Today is the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukah & I'm looking forward to attending a civic reception in the new few days with members of the community. After what continues to be a difficult & challenging period I want to wish all our Leeds Jewish Community #HanukkahSameach

Pleased to be at Leeds #InternationalDayofDisabledPeople Marketplace Event with Kevin Ritchie and see so many great organisations.

Happy St Andrew's Day to everybody who is celebrating today. The Saltire has been flying from the Civic Hall and Town Hall throughout the day and Council buildings will be lit up blue and white in celebration tonight #StAndrewsDay23

2/2 Civic buildings will be lit up in purple to celebrate the contributions of disabled people to the success of Leeds as well as highlighting the many barriers and challenges that disabled people continue to face in their day to day lives.

1/2 I was pleased to attend #LeedsForAll marketplace at Leeds City Museum this morning to mark Sunday's International Day of Disabled People.

Great speeches to kick off #InternationalDayofDisabledPeople Marketplace Event in wonderful setting of Leeds City Museum

Sending warmest wishes to our faith & belief communities on #InterFaithWeek . Looking forward to attending ‘Light for Leeds’ on Sunday. The Inter Faith Week flag has been flying this week from Leeds Town Hall

Happy #Diwali to all those who are celebrating throughout Leeds and across the world. I would like to send my warmest wishes for happy and blessed celebrations #Diwali 2023

“When you go home tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow we gave our today”
Heartening to see so many people present & paying their respects at todays #RememberanceDay service & parade

Thank you Rose and Alice from Stop Hate UK, West Yorkshire Police and the council Equality team for raising awareness of what hate crime is and how to report it, really helpful!

First night of #Navratri spent with me mam. It was busy and literally electric, music was great. West Yorkshire Police Bradford Hindu Council BradfordForEveryone Alison Lowe OBE Dr Sofia Buncy MBE DL Bradford District Craven Health & Care Partnership Bradford 2025 Bradford Lord Mayor John Robins QPM DL #hindu #CommunityEngagement

Bradford faith communities unite in a statement praying for peace in Israel/Palestine. ⁦Council for Mosques (Bradford)⁩ Bradford Synagogue Bradford Hindu Council ⁦Diocese of Leeds⁩ ⁦Bradford Cathedral⁩ ⁦BradfordForEveryone⁩ @Bradford_T&A ⁦K England CBE 💙⁩ ⁦Sabbiyah Pervez⁩

We continue to grieve with the Israeli people - and our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world - after the abhorrent terrorist attacks by Hamas.

But I plead that the sins of Hamas are not borne by the citizens of Gaza.

My statement this evening: archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/news-and-…

Ganesh Chaturthi is a celebration of the birth of Lord Ganesh. This is a ten day festival which is celebrated with the utmost enthusiasm across the Hindu Community. May Lord Ganesh always shower blessings to enlighten us all with knowledge, to be our mentor, guide and protector.

Launch of Leeds Council News Inclusive Growth Strategy 2024-2030 this morning at Horizon Leeds with Eve Roodhouse Tom Riordan James Lewis Kully Thiarai. and more. Looking forward to contributing to what #InclusiveGrowth can look like for #EastLeeds and #arts #culture sector.

💡Huge Light Night Leeds news today!💡 The two night spectacular will be back on October 12 and 13, with more than 50 beautiful installations themed around Future Dreaming. It's gonna be a good one! Read more here: news.leeds.gov.uk/news/dream-a-l…

It's less than a month until National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Our launch event for the week in Leeds focuses on LGBT+ hate and the national and local response to it. For more information and to reserve your place see here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-hate-c…

#LeedsNoPlaceforHate

I would like to wish the Jewish community in Leeds Shana Tovah as you celebrate your new year. A time for celebration and being with family and friends but also reflection #ShanahTovah