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Inside this IssueFootball coaching success at Al-HikmahPage 6
Al-Hikmah Hustings gives the public a chance to quiz Batley and Spen PPCsPage 7
Keith Vaz visits Al-Hikmah in campaign bus stoppage 8
There’s local elections too!Page 8
Voting in IslamPage 8
Voter apathy? Are you sure? Page 9
Seven pledges Page 9
Breaking barriers and building communitiesPage 10
Field Lane hits ‘Five Star’ in local schools ratingPage 10
IMWS set up food bank distributionPage 11
New activity for the over 55’s Lunch ClubPage 13
Indoor cricket coaching sweeps to successPage 13
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Letter to the EditorDear PaigaamI am growing tired of politicians and media (in-cluding local media) suggesting that madressas teach in Urdu and Urdu alone. This simply is not true and where they are getting this information from is confusing. What is even more annoying is the fact that Muslims who should know better are subscribing and sharing even broadcasting this view.
As someone living in Batley I personally know that the madressah my son goes to has a fluent English speaking head teacher and my son’s lessons are conducted in English. The kitaab [text books] he prays is in English and the course was specifically written in English.
I asked family and friends and found at least eight local madressas in Batley which have head teachers born, raised, and educated right here in the UK and even have a Yorkshire accent. I know that some of these madressa Ustaads are teach-ers in schools too!
When Simon Reevell and Mehboob Khan spoke to the newspapers they really identified how little they know about the local Maddressahs in Batley and Dewsbury, as I know many of the established Dewsbury madressahs also host a curriculum based in English.
What these individuals and those from the Muslim community buying into this drivel are referring to are more than likely those Masjids who still have Urdu speaking Imaams.
So what I ask should happen? Many of these Imaams have devoted their lives, some for over 30 years, as the imaam of the masjid. Should we just waylay them on account of not being fluent
in English? Retire them off? Sit them in a corner?
NO! What we should do is allow them to be heard, support them and their experience, and par-ticularly for the Muslim critics we should respect them!
These are the Imaams advising us to be good Muslims, respectful to others, and an example displaying the beauty of Islam to the wider com-munity. These are the Imaams who have spoken of the Kindness the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) showed even to those who mocked him and jeered at him. And they have been saying this for decades!
I do not believe language is a reason why the boys in Dewsbury have gone to Syria, or at least allegedly gone there. That is an issue we all need to tackle but we are kidding ourselves if we for one second start to buy into the false accusa-tions on madressas because we read it in a paper.
I am sorry, but anyone who goes on about madressa teachings should contact several madressas, pay a visit and EDUCATE THEMSELVES before they they jump on the band wagon!
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Al-Hikmah Hustings gives the public a chance to quiz local candidates
A PACKED Al-Hikmah Centre spent a Sunday evening ques-tioning PPC’s fighting to become the next MP for Batley and Spen. The Hustings, which was the first and likely to be the only one for the seat, gave an opportunity for members from across the constit-uency to ask candidates on what matters to them.
In planning the Hustings the volunteer led organisation decid-ed to invite parties with seats in the last parliament, allowing vot-ers to engage effectively with the candidates and their party poli-cies in the two hour slot.
The event saw around 200 members of the public from
across the c o n s t i t u -ency and o p e n e d the door to an array of q u e s t i o n s r a n g i n g from local to national and inter-national is-sues.
The Hus-tings was chaired by the IMWS vice-chair, Saied Laher. Commenting on the Hustings Saied said, “We had an excellent
turn out which has clearly demonstrated that people in Batley and Spen are in-terested in politics and want to make sure that who ever they vote for is going to make a difference to people living in the area.
“I was impressed with the range of questions and in particular what stood out for me was the questions posed by two very young girls they must have been 12 or 13 years-old.
“The one on closure of Heckmondwike Library which all the candidates said that they would fight to support and the other on tuition fees which had a mix response.
“It is a pity that we did not have longer as there were lots of people who unfortu-
nately did not get a chance to ask their questions.”
The Hustings was hugely antic-ipated and the atmosphere right from the start reflected how much members of the public had been wanting such an opportunity.
Though fiery and even rawdy the evening also shared some lighter notes and saw PPC’s en-gaging with the public well after the chair had called a close.
The programme was simulta-neously broadcast live via Radio IMWS giving those who could not make it on the night a chance to tune in and listen to the public and the PPCs.
During the Hustings Twitter was a storm under the #imwshus-tings with members of the public sharing their own views from the hall and homes. Some even be-gan their own debates.
