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Forthcoming Projects & Events for 2017

Faith Trails & School Assemblies for 2017

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 2017
 
11/01/17 - St Thomas of Canterbury RC School - Swaminarayan Mandir. Cancelled
17/01/17 - St Saviours-Ringley - Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Emmanuel Church. Completed
18/01/17 - St Thomas Bury - Zakariyya Mosque and Swaminarayan Mandir 2 groups. Completed
18/01/17 - Farnworth 22nd Cubs - Zakariyya 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm. Evening visit. Completed
23/01/17 - Brandwood Community School - Zakariyya Mosque only. Completed

February 2017
 
01/02/17 - "The Library Group" from Westhoughton - Zakariyya Mosque. Completed
07/02/17 St. Thomas Methodist - Westhoughton - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
08/02/17 - Tonge Moor Primary School at the Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
10/02/17 - Ladywood School - Swaminarayan Mandir only. Completed
14/02/17 - Bolton Council Workers - Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Emmanuel Church. Completed
15/02/17 - Beaumont Primary School - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
16/02/17 - St. Thomas Chequerbent Westhoughton - Zakariyya Mosque and Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
21/02/17 - BLG (NCS) Project 3 groups - Zakariyya, Swaminarayan & Emmanuel Church. Completed
21/02/17 - Bolton School Boys Division - year 7b, 7c, 7d at Veda Mandir. Completed
22/02/17 - Bolton School Boys Division - year 7b, 7c, 7d at Veda Mandir. Completed
 
March 2017
 
01/03/17 - Hindley Green Community School - Zakariyya Mosque and Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
02/03/17 - Highfield Primary School Farnworth - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church. Completed
13/03/17 - Leverhume CP School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church. Completed
15/03/17 - Tauhdeeul Boys High School - Swaminarayan Mandir Deane, Emmanuel Church and Zakariyya Mosque (lunch). Completed
16/03/17 - Mount St.Josephs School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church. Completed
20/03/17 - Unsworth Primary School - Swaminarayan Mandir Deane. Completed
28/03/17 - Devonshire Rd Primary at Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Emmanuel Church. Completed
 
April 2017

12/04/17 - Bishop Bridgeman Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque only. Completed
27/04/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Deane & Deane Parish Church.(Lunch at School) only 6 puplis and staff. Completed
 
May 2017
 
01/05/17 - Bolton School Boys & Girls French Exchange students 2 visit - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
2-3-4/05/17 - Turton School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Victoria Hall 3 days. Completed
03/05/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Year 1 - Emmanuel Church. Completed
04/05/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Year 3 - Swaminarayan Mandir & Church - has to be another church as election day - also Turton arriving at Mandir 11.00 am. Completed
08/05/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Year 4 - Swaminarayan Mandir & Emmanuel Church. Completed
09/05/17 - St. Matthew's Little Lever - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church. Completed
10/05/17 - The Valley School Blackburn Road - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
11/05/17 - The Valley School Blackburn Road - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
12/05/17 - Ladywood School Little Lever - Emmanuel Church - (Special needs). Completed
15/05/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Year 6 - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir and Emmanuel Church. Completed
15/05/17 - Primary School from Atherton - Zakariyya Mosque only (pm visit). Completed
16/05/17 - Safe Guarding Team - CCG/NHS - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & St.Thomas Church . Completed
17/05/17 - Oakdene Primary School St.Helens - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
18/05/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Emmanuel Church. Completed
23/05/17 - Clevelands Prep.School - Zakariyya Mosque only. Completed
 
June 2017
 
06/06/17 - St Michael's Cof E Primary School - Swaminarayan Mandir Deane Rd. Completed
07/06/17 - Pikes Lane Primary School - Year 2 - Emmanuel Church. Completed
13/06/17 - Clevelands Prep.School - Veda Mandir only. Completed
15/06/17 - Claypool Primary School Horwich 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
19 to 22 June (4 days) Canon Slade School - Zakariyya Mosque and Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
 
July 2017
 
04/07/17 - St. Thomas CE Primary School - ( Halliwell) at Krishna Mandir. Completed
04/07/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Deane, & St. A&G Church Town Centre. Completed
05/07/17 - Ladybridge High School -(all day) Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, and Church TBC. Completed
06/07/17 - Beaumont Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque only. Completed
11/07/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Veda Mandir, Emmanuel and another Church in town Centre. Completed
11/07/17 - Bury Church of England High - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Trinity Methodist Church. Completed
18/07/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & St. A&G Church Town Centre. Completed
25/07/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Victoria Hall. Completed
27/07/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Emmanuel Church. Completed
 
August 2017
 
01/08/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Bank St. Chapel Church. Completed
08/08/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls Club - NCS Project - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir & Victoria Hall. Completed
 
September 2017
 
18/09/17 - BeamountPrimary School. Completed
25/09/17 - Clarendon Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque,Swaminarayan Mandir & Emmanuel Church. Completed
 
October 2017
 
03/10/17 - 5th Tyldesley Clubs - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
04/10/17 - 5th Tyldesley Clubs - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
05/10/17 - University of Bolton Fresher week - Zakariyya Mosque,Swaminarayan Mandir & Church TBC. (afternoon visit). Completed
10/10/17 - Cleveland Prep. School - Yr 6 Class- Presentation about Navratri & Diwali - BHF / BIC. Completed
11/10/17 - 16th Clubs group - Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
11/10/17 - St.Peter's CE - Farnworth - Swaminarayan Mandir, Zakariyya Mosque. Completed
12/10/17 - Darul Uloom - Islamic Boys School - Bolton- at Swaminarayan Mandir. Completed
16/10/17 - School assembly - Hinduism & Diwali at Beaumont Primary - by BHF & BIC. Completed
16/10/17 - Hazelhurst Primary School - Ramsbottom - Swaminarayan Mandir Only. Completed
18/10/17 - St.Gregory'RC - Swaminarayan Mandir, Zakariyya Mosque. Completed
24/10/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls 0 NSC 3 groups - Zakariyya Mosque, Swaminarayan Mandir, Victoria Hall. Completed
28/10/17 - Bolton Lads & Girls 0 NSC 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir & Victoria Hall. (Saturday Visit). Completed

