ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUE CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE

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ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUECASTLEMERE COMMUNITY
CENTRE

• INTEGRATION DIVERSITY WITHIN THE STREET SCENE
• Ken Usman-Smith DMS Tech RTPI

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• THE CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE IS NOW THE HEART
  OF THE SECULAR COMMUNITY.
• IT OFFERS EVERYTHING FROM SURE START NURSERY TO
  THE HEALTHY LIVING GYM AND AGE CONCERN LUNCHEON
  CLUB

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• THE ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUE BUILT FOR 1.3M
  RAISED FROM THE SAME LOCAL DEPRIVED ETHNIC
  MINORITY
• THAT COMMUNITY SHARES THE SAME CUSTOMER BASE AND
  THE SAME AIMS IN PROMOTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO
  REALISE ITS FULL POTENTIAL

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ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUECASTLEMERE COMMUNITY
CENTRE
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ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUECASTLEMERE COMMUNITY
CENTREThe two minarets over the roof tops
showing a physical representation of this
integration and diversity
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THE USE OF THE LOWER LEVEL PLAYGROUND TO SITE THE
MOSQUE MADE THE FULL HEIGHT DOME UNOBTRUSIVE IN
THE SRTREET SCENE
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THE WINDOW DETAIL ADDED INTEREST AS DID THE
CURTAIN WALL ECHOING THE DOME OF THE ROCK MOSQUE
IN JERUSALEM
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ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUECASTLEMERE COMMUNITY
CENTRE

• AND WAS JERUSALEM BUILDED HERE AMONG THOSE DARK
  SATANIC MILLS (WILLIAM BLAKE 1757-1827)
• THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY CAME TO WORK IN THE MILLS IN
  THE 1960S AND TODAY THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THAT OLD
  HYMNS PRAYER IN ENGLANDS GREEN AND PLEASANT
  LAND (ROCHDALE CENTROL MOSQUE 1997- ONGOING)

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THE RECENT LANDSCAPING SCHEME ECHOS THE THEME OF
A GARDEN OF PARADISE IN ENGLANDS GREEN AND
PLEASANT LAND
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WATER AND GREENERY TO BRING AN OASIS INTO THE
LOCAL STREET SCENE COMPLETED 2005/6
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INTEGRATION DIVERSITYTHE STREET SCENE IS ABOUT
PEOPLE AS WELLEthnic Minority Business Awards
2005 THIS YEARS ETHNIC MINORITY BUSINESS
SUPPORT AWARDS CEREMONY SAW THOSE MEMBERS OF THE
MOSQUE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE ACHIEVE THESE AWARDS
FOR RTHE WORK AND THE BUSINESS VENTURES THAT HAVE
BEEN BORN OUT OF THE MOSQUE AND COMMUNITY
CENTREAwards were given out to honour the
efforts, accomplishments, and positive
contributions of ethnic minority businesses, and
to generate public recognition for new starters
in the borough.
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• Business Woman of the Year Nasima Mughal from
  Mann Salwa
• (COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
  MEMBER)Business Mentor of the Year Hafiz Malik
  from Castlemere Community Centre
• (COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER AND
  CENTRE MANAGER)
• Best Food Provider of the Year Mann Salwa
• (SET UP USING SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE)
• Community awards were also given out to
  acknowledge those who go the extra mile and
  embrace diversity in Rochdale. Ken Usman-Smith
  (COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGEMANT COMMITTEE MEMBER)
  was given one such award to recognise the 15
  years work in setting up this organisation and
  mentoring hundreds of local people to meet
  capacity building needs this community has.

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ROCHDALE CENTRAL MOSQUECASTLEMERE COMMUNITY
CENTRE

• INTEGRATION DIVERSITY WITHIN THE STREET SCENE
• Ken Usman-Smith DMS Tech RTPI