Children from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community also read out a poem in the square about peace, and there was African and Asian drumming by members of DNH.

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Hounslow mayor Corinna Smart and organiser Mary-Ellen Archer on the Hounslow People’s Peace Parade

Children led the rallying cries as more than 200 people marched through Hounslowdemanding an end to war, slavery and poverty.

Hounslow mayor Corinna Smart and the borough’s MPs Mary Macleod and Seema Malhotra joined participants young and old in the first Hounslow People’s Peace Parade on Saturday (March 21).

They trooped west up Hounslow High Street and on to the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, off Hanworth Road, which hosted a reception and candlelit vigil.

The day ended with a song for peace, led by Shakti Sings Choir, at the Sikh temple.

Organiser Mary-Ellen Archer, who is the ex-chairman of DNH, said she was delighted by the turnout. She has invited children from… read more at getwestlondon.co.uk