IMWS organised a planning meeting which was attended by many professionals and general members of the Society who gave up their Sunday afternoon to brain storm ideas for innovative projects and services that can be delivered from the Al-Hikmah Centre.
Milen’s Carrom Champion
Milen Care, a provider of day care services for Asian elders in Batley, held its popular annual carrom board competition during April 2015. The carrom tournament as usual was played in a very competitive manner as each player played with
Want an A*? Munch on some plum
By Yousuf Zubair It’s exam time. There are pages and pages of content to remember, from how cells defend themselves against disease, to how Shakespeare uses metaphors to create impact. No matter how studious and conscientious you’ve been throughout the
Indoor cricket coaching sweeps to success
The annual Indoor Cricket Coaching course celebrated another successful year in developing 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
Watch Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox deliver her maiden speech
Be sure to check before you donate
The public are being asked to be more vigilant when donating to charities conducting door to door collections. All collectors are required to have a house-to-house collection licence from the council, without which it is illegal for them to take
Batley Poets discover more new talent
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in the reference section of Batley Library where even more Batley Poets emerged with poetry worthy of any stage. Over the past three years, during the Batley Festival, a dedicated segment for the poets
Voting in Islam
In 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,
Voter Apathy? Are you sure?
If truth be said there is nothing like a General Election to bring politics out of the woodwork and into popular daily discussion. Regardless of which party you support it seems everyone is suddenly an expert and worthy of owning
There’s local elections too!
Whilst the political focus remains on the day to day poll changes with the Tories and Labour vying to get ahead of each other and form what is likely to be another coalition government, let us not forget the local