EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP STORIES Kingston College pupil stabbed to death CROYDON: Officer attacked by mob says he feared for his life Killer's sentence won't stop knives: mum FEATURES Taking fear-guard action Helping get kids off the street MAYOR NEWS Mayor backs booze ban plan for Croydon's under-21s TRAVEL Foreign vehicle drivers not paying parking fines COMPETITIONS Win Disney/Pixar WALL•E game for Wii VOTE Do you think people caught carrying knives should automatically be jailed? Yes, it’s the only way to stop knife crime. No, it’s too simplistic a solution. Don’t know. GET OUR NEWS BY E-MAIL Just register

Most read Comments 1 CROYDON: Officer attacked by mob says he feared for his life 2 Kingston College pupil stabbed to death 3 BROMLEY: Sheep sex suspect barred from farmyards 4 Win Disney/Pixar WALL•E game for Wii 5 BROMLEY: Man held over alleged sheep sex Today | 7 Days 1 Update: Boy murdered in gang attack 2 'UFOs' spotted in Cheam 3 London's most dangerous streets revealed 4 Johnson calls for ‘common sense’ to improve quality of life for Londoners 5 Expert warns of baby deaths linked to incinerators 6 Killer ladybirds in the capital 7 SUTTON: 85 OAP villagers to be evicted 8 WANDSWORTH: Huntington's disease leads to restaurant ban 9 Replica guns seized from collector 10 Painting a gum trail

GROUP LEADER: Abida Iqbal of Redbridge's Muslim Disabled Association (K5R 7538)

A POLICE escort will accompany women from the Redbridge-based Muslim Disabled Association on a peace tour of east London boroughs starting at Ilford Town Hall.

Two officers from Ilford police will join the bus on its tour of Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, and Barking and Dagenham, on August 20, to promote good relations between the faiths.

Tour organiser Abida Iqbal explained that after the recent bombings in London she wanted her group to help promote peace and that they had always had a close relationship with the police.

She said: "We should be together. I wanted to do something to bring the communities and all the faiths and cultures together. Three years ago Ilford police officers raised £500 for our charity and at the time we didn't have any money at all."

Around 50 members are expected on the tour which starts at 11am, and the group will make stops at busy centres along the route to leaflet passers-by.

Mrs Iqbal said: "We are going to give the right message and we are working on the leaflets at the moment because we want a peaceful Britain and I am saying that to all our members."

A police spokeswoman stressed that the escort was entirely routine and that they did not expect any trouble on the tour.

She said: "We are expecting a large group of disabled people."

11:00am Friday 12th August 2005

Print

Email this