Noah’s Pudding Celebration in Brighton and Hove with Mayor of Brighton and Hove Cllr Brian Fitch

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:30 in Community Engagement

Where: Dialogue Society Brighton Office, 201A Church Road, BN3 2AH, Hove, East Sussex
Date: 27th November 2014
Time: 18.30

Speaker:

Cllr Brian Fitch, The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Brighton and Hove
Chief Inspector Dave Padwick

Abstract

The basis of annual Dialogue Society grass roots activities, ‘Noah's Pudding’ celebrates the common heritage of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

In the Muslim prophetic tradition, the day Moses (peace be upon him) and his community were saved from the Pharaoh's army, and the day Noah's (peace be upon him) ark was saved from the flood is marked with fasting, and in modern times with the sharing of a special dessert known as ‘Noah's Pudding’.

Every year, thousands of bowls of Noah's pudding are shared by the families of Dialogue Society volunteers with their neighbours and with members of various faith-based organizations in the South of the UK.

Biography of Brian Fitch

The current Mayor of Brighton & Hove is Councillor Brian Fitch. He was elected by the other councillors at the Annual Council Meeting on 15 May 2014. His term of office is for one year until the next Annual Council Meeting in May 2015. The Mayor will be supported during his mayoral year by his wife Norah.

Biography of Dave Padwick

Chief Inspector Dave Padwick has 28 years police service, having started in 1986 as a fresh faced Special Constable in Hampshire Constabulary stationed at Basingstoke. He joined the Metropolitan Police in April 1988 and after completing basic training at Hendon Police College he was posted to Leman Street Police Station, Whitechapel working on uniform patrol, divisional crime squad and the divisional vice squad.

Between 1993 and 1997 he worked on the Territorial Support Group for North and North West London and was Level 1 PSU trained. During the European Championships in 1996 he was seconded to the organised hooligan and football related crime team. He transferred to Sussex Police in February 1997, on promotion to Sergeant, and was posted to Newhaven Patrol and then Lewes Community team. In November 2001 he was promoted to Inspector and posted to Eastbourne Patrol, Lewes NPT Inspector, Ops 1 FCC, Public Order training team, ANPRU and DI CTIU Ports.

He was posted to Brighton as a Temporary Chief Inspector in January 2014 leading NRT and RIT with additional responsibility for Mental Health and Customer Satisfaction. Chief Inspector Padwick has completed and been awarded BSc (Hons) Policing and Police Studies and an MSc in Criminal Justice Studies from Portsmouth University.