November 2011

Interfaith week at the Faith Centre. 

As part of the national Inter Faith Week, fifteen local primary schools took part in an event showcasing their Religious Education work .  The event was organised by Building Bridges Burnley, the Faith Centre and SACRE (Standing Advisory Committee on Religious Education ). Click on the image below to read the full write up on the blog.        

St Andrews Community Feast.

St Andrew’s Church, in conjunction with Building Bridges Burnley, held a Community Feast  and Open Day this week. The event was attended by wide sections of the local community with visitors from local mosques and churches as well as neighbours from the surrounding area of Duke Bar. To read the rest of the write upand  see the video please

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October 2011

Diwali visit for Building Bridges 
A group of about 25 people, some Christian and some Muslim, visited a Hindu Temple in Preston to watch the Diwali Celebrations. The group were all people who are interested in bringing communities together in Burnley with the help of ‘Building Bridges”.
The visit was to the newest mandir (temple) Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in the heart of Preston. The temple has only just opened for worship and the group were the first guests to visit. They were given a real hearty welcome with guides and interpreters to help them to understand the service. The most moving part for most visitors was the candle  service where everyone was given a chance to partake if they wanted to. All the visitors were given gifts of sweets and calendars as they left.
They were invited back for next year’s celebrations when the temple will be completely finished.

Please click on the image above to see a short video of the day.

The Archbishop of Karachi

We were very honoured in Burnley this week as the Archbishop of Karachi came to visit. He came to East Lancs to say Mass in Nelson for  the Pakistani Catholics living in Burnley and Pendle (the largest community of Pakistani Christians in the country. )  Fr Michael Waters of St John's Church Ivy St invited him to speak at our Faith Centre and it was wonderful to see more than 50 people coming to listen to him. The audience was a mixed group with Christians of differing denominations along with many Muslims. On the photo is the Archbishop along with Fr Michael with Nasrullah Anwar who gave the introduction.

May 2011

Burnley College Visit to Ibrahim Mosque

BBB facilitated a number of mosque visits for students from Burnley College at the Ibrahim Mosque. The following images are a collection of posters they produced to reflect what they learned on the visit. (click here)

Building Bridges for the Future: The Road Map

Following on from the original community consultation that took place mid Jan 2011, the Road Map event looked back to the suggestions made by those who attended the first event and the work done during the two whole days spent in producing a set of strategic priorities that best reflected what the community wants BBB to deliver. The event was also the platform to launch the Road Map, the action plan on how BBB are going to deliver the priority areas over the next five years. (read on)

Dr Philip Lewis, Perspectives on Muhammad

This is the first in a series of faith talks organised by the Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre in partnership with Building Bridges in Burnley and Churches Together in Lancashire. The evening was led by Dr Philip Lewis of Bradford Churches for Dialogue and Diversity (BCDD) and specialist in Christian-Muslim relations. (read on)

March 2011

Discover Muhammad 2011

Building Bridges in Burnley and the Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre were excited to present our second Discover Muhammad event, which took place at the Faith Centre on 29th March 2011. It was BBB's last event funded by Faith in Action and Burnley Borough Council for the 2010/2011 financial year. The event opened with a delicious array of sandwiches and refreshments. (read on)

January 2011

Christmas Community Feast

Father Michael Waters of St John the Baptist RC Church, with the aid of his volunteers and the support of Building Bridges in Burnley hosted our first feast programme for the new year. The feast was held at the church and began with a tour to take in the art and architecture, including a splendid nativity, installed before the altar. (click here to read on)

October 2010

BBB Voice articles from the Burnley Express (click here to read on)

August 2010

The Spirit of Ramadan

June 2010

Amazing Journeys

Over 1430 years ago, the Prophet Muhammad went on an amazing journey across time and space. The journey began when the Prophet lay near the Qaba, the small cuboid building towards which all Muslims face for prayers, when he was approached by the Archangels Gabriel and Michael, bringing with them the stead of the Prophets, Buraq. The Prophet travelled hundreds of miles stopping at Madinah, Madyan, Mount Sinai and Bethlehem, before finally arriving at Farthest Mosque, in Jerusalem. (click here for more)

