TOURS OF PLACES OF WORSHIP IN REDBRIDGE: REDBRIDGE BUDDHIST VIHARA, Thursday 22nd May 2025- 1pm to 2.30pm
VENUE:- REDBRIDGE BUDDHIST VIHARA, 9 Balfour Road, Ilford, IG1 4HP DATE:- THURSDAY 22nd MAY 2025 TIME:- 1.OOpm – 2.30pm On our Annual Walks of Peace we have the opportunity to have a short tour of some of the many Places of Worship in Redbridge. Many participants have shown interest in…
Read MoreRFF Network Meeting – ‘A Meeting for Nourishment in a Time of Climate Crisis’
Redbridge Faith Forum joint Network Meeting with North East London Eco Faith (NELEF) . A Meeting for Nourishment in a Time of Climate Crisis Tuesday 29th April 2025 Ilford Salvation Army Church & Community Centre, 15 Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1BH Over 65 people gathered for a heartfelt MEET & EAT TOGETHER event focused on the intersection…
Read MoreVaisakhi:- 14th April 2025
VAISAKHI: Khalsa Sajna Divas Vaisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It marks the day in 1699 when Guru Gobind Singh Ji the 10th Sikh Guru established the Khalsa Panth at Sri Anandpur Sahib. It is also known as Khalsa Sajna Divas which usually takes place on 13 or 14 April. In…
Read MoreFaith Festivals… Pesach 12th April to 20th April
What Pesach means to me… by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum This is the festival of Passover. This remembers the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. We eat unleavened bread (Matzo) as the Israelites didn’t have time to bake bread because of their speedy departure from Egypt. …
Read MoreHindu Festivals – NAWRATRAS -CHATRIA NAVRATRAS: 30th March to 7th April 2025
What is this festival? Naw or Nav means nine, ratra means night so it is the festival of nine nights. As with all other Hindu festivals there are a few different aspects attached to the festival of Nawratras ie Seasonal: The nawratras are celebrated twice a year, in the Spring, Chatria Navratras and in the…
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