You can listen to the Hustings on the Radio IMWS YouTube channel. The link can be found on our website at www.imws.org.uk
What you said about the Hustings on Twitter:
@ComPropertySwitAn excellent #IMWSHustings in #Batley. Thanks to Indian Muslim Welfare Society @IMWS1for host-ing. @RadioIMWS
Mark Umpleby @MarkUmpl@IMWS1 @Jo_Cox1 @imtiazam-een well done to all at #imw-shustings for putting on tonight’s event and to Saied for chairing so well #needtovote
RJ Shahab Uddin @5haha8#imwshustings well done team IMWS fantastic turn out, great hecklers, good questions, diverse crowd, well organised @mend-community
Najo @Raheela2000#imwshustings an enjoyable night out very interesting!!!!
@uptous2015@IMWS1 Just back from the hus-tings. Many thanks to IMWS for hosting the event.
@HaroonSalaam#Batley & #Spen Hustings have now finished A very good selection of ques-tions.
You can read the comments people made on twitter by searching under #imwshustings
Articles
May 20158
WHILST the political focus remains on the day to day poll changes with the Tories and La-bour vying to get ahead of each other and form what is likely to be another coalition govern-ment, let us not forget the local elections treading on our door step.
In Batley East defending is Labour’s Amanda Stubley who successfully held the seat in 2011 against Mohammed E Laher who finished second and is again standing as the Conservative Candidate.
Whilst Batley West sees the ex-isting councillor Peter O’Neill re-tiring and in his place running to keep the Labour strong hold is his daughter Marielle O’Neill.
At the moment all the Batley councillors are from the Labour party but with the hype of the general election parties like the Greens have picked up a follow-ing. And if the more than half who don’t normally vote – some out of protest - decide to back a
party, there could be some inter-esting results.
Meanwhile Dewsbury has in recent times brought interesting battles. Who can forget the 2012 local election in Dewsbury South that re-sembled a fight to become the next MP.
We are not likely to see the same in-tensity this time proba-bly, however, D e w s b u r y South could be interest-ing again. Tory Salim Patel held his seat last time with a majority of 681. This year he’s up against popular new comer Nosheen Dad who last year became the first female Muslim president of the Univer-sity of Huddersfield’s Students’ Union. The 25 year-old certainly has the tenacity and could well
unseat Patel. Darren O’Donovan will be de-
fending his Dewsbury West seat, which he gained for Labour in 2011 from the LibDem’s who this year are fielding Shehzad
Hussain after he crossed over to the Liberal Democrats from the
Tories. Hussain was unsuccessful in last
years elections when he stood for the same
seat for the Tories.The safest Dewsbury
seat is likely to be with Labour’s Eric Firth who successfully held the seat
in 2011 with a two-thirds majority.
In any case, although the local elections are playing a side fiddle to the GE2015, these are the people who will define a lot of the local services we reg-ularly use and decisions on the local services under the council’s knife.
There’s local elections too!Keith Vaz visits Al-Hikmah in campaign bus stop
LABOUR’S Keith Vaz stopped off at the Al-Hikmah Centre along his route across the country promoting the parties BAME [Balck Asaian and Minority Ethnic] manifesto. A size-able midday midweek crowd who immediately engaged in political discussion greeted the Labour stal-wart, who is defending his Leicester East seat.
Discussions began at the foot of the Bayt-ul-Hikmah steps over im-migration, introducing legislation to prosecute Islamophobia driven attacks, health risks to south Asians, faith schools and the lack of BAME opportunities in the civil service and higher roles, in particular the lack of advertising these in BAME commu-nities.
Mr Vaz recognised the last Labour government didn’t do enough on appointing BAME persons to these roles and felt this is something that has to be started with the govern-ment and congratulated local com-munity organisations for taking the initiative in developing services for themselves.
Mr Vaz said, “What’s so important with what the community has done with Muslim organisations is that they have developed their own self. You’ve not waited for the councils because you’d still be waiting for these organisations to be created.
“What the government has to do is it has to work with the communi-ty and I don’t think at a local level it does that enough, generally speak-ing, but certainly with the govern-ment.
“If we don’t do it then our young sons and daughters will feel there are glass ceilings which they can-not cross and it’s really important to make sure that they have those op-portunities.
A key reason for the visit was to discuss furthering the work which has already been launched by the Batley and Spen Labour PPC, Jo Cox, in having an Indian visa centre at Al-Hikmah. Mr Vaz explained how he had secured the one in his constitu-ency and how he would be willing to assist in securing the same at the Centre.
Mr Vaz joined the IMWS Chair, members of the committee and members of the public for an after-noon tea during which he remarked on the tremendous charity work of Muslim communities across the UK.
Voting in IslamIN SOME quarters it seems
a controversy has arisen as to whether Muslims should vote or not and even if Muslims should take part and stand as candidates in a democratic election being held in a non-Muslim country. The answer, in simple terms, is yes Muslims should participate. In fact not only should Muslims take part in the political arena but should take their role, wheth-er that be as a political figure or a voter, very seriously.
