Woodfarm Education Centre

NewsletterApril 2012Newsletter 03

Bridging Communities Together - 1 Burns Grove, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 7HF

Another Successful Market @ the Grove Another successful Family Fun Day Meena Bazaar has been held at WEC again.Continued on page 3

Creative Writers Hits AgainExplore Learning have held more sessions for children during the February school break. Over 50 youngsters aged between 7-13 attended three Workshops on the themes: Charlie and Lola, Matilda and Harry Potter.

Dr Amir Hussain, WEC Trustee and Education Co-ordinator, thanked Explore Learning for supporting the Centre. “It is great to see WEC being a number one choice for these workshops and classes being fully booked each time. This al-lows youngsters to use their breaks more productively.”

All WelcomeLocal arts & crafts, hand-made jewellery, food,

make-overs, bouncy castle multi-cultural local

community stalls, children’s entertainment and

much much more!

Entry Fee: Adults: £1, Children under 12: free

Limited Stalls Available, Tel. 07950930692

For further details: events@woodfarmeducationcentre.org.uk

Woodfarm Education Centre,

1 Burns Grove, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 7HF

@ The Grove

Sponsors

Saturday 11th

February 12pm – 5pm

Interschool Quran Competition The Centre’s youth classes successfully participated in the Glasgow Inter School competition again this year, organised by Al- Meezan.

Last years success when Hafsah Bashir came first for delivering a speech on Salat and Sana Bashir came second in the Nasheed Com-petition was not replicated and no major prize was won this year. WEC Trustee, Mr Mohammed Rashid added, “I hope and pray for all the children continue entering this great competition. I am sure they will bring more success next year inshaAllah.”

Inter-faith Lectures at Woodfarm High SchoolWEC volunteer, and Chair of New To Islam (NTI) group, Abdul Azeem Climie, has been appointed Muslim Chaplain for Woodfarm High School. Br. Abdul Azeem gave a series of interfaith talks to the School students on Fri, 16 Feb 2012, which were very well received by pupils of all faiths.

John Stuart, the Depute Head, said: Abdul Azeem Climie’s Assemblies were well received. The content of the talk was very interesting.

Continued on page 3

Jumah Started at WECIn Nov 2011 WEC estab-lished it’s Jumah programme for adults - which was the first in East Ren for 40 years! This is in addition to the established Jumah prayer for children, held weekly during the school lunch hour.

WEC Trustee, Haji Rafique Chaudhry welcomed this news, “It is great to see WEC being able to accomodate ev-eryone; young and old, male and female for jummah”

Don’t Miss LecturesMaulana Habib Ur Rehman’s weekly lectures on a wide range of topics, every Friday, after Maghrib Salat

From Fajar to Ishaa daily jamats. See back page for times

The leader of East Renfrewshire Council, Councillor Jim Fletcher visited WEC on Friday, 13 April, to announce the good news to the local Muslim community. The Centre’s acquisition from the local Council by the Trustees had been officially confirmed by the ERC Cabinet at its meeting on 12 April, with the charitable Woodfarm Educational Trust retaining eventual outright ownership of the facility and its grounds, and with current major restrictions no longer in place.

Councillor Fletcher said: “I am delighted that this overdue facility now finally belongs to the local Muslim community and I am very pleased that it has been such a tremendous success since its opening in ramadhan of 2010.” Trust Chair Mr Rashid said: “The Trustees and the local Muslim com-munity shall always remain indebted to Councillor Fletcher and his colleagues, Ken Macintosh MSP and Jim Murphy MP, for their unflinching support over the past four years, which has made this historic success possible. We look forward to further building on this together.”

Councillor Jim Fletcher congratulating the WEC Trustees, Mr Rashid and Mr Chaudhry on the successful acquisition

WEC acquisition from Council Confirmed!

WEC is your Community Centre, open for you and for your use In line with the Trust’s aims and objectives, the Woodfarm Education Centre (WEC) caters for all aspects of the Islamic faith and promotes a policy of tolerance and mutual respect for all religions and cultures.

WEC is not associated or related to any organisation or mosque in Glasgow but has its own independent ethos and code of conduct based on universal and Islamic principles of justice, compassion and service to humanity, which also promotes religious and racial harmony – in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Trust.

Therefore all organisations and people from all walks of the community are welcomed at the centre providing the activi-ties they promote are in accordance with its ethos.

URGENT WEC APPEAL 2012In order to build on its great success over the past year, which has culminated in the Woodfarm Educational Trust now securing the facility from the Council for an indefinite period, the Trust is now looking to raise a further £150,000 in order to carry out long needed refurbishments to the roof, aged (oil-based) heating system and car park as well as to help maintain the building for our generations to come.

Radio Ramadhan Glasgow generously donated more than £7,000 and over £50,000 was raised at the last WEC fund raising dinner on 25 Sep 2011. Please play YOUR part in our efforts and remember the Muslim community has never had such a central facility in the 40 years it’s been in East Renfrewshire.

Please collect a Pledge Card from the Centre or download it from the website. Also Direct debit forms are available at the Centre and online.

Feedback from the wider community “Can I also take this opportunity of thanking W.E.T as you have been nothing but excellent neighbours since taking ownership of the centre. Keep up the good work.”

Colin Girvan (Woodfarm Residents Group)

“Another successful event. WEC goes from strength to strength – and really at the heart of the community.”

Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood

Get Your 2012 Calendar NOWWEC Wallplanners for 2012 are now ready. Please collect your copy from the front desk. A donation of £3 is sug-gested (with all proceeds going to charity as usual).

