Our special event in Oldham…….so much happening!!!
However – we had such a wonderful day!
800 children and teachers from 24 Primary, High schools and Colleges from many different cultures in and around Oldham, England took part
Wow – they had all been practising so hard for nearly 6 months for the event on 21st.
The 24 schools worked in 8 groups of 3 – and each group was given a theme to work with:
May Peace be in my Heart
May Peace be within my Family
May Peace be within my Friends
May Peace be in my School
May Peace be in Oldham (My Community)
May Peace be in my Country
May Peace be in All Living Beings
May Peace Prevail on Earth
All 8 themes – as above were presented one by one by each group. They had been given 10 mins per group to represent their theme in song/dance/drama/poem/photos – or whatever they liked.
A Robe had been specially commissioned to represent the above themes in the colours of the theme – see photo
A Song had been written by the children with help from Oldham Music Centre (also representing the above themes). The children had practised in their individual schools and came together on the day to all sing it together. It was quite special!
A Peace Pole was presented to the Deputy Mayor, that will be planted in Oldham…….
Our ‘Vision’ was to have a memorable event for the children – and to empower them to experience and know that they can choose to create ‘Peace’ in Oldham’ and ‘Peace on Earth’
Amazing!
May Peace be in Oldham
May Peace Prevail on Earth