In a speech delivered by Shaykh Moulana Muhammad Salim Dhorat Sahib, from Leices-ter, the respected scholar points out that every voter should take on-board three commitments.
The first quality he highlights is that of Taqwa (God fearing). He said, “In dealing with the elec-tion issue, we must not say or do anything that displeases the Al-mighty. Of all the sins to beware of, backbiting and slander are major sins, which are a particular threat at such times. One inclined towards a particular party should not backbite or slander a sup-
porter of another party, for in do-ing so the requirements of taqwa will be compromised.”
The second is of sincerity, the Shaykh says, “Whether standing for election, supporting a party or voting, a Muslim must be pure in his intentions. This intention should be to elect the candidate who will best serve the Muslim community and humanity in general.”
The third is based upon Unity. “Unity is a key factor for the suc-cess of any nation; a truly united community can withstand any competition. Individuals should have the courtesy of mutual re-spect despite their political rival-ries.” Says the eminent scholar.
Although his advice was direct-ed to Muslims you can see how these can actually fit into a much wider society. It also dispels any idea of Muslims not voting in the elections be it at local council or a general election.
During the Islam programme last month on Radio IMWS, Moulana Tanvir explained about Muslims standing as candidates
in a country which is not a Mus-lim country. Using the example of the Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), he explained how although the Prophet Yusuf was not the same
faith as the king of that region, under whom the governance of the country was being conduct-ed, he nevertheless did hold po-litical office as an adviser to the king.
By taking up a role in politi-cal office or by voting what we essentially do is support or pro-mote policies which will affect a ward, constituency or country. By making sure we vote we are in effect supporting a cause. That’s why we should make an informed decision in support-ing what we feel will benefit the country or ward the most.
Voice of I M W S
May 2015 9
Voter Apathy? Are you sure?
IF TRUTH be said there is nothing like a General Election to bring politics out of the wood-work and into popular daily dis-cussion. Regardless of which par-ty you support it seems everyone is suddenly an expert and worthy of owning their own swing-o-meter.
It is hardly surprising consider-ing on every turn you can’t help but either bump into a canvass-ing politician or a lamppost rav-aged by garden boards in party colours. (There is a sense of sym-pathy for the losing candidate having to remove these later.) But you can gage the euphoria created and driven by a public interest in politics.
Paigaam has been following these elections with great in-terest for sometime. You will re-member the interview with Paula Sharriff on her selection followed by Jo Cox and Imtiaz Ameen re-spectively once they were an-nounced.
We also asked the PPCs ques-tion you sent in.
Then the Election Specials on Radio IMWS, which allowed PPCs from Batley and Spen and Dews-bury to be quizzed by the public. Its popularity can be gaged by the volume of questions the stu-dio received.
We then had the Hustings which brought people out on a Sunday evening and many listen-ing to the live feed via the online radio.
So with all this engagement is there apathy amongst voters?
Well by the radio shows and meeting people in meetings clear the line of party division is not as vast as it once was. This has resulted in voters hopping from one party to the other, but also in voters failing to see the difference their vote would really make.
But then we see the 9000 vot-ers who registered to vote in Kirklees on the last day and the over 400,000 nationally.
You could ask the question why so many registered on the last day, but instead lets say it is because they really want to vote after being carried away by the Al-Hikmah Hustings the night before!
Seven pledges from PPCs standing in the Batley and Spen constituency
1. PALESTINE: In order to bring about a lasting peace between Pal-estine and Israel I commit to the following pledges, irrespective of my party’s position on the issues:
a. Commit to support for an independent Palestine and the end of Israeli occupation by November 2017
b. Actively supporting the boycott of the local traders selling the goods from the illegally occupied territories in West Bank and Gaza
c. Call for a complete freeze on illegal settlement growth on occupied land and actively support the campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights
d. Call to end the siege on Gaza and ensure the free flow of aid and trade - opening the Gaza borders immediately.
2. Islamophobia: Commit to the combating of all forms of Islamo-phobia in the work place, the local community, the media and the wid-er environment. I will actively :
a. Commit to review of the 2006 Racial and Religious Hatred Act as advised by the Law Commission’s Hate crime: the case of extending the existing offences report and introduce legislation to extend legal pro-tection to cover religion, homophobia and disability hate crime
b. Commit to the recording of Islamophobia as a category of hate crime by all police forces in England and Wales, as is currently done with other types of hate crime.
c. Commit to the introduction of primary legislation to deal with so-cial media offences and hate speech on line.
3. Commit and support to curbing the encroachment of coun-ter-terrorism policies on civil liberties; and working with local organisa-tions to represent community concerns.
