CHESHIRE East Council sought to connect organisations by hosting a multi-faith conference on Saturday.

The aim of the event was to enable people with a wide range of views and experiences to have an honest conversation about all aspects of community life in the borough.

Valuable life lessons were shared by keynote speaker Rev Charles Kwaku-Odoi and his work with Manchester Black and Minority Ethnic Network.

Cllr Liz Wardlaw, CEC cabinet member for health, who spoke at the event, said, “Everyone in east Cheshire has the right to feel safe and to live healthy and peaceful lives.

“There are now more than 100 languages spoken by residents in our diverse community, so it’s vital that we enable people to share their knowledge and experiences to see where we can work better together.

“I think it’s important to know that we don’t need to be experts to contribute to improving things in our community.

“Being a mother, carer and retired nurse all help me to bring my unique perspective to supporting local communities and everyone has something to contribute. So, please, do get involved.”

Anyone interested in helping to improve the community should contact Loreen Chikwira, community cohesion manager at CEC or call 01270 685880.