WEC is most grateful to all its Wallplanner sponsors, in particular Habeel Tariq of Minuteman Press (High Street, Glasgow), who has professionally designed and printed the planners. Thanks to ALL our other WEC 2012 Calendar sponsors.

Hiring WEC Facilities WEC is a large detached building, with extensive, with dedicated car parking. Facilities include a large community hall (with up to 150 seating capacity), a fully fitted kitchen and five good sized multi-purpose rooms, all of which are available for hire (at nominal charges – to cover the Cen-tre’s running costs only). There is also a Prayer Hall and dedicated Wudhu facility.

For further details and to download a full timetable of activities, WEC Hiring Facilities form and the WEC Code of Conduct, please see the WEC website: www.woodfarmeducationcentre.org.uk. You can also find us on Facebook as well as by email: admin@woodfarmeducationcentre.org.uk

Wholefoods Market Select WECExcellent News: Woodfarm Education Centre (WEC) was selected by Wholefoods Market (Giffnock Store) as its ‘Community Cup Partner’ in East Renfrewshire - Whole-foods will donate 5% of the sales of its Giffnock Blend coffee to WEC following the end of December 2011.

Open Community Evenings @ WEC - every month Meet for tea with your Muslim Neighbours at WEC, on the second Thursday of each month,7PM-8PM. Open invita-tion from the Muslim community to further enhance the good relations we already enjoy in East Renfrewshire & Glasgow.

Join your neighbours for a cup of tea in an informal get together, on the SECOND Thursday of each month, from 7PM-8PM, at WEC. The first event was held successfully on: Thursday, 9th Feb 2012. These monthly events are jointly organized by WEC and NTI (www.newtoislam.co.uk). ALL ARE WELCOME.

Dates for forthcoming Open Community Days at WEC (all from: 7PM-8PM): 10 May, 14 June, 12 July, 9 Aug, 13 Sep, 11 Oct, 8 Nov and 13 Dec 2012. These events (which are the first of their kind in East Renfrewshire) are also advertised on the “What’s On East Renfrewshire: Website, to whom WEC is very grateful: http://www.whatsoneastrenfrewshire.co.uk/communi-ty/2012/03/08/open-community-evenings/

Calling all Mums and their Little Ones!WEC’s drop-in “Little ones ‘n’ Mums” group is continuing to grow, and the volunteering mothers are planning to or-ganize a series of fund raising events this year - see WEC’s facebook page for details.

The group’s weekly sessions run every Tuesday, 10.30AM-12.30PM. The group is for mothers and their little ones (0-5 years) to come along and make new friends. There is play time followed by circle (including Islamic Nursery rhymes) and snack time, all in a relaxed and fun environment. Costs are £2 for the first child and £1 per additional child.

Overview of other WEC Activities (Full Timetable Overleaf, on website and Facebook)

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR WEC VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS

AND SUPPORTERSWho keep our centre running by: becoming volunteers; organise events; lead activities and classes; help the fundraising effort and continue to use and hire WEC facilities.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTRE AND DONATE GENEROUS-LY TO THE URGENT WEC APPEAL

3 WAYS TO CONTACT WEC

1) Visit WEC Office at 1 Burns Grove, Giffnock

2) E-mail: admin@woodfarmeducationcentre.org.uk

3) On Facebook

Young Believers Class Don’t miss out on the Young Believers Class (led by Shauket Ali) held every Sunday at WEC (10.45am–11am) –see back for details

This Newsletter has been sponsored by: MINUTE MAN PRESS, Phone: 0141 552 8344

Eid-ul-Adha prayersWere held at WEC on 2 November 2011 and were led by Shaykh Amer Jamil & Hafiz Shafiq. The turnout was excellent again, with over 400 men, women and children attending the two congregations.

Always wanted to learn classical Arabic - the language of the Holy Quran?Here’s an excellent opportunity to enroll on a new weekly Arabic Language Course (Level 1: for Beginners, 1st 10 week Block) starting at WEC very soon. Two hour session per week. Course fee: £50 (discounted) For registering, please contact: Tel: 07807673119 or email admin@woodfarmeducationcentre.org.uk

Inter-faith Lectures at Woodfarm High School

continued from page 1

Many staff reported that Abdul Azeem pitched the message extremely well by highlighting the tolerance and mutual re-spect that has existed between Islam and Christianity since the beginnings of Islam. Many pupils were also surprised to learn that you could be a white Scottish Muslim! This allowed staff to help pupils challenge their own preconcep-tions and, I think, helped to break down some stereotypes. Woodfarm High School is very grateful to WEC and to Ab-dul Azeem for giving up his time in this way to allow pupils the opportunity for meaningful reflection. We look forward to continuing working with WEC.”WEC Trustee Dr Tariq Mahmood said, “May Allah reward Abdul Azeem. It is great to see our relations further develop with local Schools”.

Another Successful Market @ the Grove continued from page 1

Saturday 11th February 2012 brought together families and communities from all races, cultures and backgrounds. Despite the weather a busy and very enjoyable day was had by all.

Mr Mohammed Rashid thanked all the volunteers who gave up their time to organise and facilitate the day. He said: There were over 15 stall holders and also other arts and crafts activities going on. WEC is very fortunate to have such dedicated and committed volunteers who give up their valuable time to support our centre. Thanks also to the com-munity who does their bit and attend time and time again. We all know we are lucky to have WEC and so it is only right we all do our bit to help progress the Centre”

WEC co-organized Multi-faith “Children’s Fun Diversity Day” held at Maccabi Centre, Giffnock, 23 October 2011

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