In support of Visit My Mosque Day, I was pleased to join colleagues and visit the Wentworth Hall Mosque in Carshalton today. I attended with Councillors Jed Dwight, Catherine Gray, Neil Garratt and our candidate for the Wallington North by-election, Charlotte Leonard.
Visit My Mosque day is a national initiative facilitated by the Muslim Council of Britain encouraging 250+ mosques across the UK to hold open days to welcome in their neighbours from all faiths and none and build bridges across communities.
Wentworth Hall is run by the Muslim Cultural and Welfare Association of Sutton (MCWAS) and I was delighted to have the chance to discuss with them what they do in the local community, find out more about Islam and even observe live prayer.
I truly believe events like this are an excellent way of building bridges and bringing communities together. At a time of uncertainty and tension, this is a great way to develop understanding and tackle discrimination.
I want to thank them for their warm welcome, and I would encourage people to come along to next year's Visit My Mosque Day to find out more.