elcap e-newsletter issue 29 - jan 2015

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Tune in to PCR on:

103.1FM

Or Listen via the Web at:www.pendleradio.org

BRINGING THE GOOD OUT OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

Model Town & Pesha-

war School Massacre

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Quaid-e-Azam

Celebration Day

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In Remembrance of

Mudassar Khan

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Faz Patel visits War

Memorial Sites

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Faz Patel visits War

Memorial Sites cont.

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ELC P NEWS

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 9 : J A N 2 0 1 5

To give Seasonal Greetings & in order tohelp build community cohesion withPendle; ELCAP, Jamia Masjid Minhaj ulQuran International Nelson & MinhajWelfare Foundation (MWF) visited anumber of local organisations to wishthem happy seasonal greetings & to give

out presents.

The Christmas period saw individuals fromthese organisations visit Nelson Police Sta-tion, Nelson Fire Station, Residential

Homes; Ashiana Lodge and BannisterCourt, Marsden Community PrimarySchool, McMillan Nursery School as wellas the local churches; The United Re-

formed Church and the Christ Church.

These local visits are an annual traditionundertaken by these three organisationsto help build a better, safer and more

cohesive society for its residents.

These short annual visits have become apoignant part of the ELCAP diaries and wewould love to continue building bridges

with local organisations in this way.

New Years Day at

Pendle Radio

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New Nasheed Talent

on Pendle Radio

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ICT Classes at ELCAP

for 19+ & Unemployed

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New Years Message

from ELCAP & PCR

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Advertise 10

Christmas is a time about giving and

togetherness and we hope we managed tokeep those spirits alive.

ELCAP and Pendle Community Radiowould like to take this opportunity to wishyou a very happy & prosperous new year.We hope you all had a safe and sound

Christmas.

To see all the pictures taken during thevisits in December 2014, please head overto the Pendle Community Radio website

at: www.pendleradio.org

Children & Staff at McMillan Nursery School

receive presents.

Representatives from Minhaj ul Quran giving

presents out at the Christ Church.

Representatives from ELCAP giving presents

out to people at Bannister Court.


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P A G E 2V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 9

In the Year 2014, there were two major disasters

that occurred in Pakistan which can only be de-

scribed as inhumane & disgraceful.

On 17thJune 2014, a barbaric & vicious attack by

the Government of Pakistan & Federal Govern-

ment of Punjab took place at the Headquarters of

Minhaj-ul-Quran & the Residence of the Founder

of Minhaj-ul-Quran & Chairman of Pakistan

Awami Tehreek (Political Party) in Lahore. In thisunprovoked attack, 14 people including men,

women & children were brutally killed and

hundreds more were seriously injured. To this

day, despite protests both inside Pakistan &

throughout the world including the United

Kingdom, no person has been held responsible for

this unjustifiable act of violence.

On 16th December 2014, members of the Taliban

conducted one of the most horrific acts of terror-

ism ever witnessed in Pakistan when they attacked

a school in the city of Peshawar. They entered the

school and opened fire on staff and children, killing

145 people including 132 innocent school chil-

dren. More than 130 children were injured in this

terrible act of terrorism.

Pendle Community Radio held a candle light vigil

on Sunday 28th December 2014 at the Awaz

103.1FM Studios to pay respects to the martyrs.We hope & pray that they are all granted a place

in Paradise & the families gain justice.

Candle Light Vigil held for the Peshawar School Martyrs.

Grieving Families of the 17th June 2014 victims.

People paying their respects to the martyrs of the

Peshawar School Attack by leaving flowers &

lighting candles outside the School.


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On Thursday 25th December 2014, Pendle Community Radio (PCR)

remembered and celebrated Quaid-e-Azam day. Quaid-e-Azam Muham-

mad Ali Jinnah was born on 25th December 1876 and was the founder of

Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam

which means Great Leader and Baba-e-Qaum which means Father of

the Nation.

To celebrate Quaid-e-Azam day, Pendle Community Radio dedicated the entire day of programmes

and radio shows as a Cultural Day to Quaid-e-Azam.

