An eventful day in Bradford

It was raining ofcourse, as we all set off by train for Bradford! By we, I mean a lively group of people from several countries in the EU- England,Germany, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Turkey and Bulgaria, all spending a week together learning about Yorkshire culture and learning things like blogging!. On arrival, we were immediately whisked off to Carlisle Business Centre in Manningham where we learnt about how the local, largely Pakistani, community has been helped by Action for Business which helps local businesses and community groups in an area that became disadvantaged when the local mills closed down and immigrant workers became unemployed.
We were shown the local mosque , where our host Naweed, demonstrated how prayers are held in the large carpeted hall and the women are kept upstairs behind a one way glass window. The mosque is keen to encourage the public to visit the mosque and learn more about muslims (Sunni) and Islam which maybe helps us to understand their culture and life in Britain.