4. Commit and support to offering shari’ah compliant student loans to make higher and further education accessible to British Mus-lims; support the growth of the shari’ah compliant financial services industry.
5. Commit to preserving the Human Rights Act and the protec-tion of minority rights including rights to wearing of religious dress or symbols.
6. Commit and support to the preserving of the rights of Muslim and Jewish communities to religious (non stun and ritual) slaughter.
7. Support and commit to regenerate the local area in Batley and Spen so that the economic activities are on par with the national aver-age and poverty is on the descending level. Assist in bringing funding to the region and to community/volunteer groups)
IMWS asked PPCs standing in the Batley and Spen constituency to make seven pledges on key issues identified by the community and its members during the run up to the 2015 General elections.
Below are the pledges candidates were asked to sign up to and the candidates response.The pledges were emailed to: Imtiaz Ameen (Conservative), Dr Ian Bullock (Greens), Jo Cox (Labour),
John Lawson (Liberal Democrat), Aleks Lukic (Ukip) and Dawn Wheelhouse (TUSC).
The Pledge Candidates response Imtiaz Ameen(Conservative):Agreed to support in full: 3, 6 and 7and agreed to sup-port parts of: 1, 2, 4 and 5. Dr Ian Bullock (Green Party):“I happily agree to all those pledges.”
Jo Cox (Labour Party):“I have no hesitation in supporting these excellent pledges.”
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May 201510
BORN IN Pakistan before head-ing towards the cobbled paths of Batley Carr, Habiban Zaman BEM has become an inspirational exam-ple for south Asian women across the region and beyond.
Last year she was featured in the Queens birthday honours list and has now become the first person in Kirklees to receive the British Community Honours Award which recognises BME [Black and Minority Ethnic] people for cohesion and in-tegration work in the UK.
In an exclusive interview with Pai-gaam we learned of the challenges this mother of two faced in those early days and the support and help she received to carry on making a difference.
She told us she started her ca-reer with Awaaz Newspaper as a part-time role for one year. Habib-an soon became interested in the sister organisation too - ‘the Asian Arts Group,’ and organised funding performances of Asian artists from across the country.
As her career developed she maintained a connection with Awaaz, working as a volunteer for around 8 years.
Her next paid job was as a Wom-en’s Development Officer with the South Asian Society in Halifax in 1989 before joining Kirklees Coun-cil where she now works as a Com-munity Engagement and Develop-ment officer.
In the 1990’s she helped to set
up Savile Town Women’s Associa-tion, the Bismillah Association and a youth project called Niya Rasta. Soon after she also established a youth work team and the work be-gan to escalate.
We asked about the challenges and barriers the community worker had faced.
When it came to colleagues, she said, “Their perception was you’re a young dynamic wom-an, your not going to really suc-ceed within these communities.”
Whilst with the communi-ty, “It was difficult. At the time women didn’t work, the com-munity weren’t used to hav-ing training courses or social groups for them to go to or just general activities in the community.
“It wasn’t a well thought of thing to do. That’s where some of these people had that objection of why is she doing this? And where are our women going to be led to?”
Habiban has always aimed to de-liver projects taking the local com-munity’s faith into consideration ensuring “all the work I have done has been within the Islamic frame work” she told us.
“I suppose once you’ve worked in a community over time and people know who you are, because Asian families very quickly want to make those connections, once you’ve es-tablished the connection they real-ise you’re a safe person.”
Habiban has done a lot of bridge
building work between the diverse local communities and broken down some of the stereotypes com-munities hold.
She told us, “At one point we went into an area where the BNP had a strong hold and somebody said to me how are you going to
manage this. “The local head teacher said
‘you’ve come on your own?’ saying these women are really rough” She even offered more staff but Habib-an declined.
Lunch had been arranged and the women were saying they hoped for variety as they didn’t want to eat any Asian food.
“I mean she was using quite abu-sive language.
It however was Asian food and the reaction was very different.
“They went for the Asian food instead of the sandwiches and quiche.
“I mean the Khir [Asian milk based dessert] they were licking it out of the bowl. I thought that
was absolutely fantastic because if it’s the first time they’ve tasted the food, sat with women from different communities and just to break even a small barrier to accept each other and tolerate each others religion, each others views its just fantastic.”
As well working with the commu-nity Habiban has been playing a variety of voluntary roles on man-agement bodies. last year, she told us “I was on three school govern-ing bodies at the same time.”
Last year Habiban was hon-oured by Her Majesty with the British Empire Medal for outstand-ing services to women. Before that she was already the recipient of a number of awards from Kirklees and one from Baroness Warsi’s
Savayra Foundation. Her latest award is the British
Community Honours Award which recognises BME people for doing cohesion and integration work in the UK to integrate communities into British society.
