Virtual Lambeth Country Show 2021
In 2021 there was a Virtual Lambeth Country Show for a second year
on 17 and 18 July.
The FTiL message remained unchanged.
In 2021 there was a Virtual Lambeth Country Show for a second year
on 17 and 18 July.
The FTiL message remained unchanged.
Saturday 11th September 2021 from 11am until 4pm
The Walk started at Christ Church, 3 Christ Church Road, SW2 3ET,
and proceeded down Brixton Hill to the Caribbean Hindu Temple and the Methodist Church,
pausing at Brixton Orchard to see the tree recently donated by South London Liberal Synagogue,
and then on to Stockwell Green Mosque.
Details here.
This year the breakfast gathering took place on Zoom, 9am - 11am, Thursday 4th February.
After Saleha welcomed us, Simi prayed, remembering last year,
and God's Love Wins (artwork by Bethany Lock) was screen shared.
Two of our local Members of Parliament took part, along with representatives of Lambeth Council, Lambeth and Southwark Police, and the South-East London NHS Clinical Commissioning Group. The issue of Covid vaccination hesitancy was addressed head on.
The webinar took place on Monday 9th November at 6.30pm. You can see the video here.
One of the important aims of the Inter Faith Walks has been to provide opportunities for learning about the centres that are visited and thus to help reduce prejudice and negative stereotypes.
In 2020 there was a Virtual Lambeth Country Show
on 18 and 19 July.
See the FTiL message .
FTiL continued its tradition of marking the UN's interfaith harmony week with a Thursday breakfast, this time at Streatham Mosque. Around 70 people attended. The event took on greater significance as a show of unity after the incident in Streatham High Street on Sunday 2nd February.
At the beginning, Imam Mumtaz recited verses from the Holy Qur'an and
then the Bishop of Southwark shared words he had spoken in the House of Lords.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham since 12th December, spoke at the breakfast
Phillipe Cotgreave de Rahman introduced prayers offered by members of South London Inter Faith Group.
At the breakfast, Dan May-Miller of Streatham Baptist Church publicised the Streatham Stands Together events taking place two days later
which included a visit by Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.
Afterwards, Rabbi Nathan Godleman wrote his Thought for the Week for South London Liberal Synagoge
10.45 – 12.45 (including service) South London Liberal Synagogue 1 Prentis Road, SW16 1QB
1.00 - 1.30 St Leonard’s Church Streatham High Rd/Tooting Bec Gdns, SW16 1HS
1.40 - 2.30 (with lunch break) South London Islamic Centre 8 Mitcham Lane SW16 6NN
3.05 - 3.35 Hyderi Islamic Centre 26 Estreham Road SW16 5PQ
4.00– 4.30 Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple 72 Colmer Road SW16 5JZ
For an eighth year FTiL had a stall at Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park, 20 and 21 July.
This year the stall was shared with partner organisations including
Streatham Rotary (for the Stroke Association), Macular Society, Society of St Vincent de Paul, Jamyang Buddhist Centre and The Baytree Centre.