Kirklees Together

Together with local community and faith groups, we’ll be celebrating Inter Faith Week 2021 which begins on Remembrance Sunday. There are lots of events or opportunities for you to get involved across Kirklees. Everyone is welcome, whether you’re religious or not.

What is Inter Faith Week?

Inter Faith Week takes place from Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 November. It’s a chance to celebrate the positive contribution different faiths bring to the local community and wider society.

It’s also an opportunity to come together to learn more about religious diversity and gain a greater understanding of different beliefs, cultures and traditions.

Thanks to students at Greenhead College for helping to mark Inter Faith Week.

What’s on in Kirklees?

We have a timetable of events happening throughout the week. If you attend an event and want to give us a shout out on socials, use the hashtag #KirkleesIFW

Inter Faith Week 2021_event guide leaflet_digital 

 

Event	Date / Time	Venue	Details
Remembrance Service	Saturday 6 November 10.50am	Market Place, Huddersfield	Brief service dedicating the Garden of Remembrance.
Remembrance Service	Sunday 14 November 10.30am	Huddersfield Town Hall	Remembrance Sunday parade sets off to Huddersfield Parish Church for a Service of Remembrance at 10.50 – 11.40am. The parade will then return to the Town Hall via Market Place, where the Mayor will take the salute and make his address. Following the National Anthem and dismissal, everyone is invited in for refreshments.
Remembrance Service	Wednesday 10 November 10.30am	Memorial Gardens, Longcauseway, Dewsbury	Brief service dedicating the Garden of Remembrance.
Remembrance Service	Sunday 14 November 10.20am	Dewsbury Town Hall	Remembrance Sunday parade sets off from Dewsbury Town Hall to Dewsbury Minster for a Service of Remembrance at 10.30am – 11.30am. The parade will then return to the Memorial Gardens on Longcauseway for a wreath laying service where the Deputy Mayor will make his address. Following the National Anthem and dismissal, everyone is invited into the Town Hall for refreshments.
A Village Remembers	Sunday 14 November 10.50am	St Saviour’s Church, Dewsbury, WF13 3HL	Two-minute silence at 11am, the unveiling of two new memorials, and wreath laying by a local Scout troop. For more details email Fr. George Spencer at hospitalgeorge@gmail.com
Women Together Cook and Eat Session	Saturday 13 November 10am – 1.30pm	Ravensthorpe Community Centre	Coming together to share traditional family recipes. Sharing the stories behind them and the enjoyment of food with friends. Invite only event for the Women’s Together Group. For further information on how to join our Women’s Together Group, please email Claire Ewart at cohesion@kirklees.gov.uk
Roses for Peace	Monday 15 to Saturday 20 November	Locations include Batley, Birstall, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Mirfield and Huddersfield	Sharing a peace and friendship message. Come and join in. For details email markumpleby@hotmail.com or soni_irf@yahoo.co.uk
Schools Online Assembly	Throughout the week starting Monday 15 November	Online	Local faith leaders coming together for an online school assembly for Inter Faith Week 2021. Providing a school assembly that can be used in any setting. For details email markumpleby@hotmail.com or soni_irf@yahoo.co.uk
Interfaith Week Book Display	Throughout the week starting Monday 15 November	Libraries	Interfaith week book displays in various libraries. For details email jude.lynn@kirklees.gov.uk
What is Your Sacred Place?	Throughout the week starting Monday 15 November	Online	Share a picture of your sacred place where you find calm, peace and serenity; a place of worship, a room in your home or a bench where you sit. Wherever it is we’d like a picture and 20 words of why it’s important to you. Your sacred place will be shared with others on the Cohesion Team’s social media. Send the pic and message to cohesion@kirklees.gov.uk
Festival of Peace	Tuesday 16 November 1.30pm	St John’s Church, Golcar, Huddersfield	Local schools coming together to make presentations on the theme of peace. For info contact Simon Crook at revscrook@gmail.com
Faith and Food Event (Sikh Religion)	Tuesday 16 November 11am-1pm	Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Prospect Street Springwood, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX	For centuries faith has determined to a large extent the foods people eat. During Interfaith Week we would like to raise awareness of different types of foods in the Sikh faith, what are the dietary requirements, learn why they exist, taste some of the favourite recipes, get to know one another and share a few food thoughts! Open to faith and community groups or schools. For more info contact Jas Sohanpal at jas.s.sohanpal@gmail.com
Festival of Peace	Wednesday 17 November 1.30pm	St Mark’s Church, Longwood, Huddersfield	Local schools coming together to make presentations on the theme of peace. For more info contact Simon Crook at revscrook@gmail.com
Exploring Big Questions	Wednesday 17 November 9am-12pm (3 x 50 minute sessions)	An online conference for secondary school students	Explore ‘Reconciliation’, ‘Refugees’ and ‘Created Human’ from the perspectives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each theme will use a process called ‘scriptural reasoning’. This includes looking at a short religious text from each of the three faiths, listening to the perspectives of local faith leaders, asking questions and discussing the topic. Book one session or all three. Contact Helen Rivers at helen.rivers@kirkleeseduction.uk
Faith and Food Event (Muslim Religion)	Thursday 18 November 11am-12pm	Zakaria Education Centre, 39 Warren Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9LX	For centuries faith has determined to a large extent the foods people eat. During Interfaith Week we would like to raise awareness of different types of foods in the Muslim faith, what are the dietary requirements, learn why they exist, taste some of the favourite recipes, get to know one another and share few food thoughts! Open to faith and community groups or schools. For more info contact Shoyeb Yusuf at soyebm949@gmail.com
‘Story Tree’ Primary Schools Diversity Day	Friday 19 November 10.30am and 1.30pm	Online. In person at Huddersfield Parish Church	An interfaith event for Years 2-5 based around stories from different faith communities on the theme of trees. Pupils will be given the opportunity to meet faith representatives online or in person. For more info contact contact Helen Rivers at helen.rivers@kirkleeseduction.uk
Faith and Food Event (Hindu Religion)	Saturday 20 November 2pm-3pm	Huddersfield Hindu Mandir, 20 Zetland Street, Huddersfield HD1 2RA	For centuries faith has determined to a large extent the foods people eat. During Interfaith Week we would like to raise awareness of different types of foods in the Hindu faith, what are the dietary requirements, learn why they exist, taste some of the favourite recipes, get to know one another and share few food thoughts! Open to faith and community groups or schools. For more info contact Kieran Bali at huddersfieldmandir@googlemail.com