunday morning).&nbspCompleted
20/06/16 TO 23/06/16 - Canon Slade - - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir 4 days.&nbspCompleted
24/06/16 - Twelve Apostles RC School - Swaminarayan Mandir only.&nbspCompleted
27/06/16 - Washacre Primary School -Westhoughton - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
28/06/16 - Clevelands Prep School - Zakariyya Mosque.&nbspCompleted
29/06/16 - Bishop Bridgeman School Great Lever - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
 
July 2016
 
04/07/16 - St. Thomas CE- Westoughton - Zakariyya Mosque & Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
05/07/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - National Citizenship Project - Swaminarayan Mandir, Victoria Hall.&nbspCompleted
06/07/16 - Ladybridge High School - 2 groups (all morning).&nbspCompleted
11/07/16 - Eatock Primary - W'Houghton- Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Church to be sorted ( Lunch).&nbspCompleted
12/07/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - National Citizenship Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Emmanuel.&nbspCompleted
13/07/16 - Moorgate Primary School - Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
14/07/16 - Moorgate Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque.&nbspCompleted
19/07/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - National Citizenship Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Victoria Hall.&nbspCompleted
19/07/16 - Eden Boys School - Swaminarayan Mandir & Zakariyya Mosque.&nbspCancelled
26/07/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - National Citizenship Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Emmanuel.&nbspCompleted
 
August 2016
 
02/08/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - National Citizenship Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, St. Georges Church.&nbspCompleted
09/08/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - National Citizenship Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, St. Georges Church.&nbspCompleted
 
September 2016
 
October 2016
 
05/10/16 - South Walney Junior School - Zakariyya Mosque and Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
12/10/16 - Beavers & Scouts 6.30 pm at Zakariyya - Chan will be attending.&nbspCompleted
07/10/16 - October 2016 Assembly meeting at Eden Boys School Halliwell talking about Interfaith and Hinduism.&nbspCompleted
11/10/16 - Ladywood School at Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
12/10/16 - Bolton North Cubs group - Zakariyya Mosque evening visit.(6.30pm - 8pm).&nbspCompleted
18/10/16 - Faith panel at Mytham Primary- all morning - BCOM,BHF,BCCC& BIC.&nbspCompleted
19/10/16 - Travel to Peterborough with Chan for IF - UK - national interfaith meeting.&nbspCompleted
20/10/16 - Oxford Rd. Primary at Veda Mandir.&nbspCompleted
22/10/16 - Community Group from Building Bridges Tonge Moor - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, St. Thomas Church.&nbspCompleted
25/10/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club -NCS project - group of 75 - Zakariyya Mosque and Swaminarayan Mandir. (Walking).&nbspCompleted
29/10/16 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS project - group of 60 in two group places -(Walking). 10.00 - 11.15 am only Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Church to be sorted for BOTH visits.&nbspCompleted

November 2016
 
02/11/16 - Hazel Hurst Primary - Ramsbottom- 30 pupils & 7 staff- Swaminarayan Mandir.&nbspCompleted
02/11/16 - Week of peace prayers at Friends meeting house- 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm only.&nbspCompleted
03/11/16 - St Simon & Jude - 60 pupils, yr 4 - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
03/11/16 - St. Andrews School Over Hulton - Swaminarayan Mandir only.&nbspCompleted
08/11/16 - Bolton Islamic 24 Girls School- Three places -Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Church to sorted ( Walking).&nbspCompleted
10/11/16 - St Saviour CE Primary School year 1 - Swaminarayan Mandir only.&nbspCompleted
14/11/16 - Bolton School Girls Division - topic to discuss "Importance of Interfaith Week" and visit Zakariyya Mosque .&nbspCompleted
15/11/16 - Bolton Muslim girls school - topic "How can we break the barriers based upon Perceptions and Prejudices" Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
21/11/16 - St Stephen & St Martyrs school at Zakariyya Mosque.&nbspCompleted
29/11/16 - Ladybridge Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
30/11/16 - Lowton J & I School - Zakariyya Mosque Only.&nbspCompleted
 
December 2016
 
01/12/16 - St Simon & St Jude - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
09/12/16 - Bury Adult Learning Centre Swaminarayan Mandir Only.

