Divali Celebration (festival of
lights) November 5th 2010
Thirty minutes at
the Sikh Temple, sharing food and a very short tour of
Divali. Then on to fireworks (Friday 6:00pm - 7:30pm)
The Sikh Gurdwara .
Presence and Engagement meeting at St Lukes
Church Synod was holding survey and discussion with faith groupsaround the country. There were representatives from Oxfordshire,Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Middlesex. We shared the experience andwork of WAMCF with the group. It was very well received. Churches,Mosques, Gurdwaras and temples should have a dialogue with each other.
Bishop of Oxford services provided by WAMCF
Bishop of Oxford Rt. Revd John Pritchard recognised the work and services provided by WAMCF. Since his appointment, he has invitedleaders of inter-faith groups resident in Oxon, Bucks and Berkshire to a dinner at his residence. Around 50 people from different background attended. It was great to share the experience and work with others.Bishop is very keen about inter-faith dialogue between the communities.
Sports Day
for all the family July 18th 2010
WAMCF held its annual community sports day at Altwood school on July 18, 2010. Inter-faith Soccer and Netball games and family bat and ball competition was held in a friendly manner. 14 Soccer teams across the borough took part. Sikh temple A & B teams won the senior trophy. Under 14 was won by Orchard Boys beating Cox Green Boys by a narrow margin. More 300 people turned up. Home Secretary Theresa May MP, Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough attended the event. Revd Jeremy Harris presented the trophies to Netball teams and Deputy Mayor Cllr Asghar Majeed presented to Soccer teams.
Cohesion
Conference : Communication June 15th 2010
Cohesion Conference (Cross Border & Cross Faith) bridge the gap washeld at BCA on June 15, 2010. Faith Leaders, Councillors and children(KS3) from 9 schools took part. Three guest speakers (Rabbi Dr Romain,AIK SAATH, and Tanveer Boston) were invited to address the conference.Each speaker was followed by a workshop and discussion. The event wasfunded by One Borough initiative. Mayor and Deputy mayor of the RoyalBorough also attended and took part in discussions. It was a whole dayevent. Follow up with the schools and future dialoge with each otherwill be repeated.
Oxford Social Meal June 10th 2010
On the 10th of June 08 WAMCF was invited by the Bishop of Oxford for a social meal. There were people from Oxford, High Wycome, Milton Keynes, Slough, Reading and Maidenhead. The Bishop expressed his very keen interest to work with other faiths and communities to promote interfaith harmony
Annual Vaisakhi
festival Celebration
April 17th 2010
Annual Vaisakhi festival of Sikhs was celebrated at the weekend on 17th April 2010. It was a three day event and Sikhs from neighbouring towns and Maidenhead assembled at the gurdwara in Rutland Road.Theresa May MP and other faith leaders also joined in the celebrations.
AGM and Silver Jubilee Celebration at Maidenhead
April 8th 2010
WAMCF (Originally known as MCCC) completed 25 years of serving the multi-faith community resident in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. AGM and Silver Jubilee celebration was held at the Desborough Suite, Town Hall Maidenhead on April 8, 2010. Faith leaders, Borough Councillors, Member of the Parliament Theresa May and the Mayor of the Borough attended. Guest speaker was Sudtt Pete Davies, Head of Diversity Unit at Thames Valley Police HQ.
Queen's Award
March 26th 2010
WAMCF was nominated by the Mayor Cllr Jesse Grey for this award. We felt a great honour of recognition of the services. Two Deputy Lord Lieutenants visted us in december 2009. On 26th March 2010, 3 members of WAMCF were invited by the Lord Lietenant of Berkshire to the ceremony held at Bearwood College to collect the certificate. Dr Mike Bruton, Revd Philip Ind and Karnail Pannu attended.
Food Theatre
March 6th 2011
Cookery demonstrations from our faith/cultural groups.
“Bring your own food” should provide up to 50 different
foods to sample from all cultural groups in Maidenhead,
with cooking styles from throughout the world (Sunday
2:00pm - 5:00pm) Magnet Leisure Centre