Habiban is the first person in Kirklees to receive this award and she told us “This one is more closer to my heart.
“This is what I feel more passion-ate about. Making that difference to people, the integration and better understanding.
“I suppose I feel more humble re-ceiving this one and it’s an absolute great honour to be the only person from Kirklees to have received this award.”
Breaking barriers and building communities
Field Lane hits ‘Five Star’ in local schools ratingFIELD LANE JI&N in Batley
recorded a five star rating in the Real Schools Guide despite 97.7 per cent of its pupils not having English as their first language.
The Real Schools Guide com-bines a range of different sta-tistics to rate schools based on factors such as attainment, teaching, progress and attend-ance.
The school told Paigaam,“We were extremely pleased
to be noted as one of three schools that have turned in a five-star performance despite half of our pupils speaking Eng-lish as a second language. This has been taken from the Real Schools Guide.
“Our children are enthusiastic, friendly and are renowned for
caring for one another. “We are very proud of our re-
sults and the work ethic of our children. We have a highly com-mitted, enthusiastic and wel-coming staff team.”
The aim of the guide is to move beyond exam result rank-ings and examine the true im-pact of a school on the learning of its pupils.
Field Lane scored five stars in Attainment and progress and three stars in teaching and at-tendance.
The school have also recently bid farewell to their head teach-er who left behind a very high standard to follow.
Field Lane told us, “Recently we said goodbye to Janet Lunn, Head Teacher – who has gone
onto pastures new. She had been with the school seven and a half years and seen the school through two Out-standing Ofsted Awards. She was such a vibrant and posi-tive influence on the school and will be missed.”
Ofsted rated the school as outstanding in all areas again in 2012. The report said “This is an outstanding school. Pu-pils are extremely keen to learn and are very well prepared for the next stage of their educa-tion. The head-teacher and sen-ior staff provide a clear and am-bitious vision for the future and staff are very highly motivated to achieve it. Pupils, parents and carers are fully supportive and extremely proud of their school.”
The school also bid farewell to Nursery Nurse Carolyn Robinson who retired at the end of last term. She worked in the school for 38 years and has support-ed and taught many children throughout her career at Field Lane.
Field Lane JI& N wished her “a long and happy retirement.”
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May 2015 11
IMWS set up food bank distribution
IMWS HAVE teamed up with Fusion Housing to set up a food bank helping vulnerable people struggling to cope in the present financial climate.
Fusion Housing operate a num-ber of food banks in the north of Kirklees and provide packs of food and toiletry items, including nappies and other baby essentials as an emergency to help them get by.
The service provides support for individuals as well as families coping with various difficulties such as debt issues, job loss, evic-tion or homelessness, domestic violence, mental health issues.
Mohamed Mulla, Chair of IMWS said “We believe that this is an ex-cellent partnership opportunity to work with a local organisation who have been providing basic food stuff to the less privileged in our society.
“It is a noble cause and we are delighted to be part of the pro-ject.
“We have a proud tradition of helping the needy locally, nation-ally and internationally. This is a unique project and I am sure that it will be a huge success.”
Fusion Housing director Helen Minett said, “We are very pleased that the IMWS is joining the North Kirklees Food Bank Partnership,
we believe that their involvement will strengthen the Partnership and build on the inter-faith, in-ter-community approach we’ve adopted. This is about organisa-tions and Faith Groups in North Kirklees coming together to sup-port the most vulnerable in our communities.”
The food packs are created to last 7 days and include fresh bread, fruit and veg, fresh milk, spread, tinned cooked meat and
aim to cater for individual dietary, cultural and religious needs.
The distribution will take place from the Al-Hikmah Centre and people needing help from this service, can apply to be referred by the Local Welfare Provision at Kirklees Council on 01484 414782. The LWP will assess all ap-plications and check the validity before approving any individual or family for a referral.
You can help those in need and enable us to carry on delivering this service.
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Q- Does my final divorce decree protect me from any financial claims from my ex?
It is not the case that a decree absolute in divorce proceedings protects a person from future financial claims their ex-spouse may bring.
The divorce obtained simply ends the marriage. In order to protect yourself against future financial claims , you must ensure that you agree a financial consent order with your ex partner setting out the agreement you have reached with regard to finances. These financial can include things like the transfer of property, lump sum orders, ongoing maintenance or pension sharing orders.
Heir can be simple consent orders on a clean break basis or more complex orders dealing with property, business assets, savings and investments, income, pensions and liabilities.
I will always advise clients to deal with the financial affairs at the time of their divorce so finality is achieved.