Presenting the 4 hour live show was one

of PCRs favourite presenters Samina

Hussain who invited a number of re-

spected guests from Rochdale. Picture on

the left taken inside the PCR Studios,

where our guests are participating in the

live radio show regarding the life and

legacy of the great leader, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Picture on the right was taken at the end

of the show. After listening to the National

Anthem of Pakistan, a cake specially made

for the day was cut and a prayer was made

to for Pakistan and the people of Pakistan.

Picture on the left with PCR Presenters Zain Shabbir & Faz Patel

enjoying the cake.

The Pendle Community Radio Team would

like to thank everyone who participated

and the distinguished guests for being part

of the Quaid-e-Azam show. We hope to

present another great show next year.


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On Saturday 20th December 2014, the much loved and very

popular Mudassar Khan from Blackburn sadly passed away.

Mudassar was one of the very first people to arrive in the UK in

the mid 1950's. In his autobiography titled Still Here which was

published in 2008 when Mudassar was 73 years old, it states that

Mr Khan came to East Lancashire on a rainy morning in 1956 as

a young student to his temporary destination of Blackburn.

As well as working in the textile industry, Mudassar was an

intellectual who studied at Blackburn College. After working for a number of different mills including

Blackburns Centenary Mill and the William Birtwistle Allied Mill, Mudassar studied to become an

Urdu teacher. He went on to become a lecturer & teach Urdu at Blackburn College, Accrington and

Rossendale College, the University of Central Lancashire, and Greater Manchester Police.

Mudassar Khan was a very active person and always enjoyed partici-

pating in community events. He was a regular caller on Pendle Com-

munity Radio and appeared on various Pakistan Day & Quaid-e-Azam

radio shows. It was always great to hear from him and meet him in

person. He had a great personality and was very soft spoken.

Mudassar was keen to communicate with people and participate in

discussions and debates on vari-

ous topics. He appeared on many

radio stations around the UK as well as on TV.

Pendle Community Radio - Awaz 103.1FM presented a 3 hour

radio show in 'Remembrance & Memory of Mudassar Khan' on

Sunday 28th December 2014. This show dedicated to Mudassar

Khan was presented by Samina Hussain and we heard from many

of his close friends including PCR presenters Shakil Salam,

Muhammad Jaleel & Faz Patel who all spoke fondly of him.

The management, presenters and volunteers of Pendle Commu-

nity Radio - Awaz 103.1FM would like to offer our sincere con-

dolences to the family of Mudassar Khan and pray that the Al-

mighty grants him a place in Paradise.

(Late) Mudassar Khan

at the Awaz 103.1FM Studios.

Picture above taken at the Awaz

103.1FM Studios after the Pakistan

Day show on Sunday 23rd March 2014.

(Late) Mudassar Khan

with a copy of his autobiography.


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During December 2014, Pendle Community Radio

welcomed a number of upcoming Nasheed artiststo its Awaz 103.1FM Studios.

On 18thDecember 2014, Prince Naseeb all the way

from Oldham joined PCR presenter Zain Shabbir on

the An Evening with Zain radio show to praise the

beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace & Blessings Be

Upon Him) in his powerful & distinctive voice.

On 23rd December 2014, Ismail Hussain a young

Nasheed artist from Bradford joined PCR Presenter

Muhammad Jaleel for a radio show celebrating the

commencement of the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal.

On 25th December 2014, Kamran Akhtar from

Derby joined PCR Presenter Zain Shabbir on

Pendle Community Radio to share his unique style

of reading naats with the listeners of Awaz 103.1FM.

He has performed with World Renowned Nasheed

Artist Milad Raza Qadri numerous times.

If you have a talent & would like to share it with the

listeners of Pendle Community Radio 103.1FM then

we would like to hear from you. Please contact the

Pendle Radio team on 01282 723455 or send us an

email via [email protected]

Prince Naseeb, a Nasheed Artist from Oldham


Ismail Hussain, a Young Nasheed Artist from Bradford


Kamran Akhtar, a Nasheed Artist from Derby

at the Awaz 103.1FM Studios with Zain Shabbir

Ismail Hussain with Presenter Muhammad Jaleel



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To celebrate the New Year and the month in

which the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be

Upon Him) was born, Pendle Community Radio

held an Istiqbal e Rabi ul Awwal programme at

the Awaz Radio Studios.

