DOZENS gathered for an annual Peace Walk from one of Southampton’s most popular city centre spots.
The group were from various faiths got together to enjoy visits to some of the city’s religious centres.
Organised by Southampton’s Council of Faiths it is one of a number of events aimed at bringing people of different faiths together in the name of education and mutual understanding.
Buddhist and organiser David Vane said: “Lots of people have never been in a mosque or a temple or synagogue so it’s just about showing people what they are like and what people do in them”.
Malkeat Singh added: “It’s to break down barriers of understanding, because we live in a world where there’s so much multiculturalism and different faiths and these things are opportunities for people to get a better understanding”.
The walk was set to take in a stop at the Abu Bhakr mosque for lunch, before heading off to the Vedic Sikh Temple and then to the Gurduwara Temple before ending at St Mary’s Church.
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