A recent Supreme Court case has decided that a wife can bring a claim for financial relief 18 years after the couple was divorced This was based on the fact that the husbands wealth had increased significantly since the parties divorced. Whether or not she succeeds in obtaining a lump sum award after all this time remains to be seen but the fact that the Supreme Court have effectively given her permission to try is an important legal development.
If you are divorced and you did not enter into a Financial Consent order with your ex, it is strongly advised that you seek legal advice to ensure that you are protected from any future claims.
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New activity for the over 55’s Lunch ClubA NEW FREE activity class
focussing on better health and wellbeing has been launched in the over 55’s Ladies Lunch Club. The afternoon group have been meeting regularly for a number of years at the Al-Hikmah Centre and the new class adds to improving its health and wellbeing agenda.
The class will deliver help and advice on choosing healthier op-tions when it comes to activities, food and mental wellbeing and will include gentle exercises suit-able for the age group of the at-tendees.
Conducted under the supervi-sion of qualified physical fitness instructor Rashida Salloo, from Ready Steady Active, who said the idea had come following requests at the IMWS ladies aerobics class which she runs every Tuesday at the Centre.
Rashida told Paigaam, ““The idea to provide some form of health related activity originally came from the ladies who attend my Tuesday fitness class. There are a number of women who current-ly attend who are over 55, some of whom I felt would benefit from an additional or at least a separate session where they were given more focused attention to be able
to get fitter and healthier. “Just through my interac-
tions with older women in our community I know there is a definite need for chang-ing the mindset and encour-aging people to take more ownership of their health and wellbeing.
“We all want our older fam-ily members to be fit, healthy and happy and starting to look after your health en-sures they can enjoy a more fulfilling life.”
Activities will include:* opportunities to take part
in gentle and fun exercise, play games,
* learn about healthy eat-ing and alternatives to unhealthy food.
* Improving mental wellbeing, exercising your mind and memory
* Opportunities to give ideas on activities they want to do.
* Mother and Daughter activ-ities - possibly opportunities to play gentle rounders and have fun!
* My delivery will be for around 1hr in the session itself.
* Open to all women over 55
Chair of IMWS Mohamed Mulla said, “We are trying to provide dif-ferent activities for the ladies and we believe that the activities of-fered to this group will help them live a healthier life.
“With the help of a qualified fit-ness instructor in Rashida Salloo the ladies in this group will bene-fit tremendously.”
The over 55’s Ladies Lunch Club has been running for a number of years and takes place every Mon-day from 11:30am – 3pm. The
group meet for lunch, participate in general light exercise - includ-ing access to treadmills and exer-cise bikes – and learn Tajweed.
You can find out more about the Lunch Club and Ladies Aer-obics by calling the IMWS office on 01924 500 555.
For more activities, courses and events check our webiste at www.imws.org.uk or follow us on Face-book and Twitter.
Indoor cricket coaching sweeps to successTHE ANNUAL Indoor Cricket
Coaching course celebrated an-other successful year in develop-ing young talent who we all hope will one day progress to represent our county and country at the highest level.
Run by IMWS in partnership with Kirklees Council the ECB ac-credited course this year was ex-tended to 17 weeks and began two months earlier than usual, starting in December 2014. Not only was the course extended but so were the age groups, with children up to 16 years-old being able to take part and benefit from the professional coaching.
Two sessions with one for boys aged 8 – 12 years and the second for boys13 – 16 year-olds also extended the time and commit-ment from the coaches who have, since its beginning some eight years ago, shown outstanding dedication.
The IMWS Chair, Mohamed Mulla, said, “This year’s cricket coaching programme has been excellent and it attracted more than fifty children throughout it. It has been getting more popular every year. We genuinely hope that one of these kids will play for Yorkshire and England.” He further added “I must respect the parents who sacrificed their day for fifteen weeks to bring the children to the coaching programme.”
Umar Rafik From Kirklees Young Peoples Services said,
“As part of our commitment to the voluntary Sector we are hap-py to be associated with the crick-et project through our contract with IMWS.
“It’s great to see children and young people able to access quality coaching which will allow them to exit into local clubs.”
The presentation ceremony saw delighted participants re-
ceive trophies and certificates grading their achievements as bronze, silver and gold and re-ceived trophies sponsored by Coco Lounge.
Since its beginning seven years ago around 500 youngsters have
revelled at the opportunity, and the course remains as popular as ever.
The were 12 gold, 19 silver and 10 bronze certificates achieved this year.
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Want an A*? Munch on some plumIT’S EXAM TIME. There are
pages and pages of content to re-member, from how cells defend themselves against disease, to how Shakespeare uses metaphors to create impact. No matter how studi-ous and conscientious you’ve been throughout the year, and no matter how hard you concentrated in the lessons, you are now inescapably tasked with the arduous challenge of good, hard revision. Shackled to your textbooks, exercise books, and revision guides- you have to re-teach yourself everything you have ever known in each of your subjects, and this time, somehow make sure you don’t forget it.