Completed BIC lead Community Events for 2016

January 2016
 
27/01/16 - Holocaust Memorial - first time held at University Technical College&nbspCompleted

February 2016
 
March 2016
 
 
April 2016

15/04/16 - Inspirational Women awards and book launch Supporting Women in Neighbourhoods Recognising achievements of local women at UTC Bolton.&nbspCompleted
27/04/16 Bishop of Bolton - Re Rev Chris Edmondson. Reflecting on his Ministry. Bolton Council of Mosques.&nbspCompleted
 
May 2016
 
16/05/16 - Chan and Meera Solanki attending National Interfaith Meeting in London.&nbspCompleted
 
June 2016

23/06/16 - Genocide Memorial Cermony - Bolton Central Library Lecturer Theatre - School and Community Groups involved held during refugee week.&nbspCompleted
 
July 2016
 
09/07/16 - Spirit of Bolton - Bolton Town Centre.  Sadly this year the event is cancelled.
20/07/16 - A Peace Prayer vigil for all community at Swaminarayan Mandir , Deane Rd for Victims of Nice ( France ).&nbspCompleted
26/07/16 - A Peace prayer vigil at ST. Patricks Church for Father Jacques Hamel - Priest tragically killed in Munich.&nbspCompleted
 
August 2016
 
September 2016
 
October 2016

01/10/16 - Interfaith Cricket & Rounder's competition to take place at Bolton Indian Sports Club Hacken Lane.&nbspCompleted
18/10/16 - Diversity Day - Faith Panel - Various Faiths attending - At Mytham Primary School.&nbspCompleted
26/10/16 - supporting Afro Caribbean Centre celebrating Black History Month - off Derby Street.&nbspCompleted
 
November 2016

02/11/16 - 1.15pm - 2.15pm Prayers for World Peace at Friends Meeting House, Silverwell St, Bolton BL1 1PP.&nbspCompleted

W/C 13/11/16 to 20/11/16 "National Interfaith Week" of community engagement activities.
We shall be holding numbers of events during the week which are listed below.

14/11/16 Bolton School Girls Division at Zakariyya Mosque - faith trail and discussing value of National Interfaith week.&nbspCompleted
15/11/16 Bolton Muslims Girls School at Swaminarayan Mandir, Emmanuel Church and Zakariyya Mosque. and discussing importance of breaking down the barriers based upon Perceptions and Prejudices.&nbspCompleted
16/11/16 Celebration of Eid, Diwali and Advent led by Asians Elders. A wonderful intergenerational community cohesion event - Venue TBC.&nbspCompleted
17/11/16 Attending, Supporting and Participating Greater Manchester Interfaith conference at Rochdale Football Club. Discussion about "Faith in Modern Britain".&nbspCompleted
18/11/16 "Faith and Food share" with various schools and elders coming together at Emmanuel Church.&nbspCompleted
19/11/16 "Multi Faith Prayers and panel discussion about Mahatma Gandhi's values in today's world". To be held Veda Mandir, Thomas Holden St, Bolton, BL1 2QG.&nbspCompleted
 
December 2016
 

Completed BIC Supporting Other Community Organisation Events for 2016

January 2016
 
February 2016

7/02/16 - Open Day Zakariyya Mosque.&nbspCompleted
 
March 2016
 
07-03/16 TO 11/03/16 - Work experience - students from Smithills School at BCOM.&nbspCompleted
09/03/16 - Diversity Day @ University of Bolton&nbspCompleted
17/03/16 - SACRE meeting (1.30pm).&nbspCompleted
26/03/16 - Passion for Bolton - Town Hall Steps.&nbspCompleted
 
April 2016
 
May 2016
 
06/05/16 - Supporting children centre Tong Moor Church at 10th anniversary celebration - Young ambassadors and volunteer supporting.&nbspCompleted
19/05/16 - Celebrating Africa day at Bolton Community College.&nbspCompleted
28/05/16 - Bolton Interfaith Council have been nominated for "Fusion Award" for faith trail work. Award ceremony will take place in Blackburn.&nbspCompleted
 
June 2016
 
July 2016
 
07/07/16 - SACRE meeting (1.30pm).&nbspCompleted
09/07 Supporting "Community Day" at Gilnow Primary School - Ambassadors & Volunteers Supporting.&nbspCompleted
 
August 2016
 
06/08/16 - Supporting "Changing face of our communities" event at ST Andrews Church Tonge Moor.
12/08/16 - Attending International Youth event at Castel Hill Centre led by Bolton Council.
 
September 2016
 
October 2016
 
19/10/16 - Attending Interfaith Network - UK - Annual Meeting & AGM in Peterborough.&nbspCompleted

November 2016
 
30/11/16 - Attending - Supporting - Local SACRE Meeting.&nbspCompleted

December 2016

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