Noah’s Pudding Celebration in Brighton and Hove

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:00 in Community Engagement

Where: Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 4AH
Date: 25th November 2013
Time: 18:00

Speaker:

Councillor Denise Cobb, The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Brighton and Hove

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 Denise Cobb

Denise has been a councillor since 1999.

Denise was born in Brighton but has also lived in London and the United States. She has two adult sons, a granddaughter and 3 grandsons.

Denise is currently employed as a Massage, Sports Massage and Beauty Therapist. She also currently teaches Swimming and Aquatic Exercise. She is a qualified Swimming, Fitness and Gym Instructor. Previous employment has involved coaching a variety of sporting, recreational and leisure activities, including leisure management and work with young adults who had profound multiple learning difficulties and severe physical disabilities. She also have experience of working with the unemployed, training and helping them find voluntary and paid work. She has been employed in the local hospitals as a Theatre Sterile Services Supervisor and as a qualified Phlebotomist.

In a voluntary capacity, Denise has been an Instructor for the American Red Cross, helped to raise funds for children’s sport, life guarded for youth group trips and taught fun exercise sessions for all ages.