All Saints Bedford - Faith Tours

Faith Tour

Queen’s Park in Bedford is rich in both culture and religion, with Christians, Muslims and Sikhs living together in harmony. Our three faith communities have places of worship within three hundred metres of each other, and faith leaders have developed a ‘Faith Tour’ for school visits.

The Queen’s Park Faith Tour provides an opportunity for schools to:

bring R.E. alive through first hand experience;
enhance the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils; and,
experience community cohesion at work.

Faith tours run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Each stop includes a tour of the building, an interactive presentation, and a chance to ask questions. The timings work as follows (please note the change in running order from previous years):

10am	Arrive at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Ford End Road, Bedford MK40 4JX for tour and presentation.
11am	Arrive at Jamia Masjid Gulshane Baghdad (Westbourne Road Mosque) for tour and presentation.
12 noon	Arrive at All Saints Parish Room where pupils eat their packed lunches.
12.30pm	Tour of the Church with presentation.
1.30pm	Depart from All Saints Parish Church, Westbourne Road, Bedford MK40 4LD..

The optimum number of pupils is 30 - 60 and the upper limit is 75.

All visitors are asked to respect our religious and cultural traditions by:

dressing modestly, ensuring that shoulders and legs are covered;
removing footwear before entering the Mosque and Gurdwara;
bringing packed lunches that are strictly vegetarian (no meat, fish or eggs); and,
ensuring that all participants bring a headscarf (not hats or handerkerchiefs).

Headscarves must be worn by all people entering the Gurdwara (there are spares at the entrance for those who forget). Females also need to wear a headscarf in the Mosque. No meat, fish or eggs are allowed into the Gurdwara on account of the Sikh belief in the sanctity of all life.