April 2010

Easter Community Feast

Following the now established biannual Building Bridges in Burnley tradition, the United Reformed Church, Bethesda St, Burnley, played host to a community feast. This particular feast was to join the Christian community in celebrating the Easter season. (click here for more)

March 2010

Discover Muhammad

February 2010

Beavers Mosque Visit

A Safer Winter

Building Bridges in Burnley, in partnership with Lancashire Fire and Rescue launched a Christmas safety project over the festive season. The partnership’s work was focused on addressing the safety needs of the Christian communities celebrating during the festive season, with an aim to reducing the occurrence of fires, and deaths resulting from them. (click here to read on)

November 2009

Feed Your Neighbour 09

Its been just over a year since we first launched this initiative. Though widely hailed as a success, the main criticism of the event was that it didn't provide for deeper and more meaningful discussions. So this year, following a consultation with friends from mosques and churches, we decided to change the format, in the hopes of creating an opportunitiy for people to form new friendships. (click here to read on)

Interfaith Week 2009

 

 

During Interfaith Week 2009, the schools of Burnley showcased some of the work their students have produced during RE lessons. The Showcase was launched on Monday, 16^th November 09 at the Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre by Helen Harrison, Lancashire County Council’s Consultant for RE and Collective Workshop, and was followed by a number of seminars led by a panel of RE experts and practitioners. (click here to read on) 

 

 

 

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Interfaith Barge Trip

 

A group of twenty participants from different faith backgrounds and age groups were invited to take part in a canal barge trip, along the Leeds and Liverpool canal and through the historic mile tunnel. Four participants from the Oman exchange programme were invited along with their counterparts from the U.K. We also welcomed six attendees from the United Reformed Church. Seven people from the Asian and White community also took part in the event. (click here to read on)

 

Archbishop Rowan's Visit to Burnley

 

 

The Faith Centre, the crown jewel of the Building Schools for the Future programme in Burnley, played host to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Communion, on bon-fire night. The evening began with a supper from a diverse mixture of cultures and an opportunity for people to network. Bishop John Goddard of Burnley led the day and the event was attended by a veritable who’s who of Lancashire’s Interfaith scene, as well as by other dignitaries, including Bishop Nicholas Reade of Blackburn and the Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley. (click here to read on)

 

 

 

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October 2009

Winter and Christmas Safety Campaign Launch

Winter is one of the hardest times of the year for the elderly, especially now with the undeniable impact of global warming. At Building Bridges in Burnley, we feel it is our responsibility as faith communities to try and improve the quality of life of the elderly. That is why this year we have partnered up with Lancashire Fire and Rescue and Faiths4Change, to try and make a difference by improving the level of safety at home. The campaign was launched on 29th October 09 at the Pennine Headquarters of Lancashire Fire and Rescue and was attended by a cross section of Burnley's diverse community. The launch began with a 40 minute tour of the facility and was followed by a half-hour presentation on Fire Safety in the Home and a 5 minute DVD. (click here)           

 

 

 

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September 2009 

 

Launch of Faith in England's Northwest Report

 

Each of the 12 faith based projects that featured in recent reserach undertaken by the Change Institue on behalf of the NW Forum of Faiths and the Northwest Regional Development Agency, including Building Bridges in Burnley, are mentioned in the resulting report which illustrates the impact faith communities are having on the social and economic life of the county.

 

This latest NWDA-sponsored research explores how faith groups effectively contribute to the outcomes of a range of public policy agendas. They do so as they pursue their day-to-day traditional role at the service of the community. The report was launched by Monsignor John Devine (NWDA) on 23rd Sept 09 at the Anglican/Methodist Centre, Ambleside, Cumbria. Extracts from the report can be found on the About Us page of this site. The full report can be downloaded from the NWDA website.

(click here).