Yes, there are certain things you need to be able to properly under-stand, and explain, and display a detailed knowledge of, in chunky 10 mark questions. However, if you take an exam paper- on any sub-ject, and just flick through it, you’ll see that a lot of it simply requires you to recall key information, and terminology- just memorising par-agraphs of information and regur-gitating it in the exam room should ensure that you’ll do well. Unfor-tunately, although it may seem simple, this can be quite a difficult aspect of the examination. It’s one of those things that’s a lot easier said than done. Despite this, you still needn’t panic, stress and even-tually just give up on your revision; there are several ways to try and improve one’s memory, and some really aren’t that laborious at all. In
fact, you can help yourself a great deal by just eating the right stuff… Yes, eating!
Although there are many tech-niques which can help to improve your memory, and general cognitive function, often, the last thing you want to do is even more mental exercise on top of what you are already com-pelled to trudge through, just to give your memory some extra practice. How-ever, the option which is perhaps the easiest and, in fact, in many cases- proba-bly quite enjoyable, is simply eating certain foods.
For example, plums, or prunes (dried plums) are especially antioxidant-rich fruits, and eating just three to four a day can help to neutralise cell-damaging ‘free radicals’ that have a negative effect on your memory. This means that you can indulge in a snack that tastes great, requires no prepara-tion, has no potentially detrimental impact upon your health (such as sweets, chocolates, biscuits etc. ) and which actually leads to consid-erable health improvements. Specif-ically, improvements to your mem-ory- which means that perhaps by simply munching on a plum, you may just be able to churn out them grades you aspire towards.
Another example of an easy and simple snacking solution to adopt
in an effort to improve your mem-ory, is eating sunflower seeds. All nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamins and minerals, which con-
tribute to the body’s overall health and wellbeing. Sunflower seeds in particular, are notably high in Vita-min E, which has been evidenced to improve one’s memory, cognitive function and performance. It has been suggested by recent studies that Vitamin E can have a considera-ble impact upon helping the elderly to avoid contracting Alzheimer’s disease (a condition which caus-es memory-loss). One ounce of dry-roasted sunflower seeds con-tains 30% of your recommended daily intake of Vitamin E, so even if you don’t really like the taste (or lack
of any), surely just a few ounces isn’t unbearable?
In contrast, a proposition which is likely to be more widely appe-
tising; they are plump, sweet, juicy blueberries. Emerging research suggests that chemi-cal compounds found in blue-berries, known as ‘flavonoids’, may improve our memory capacity and learning capabil-ity. It’s also likely that they can enhance reasoning skills, de-cision making, verbal compre-hension and numerical ability. In addition, it has been found through various studies that the consumption of flavonoids can help to decrease the speed of the depletion of mental health that is commonly rec-ognisable as we begin to age, thereby also potentially pro-tecting against disorders such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s in
later life. With this many benefits, it seems that blueberries really do de-serve the title of ‘superfood’.
With all this in mind, if meticu-lously etching out pages of what might as well be another language isn’t working for you, perhaps try giving yourself that extra edge by adjusting your eating habits, the reams of research seem to hint that a healthy diet really does make for a healthy mind. If you want an A*- squish blueberries, crunch seeds, and munch plums.
By Yousuf Zubair
IT WAS a sunny Saturday after-noon in the reference section of Batley Library where even more Batley Poets emerged with poetry worthy of any stage.
Over the past three years, dur-ing the Batley Festival, a dedi-cated segment for the poets has been run to allow established and new poets the chance to share what are often hidden works of art protected in the sanctuary of a locked room.
The mid-term performance gave discovery to four new poets each talented beyond their years.
Ten year old Maariyah Patel first read her a poem written by her older sister Safiya Patel, before composing a heart touching verse about her sister and performing it to a fortunate audience. Safiya
herself nervously performed for the first time but held her nerves to deliver a stunning work of liter-ature. Her work builds an immedi-ate connection with the listener and walks the audience through thoughts and emotions.
A-Level student Yusuf Zubair was another debutant poet and his impressive compositions were both entertaining and thoughtful. This talented young gentleman seemed to be capable of drawing a verse on queue with the ingredi-ent of a wisdom greater than his age.
The afternoon also saw Altaf Daji who had attended a num-ber of poetry readings before, but this was the first time he read and later remarked how much he enjoyed it. He read apiece written
by the famous poet and sufi Jalal Uddin Rumi.
The new comers were support-ed by recent debutants like 21 year-old Bilal Saloo performing for the second time after making his debut in the last Batley Fes-tival. Bilal continues to impress with an insight wrapped within a vocabulary prose worthy to pon-der in awe.
