<p>It felt like only yesterday that I walked through the doors of Hadley Secondary School when I started my education in the UK aged 14. While the land and the surrounding area around the impressive Hadley Learning Community are still the same in Crescent Road, the school couldn’t be more different.</p> <p>I returned there at the invitation of the HLC to celebrate Eid and Diwalli. Since both of these festivals are so close together on the calendar, I think it is great idea by the school to celebrate them jointly with the community. id being a Islamic festival and Diwalli a Hindu and Sikh festival - jointly celebrated by all communities, irrespective of their faiths, with music, Bhangra dancers and Indian food - hat more can you ask for.</p> <p>Congratulations to the school on their initiative and effort and on the community for their support.</p> <p>Such an event was something unthinkable in my school days - it is testament to how far our society has come in the last 40 years to be more inclusive and tolerant - one that can welcome and celebrate different cultures. Around one in ten people in the borough are from a black or minority ethnic community and in my experience Telford is proud of its diversity.</p> <p>Seeing everyone there, young and not so young having a good time with smiles all round, made me think of the timeless words of Louis Armstrong’s&nbsp;famous song “What a wonderful world”.</p> <p><img class="image_centre" src="https://www.telford.gov.uk/blog/blogImages/blog-image-1_2_.jpg" /></p> <div class="snippet"><br clear="all" /><!-- rel:snippet --></div>