November 2017
 
03/11/17 - Life Bridge Asend - St. Georges House - Swaminarayan mandir - Special Needs. Completed
06/11/17 - Oxford Grove Primary - Veda Mandir. Completed
08/11/17 - Ladywood School - Zakariyya Mosque only - Special Needs. Completed
14/11/17 - Bolton Muslim Girls School- Emmanuel Church, Swaminarayan Mandir- 2 groups arrive at Zakariyya Mosque at 12.30 for lunch & faith trail of the Mosque. Completed
21/11/17 - Bolton School Girls Division - 120 students- to Zakariyya Mosque only (2 groups). Completed
28/11/17 - Ladybridge Primary School - Zakariyya Mosque,Swaminarayan Mandir & Emmanuel Church. Completed
 
 
 
December 2017
 
01/12/17 - Eden Boys ( 120) at St Thomas CE Church. Completed
04/12/17 - Sharples Primary at Swaminarayan Mandir only. Completed
11/12/17 - Bolton Council - Bolton Social Services staff - Swaminarayan Mandir, Zakariyya Mosque & Emmanuel Church.
 Completed
12/12/17- Group from SEND - at Zakariyya Mosque. Completed
19/12/17 - Tauhdeel Girls Islam School- Swaminarayan Mandir, Zakariya Mosque and Church to be sorted. Completed

BIC lead Community Events for 2017

January 2017
 
25/01/17 - Holocaust Memorial Day at UTC Bolton. Completed

February 2017
 
March 2017
 
26/03/17 - Hold Peace Prayers in memory of Westminster attack on 22/03/17 at Swaminarayan Mandir well attended. Completed
 
April 2017

 
May 2017
 
 
 
June 2017
 
17/06/17 - "Great Get Together" in Memory of Jo Cox's 1st Anniversary - Nationwide events in the ceremony at Bolton Central Library 11am to 12.30pm. Completed
21/06/17 - Genocide Memorial Day Ceremony- Festival Hall. Completed

 
July 2017
 
 
August 2017
 
03/08/17 - Discussion with Bishop of Bolton - Rt Rev Mark Ashcroft 6.30pm to 8.30pm Friends Meeting House. Completed
 
September 2017
 
October 2017
 
17/10/17 - "Prayers for World Peace" during the week. Completed

 
November 2017

National Interfaith week in UK will be from 12th to 19th November which will include Remembrance Day. Completed
 
December 2017
 
 

BIC Supporting Other Community Organisation Events for 2017

January 2017
 
31/01/17 - Attending Vision Conference at Bolton Town Hall. Completed

February 2017

 
March 2017
 
22/03/17 - SACRE Meeting 1.30 pm. Completed
28/03/17 - "Ambition for Ageing" Networking event at The Hub. Completed
 
April 2017
 
06/04/17 - Supporting the First AGM of Bolton City of Sanctuary at Friends Meeting House. Young Ambassadors to be involved and all other available support. Completed
29/04/17 - Peace by Peace - Albert Square Manchester. Completed
 
May 2017
 
06/05/17 - Support Six Little pick sessions - Deane Derby Area. Completed
09/05/17 - "YUG PUSRUSH" Gandhi Drama Victoria Hall. Completed
 
June 2017
 
25/06/17 - International Yoga Day at Memory Lane Hall. Completed
25/06/17 - Party in Park let by St Peter's Church. Completed
 
July 2017
 
05/07/17 - IFN - National meeting & AGM 30th anniversary in London. Completed
12/07/17 - SACRE Meeting - 5.00pm. Completed
 
August 2017
 
 
September 2017
 
October 2017
 

November 2017
 

December 2017

Forthcoming Projects & Events for 2018

Faith Trails & School Assemblies for 2018

09/01/18 - St. Thomas CE Primary - year 4 - Swaminarayan Mandir.
09/01/18 - St. Thomas CE Primary - year 5 Zakariyya Mosque.
10/01/18 - Tauhdeel Islam Boys' High School - year 7 - 2 groups - Swaminarayan Mandir, Emmanuel Church.
15/01/18 - St Catherine's CE Primary - Swaminarayan Mandir & Zakariyya Mosque.
17/01/18 - St Brendans Primary - Swaminarayan Mandir and Zakariyya Mosque.
18/01/18 - Life Bridge - ASEND - Zakariyya Mosque only.
22/01/18 - St. Thomas - CE - YR 4 - Swaminarayan Mandir and Yr 5 at Zakariyya Mosque.
24/01/18 - Holocaust Memorial Day Service - Festival Hall.
20/02/18 - Bolton Lads & Girls -NCS Project- THREE Groups - Swaminarayan Mandir, Zakariya Mosque and Church TBC.
26/02/18 - School Direct - 10 Adult students plus staff - Swaminarayan Mandir only.
15/03/18 - Oxford Grove Primary - year 2 - New Madaina Mosque.
22/03/18 - Oxford Grove Primary - year 5 - New Madaina Mosque.
08 to 10 May - 3 days - Turton High School - Swaminarayan Mandir, Zakariyya Mosque, Victoria Hall.
20/06/18 - Genocide Memorial Day Service - Festival Hall ( Refugee Week).

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