The afternoon also heard from established poets including Mr Ahmad Gul from the Gujarati Writ-ers Forum, Judith Stone from the Talking Zebras and Osset’s A Firm of Poets represented by Ralph Dartford and Matt Abbott.
The event was funded and or-ganised by Batley Smile under the banner of #BatleyPoets. The or-ganisers said “It was a thoroughly
enjoyable afternoon full of eye widening talent that our beauti-fully creative town has produced naturally.
“We would love the chance to help spread this talent and let the world know all about #BatleyPo-ets!”
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It’s either a prelude to a hysterical joke or just simply way-cool! Say hello to the Lane Splitter a concept car that actually splits into two mo-torbikes. As a norm what you have is a two seater car, albeit with the a diving wall. But when required it can split in half and both vehicles can go in their own direction. So where would you use it? Well, how about commuting to work with the other half and where the routes split...so can you. Although every time i think of it i keep seeing one half screaming out of control down a hill.To be honest it Probably is more at home in the pages of a comic book for a super hero but it actually does now exist for the average you and I too.
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Prostate CancerOnly men have a prostate. As men get older,
their prostate can get bigger. Thiscan cause problems, such as having to get
up at night to urinate. Occasionally the same symptoms can be due to a more serious un-derlying condition called prostate cancer. This leaflet will provide you with some information about the prostate gland and what symptoms to look out for.
What is the prostate?
The prostate is a small, solid gland about the size of a walnut. It is at the base of your
bladder. The front of your prostate is wrapped around the tube that carries urine and semen out of your body. Any change in the size or shape of your prostate can narrow this tube, which makes it difficult for you to urinate.
Many men’s prostate glands get bigger as they get older. When this happens, doctors
call it benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. BPH is not cancer, and not a serious health problem. Your GP can arrange tests to see if you simply have BPH or prostate cancer. Pros-tate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. Each year, about 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK. It affects about 1 in 12 men in the UK at some point in their life. Most cases develop in men over the age of 65.
What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
These problems usually occur in older men who are usually aged over 50 years.
• Having to wait before you start urinating• Stopping and starting when urinating• Having a weak stream of urine• Feeling like your bladder’s never quite empty• Having to urinate more often than before• Having to get up at night to urinate• Dribbling at the end of passing urine• Being desperate to urinate.• Blood in your urine
If you have these symptoms and you are a lot younger, then your symptoms are probably
due to other conditions instead of your pros-tate and it is advisable to talk to your GP.
What will my Doctor do?Most men find it difficult to talk to their doc-
tors about prostate problems. But don’t be embarrassed. Your doctor will have seen many men with your symptoms.
If you have any of the symptoms list-ed above, then you should try and make an appointment to see your GP. Your GP will talk to you first and gather more information. They may examine your tum-my and possibly your pros-tate gland. The back of your prostate rests against your back passage (rectum).Your doctor can feel the prostate through the wall of your rectum. Exami-nation allows the doctor to determine whether or not the prostate is simply enlarged or possibly can-cerous. Your GP will then consider testing your urine and blood. Depending on the results, your doctor may arrange to refer you for further help or treat you with pills.
What causes prostate cancer?
The exact reason why it occurs is not very clear. However these are the risk factors for de-veloping prostate cancer:
• Ageing. Most cases occur in older men.• Family history and genetic factors. If your father or brother had prostate cancer at a relatively early age (before they were 60) then you have an increased risk. Also, if the type of breast cancer which is linked to a faulty gene runs in your fe-male relatives, then you are at increased risk of prostate cancer. These factors point towards a faulty gene which may occur in some men.• Ethnic group. Prostate cancer is more common in African-Caribbean men and less common in Asian men.• Diet is possibly a risk factor. As with other can-
cers, a diet high in fats and low in fruit and vege-tables may increase the risk.• Exposure to the metal cadmium may be a risk.
What treatments are available
Depending on your test results your doctor will be able to deter-mine if your symptoms are due to an enlarged prostate or prostate cancer. As with all cancers it is im-
portant to catch it ear-ly to provide you
the best effec-tive treatment. Briefly, current treatments in-
clude oral med-ications, surgery,
hormone injections or radiotherapy.
In summary, do not hesitate to talk to your GP
if you have symptoms listed in this leaflet. Don’t be embarrassed
to talk to your GP as your doctor will see many men with prostate prob-
lems.
For further information:Log onto:Prostate Cancer UKhttp://prostatecanceruk.org/ (Telephone: 0800 074 8383) or
Prostate ActionTel: 020 8788 7720 Web: www.prostateaction.org.ukA national charity dealing with all prostate diseases, including prostate cancer.