The programme at Awaz Studios started at

8:00pm and finished at 11:00pm with around 40

people attending on the day. The entire pro-

gramme was broadcast live on Awaz 103.1FM as

well as being streamed live on the radio website,

www.pendleradio.org so that it could be watched

live online throughout the world.

A number of local naat reciters attended such as

Hashmat Khan (Blackburn), Nasir Kareem

(Bradford), Jamiat-e-Hassaan (Nelson), Zain Shab-

bir (Accrington), Junaid (Nelson) & many more.

It was great to see many of the local naat reciters

attending and reading various different naats &

poetry in respect of the Beloved Prophet

Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).

The Pendle Community Radio Team would like to

thank all those people who attended the pro-

gramme and made it a success.

The Pendle Radio Team hope to hold another

programme next year, BIGGER & BETTER.

PCR Presenter Muhammad Jaleel

hosted the programme.

Group Photo taken at the end of the programme.


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Over the summer months in 2014, ELCAP

successfully delivered a community engagementproject involving fitness and education. We tookit upon ourselves to help the people of Pendle, inparticular the ladies, to get fit after noticing a highrate of health issues within the area. ELCAP alsodelivered ICT classes as part of the project, help-ing the unemployed improve their employabilitychances and helping the moderately literate get to

grips with the basics of computing.

From 1stJanuary 2015, ELCAP is once again open-ing its doors to the community to come and

learn about the basics of computing. With the modern world of technology when more & more ser-vices are being moved to the Internet, it is now more important than ever before to learn how to usea computer. On the ICT course being offered by ELCAP, you will be taught all the basics of how touse a computer in a safe and comfortable environment. Skills you will learn include familiarising your-self with the mouse and keyboard, setting up email, computer aided research, online shopping andmuch more. To register for the ICT course you have to be 19+ and unemployed. Please contact the

ELCAP Team on 01282 723455 or send an email to [email protected] book your place.

Student getting to grips with the basics of word processing.

From this Holy Month of Rabi ul Awwal and theNew Year, we pray that you encompass beauty in itsvarious manifestations and embrace a life that isfull of compassion, love, integrity and sincerity.

Encourage yourself, family and friends to carry onwith the good deed of effective local community work

and philanthropy.

We pray for those civilians and children massacred inModel Town, Peshawar and those who have sacrificedtheir lives in Pakistan and across the world for the

betterment of others.

With the Blessings of the Holy Prophets birthday,may Allah the Almighty bring a change that you

want to see.


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ELCAP is committed to providing a variety of services to the

local community in the East Lancashire area.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of the local community

through the provision of education, information and training through

modern art, media and digital technologies.

One of our key projects is the Pendle Community Radio

station which provides an invaluable service to the East Lanca-

shire community.

Contact US

Pendle Community Radio is now offering

local businesses the opportunity to adver-

tise or sponsor programmes on the radio.

Pendle Radio is very popular amongst the

local community & is also available on the

internet, as such it offers a great opportunity for businesses to ad-

vertise their products to this growing consumer demographic.

The expense of advertising on other types of media can be a re-

strictive factor especially for smaller businesses and this is precisely

where Pendle Radio can help. Ad spots can be bought by the sec-

ond and as such offer great value for money.

The science of advertisement suggests repetition and simplicity are

the key to a good radio advert, the cost of ads on Pendle Radio

means even smaller businesses can now purchase repetitive ads.

Pendle Radio can also author and produce your advertisements for

you.

If you would like to advertise on Pendle Radio please contact us via

email; [email protected].

ELCAP would like to thank all the

readers of this e-newsletter, listen-

ers of PCR Radio and the wonderful

Volunteers who make it all possible.

You are all an important part of

ELCAP and we hope that you con-

tinue to enjoy the various services

we endeavour to provide through

ELCAP e-news, PCR Radio and on

www.pendleradio.org.

We always welcome your feedback

& comments, whether they are good

or bad - we would love to hear from

you.

The articles in this e-newsletter do

not necessarily reflect the views of

ELCAP.

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