Dialogue Society Sheffield Branch would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to our annual Christmas Dinner on Sunday, the 3rd December 2023. The doors will open at 15:00 and we will make a start to the event at 15:30. We aim at finishing no later than 18:00 hrs.

The Dialogue Society believes in dialogue between members of different cultures and religions and as such would like to bring those members of the society together for a Christmas event. Knowing how important the season of Christmas is in British society as a whole, but especially within the Christian faith, we wanted to mark this time of celebration by inviting you to this special event. This invitation is open to all our friends, whatever their traditions and understandings of Christmas.

We will serve a variety of homemade Turkish dishes which will be hygienically prepared, as usual. The event will involve speeches from distinguished guest speakers, music, and fun games. Our purpose is to feel and share the spirit and warmth of this special time of year in person in a room which will be full of warm conversations between many people who have missed or are yet to meet each other.

We will also have a prize draw where every attendee will be given a number at the entrance and we will draw random numbers to find a few lucky ones. It is also important to note that taking part in the games and competitions will completely be on a voluntary basis. You are more than welcome not to take part and just watch if that is what you wish to do.

We are looking forward to your response. Due to limited venue space, we politely encourage you to reserve your place. Therefore, please kindly reply to confirm your attendance by the 20th November. Your presence at the event will be an absolute honour for us. Please let us know how many adults and children you are attending with, alongside with your dietary requirements in your confirmation email.

Date: Sunday, 3rd December 2023
Time: Doors Open: 15:00 | Event Start: 15:30 | Finish: 18:00
Venue: Hallam Community Hall, Hallam Grange Crescent, Sheffield, S10 4BD
RSVP:sheffield@dialoguesociety.org

(Please let us know if you do not want your photos & videos to be taken in the event. We will be taking photos & videos to be able to share this event publicly on Dialogue Society website and social media channels.)

The Dialogue Society is a registered charity, established in London in 1999, with the aim of advancing social cohesion by connecting communities through dialogue. It does this by bringing people together through discussion forums, courses, capacity building publications and outreach. It operates nation-wide with regional branches across the UK.

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On behalf of The Dialogue Society Sheffield Branch, I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to our 3rd Annual Dialogue Picnic event on Sunday, the 27th August 2023 at 13:00hrs. The event will be in the beautiful Graves Park. It would be a great pleasure for us to have you at this event.  Please book your place via sheffield@dialoguesociety.org not via Sheffield Interfaith.

The event is aimed at having a chance to see each other, catching up, having friendly conversations with a diverse range of individuals and communities who have contributed in positive ways to bring about social cohesion within Sheffield and surrounding areas. We are also planning to play some games to enjoy our times at the event.

The event will be a casual picnic where we will have some food, play some fun games and converse with each other. For an informed preparation for the event, there is a number of things that we would like to point out:

• We will serve hygienically prepared homemade Turkish food however it is completely up to you to have some of them or bring your own.
• We will not serve hot or cold drinks. We kindly ask you to bring your own hot or cold drinks as you wish.
• We kindly ask everyone to bring their own picnic rugs or chairs.
• For a more eco friendly picnic experience, we kindly ask everyone to bring their own plates, cups and cutlery. It is up to you to bring disposable or reusable ones. But we have decided not to provide these.
• If prior to the event day, the weather forecast suggests that it will not be a dry day, we will sadly have to cancel or postpone the event. In that case, we will inform you of the cancellation or postponement via e-mail.

We are looking forward to your response and we politely encourage you to reserve. Please kindly reply to confirm your attendance by the 17th August. Your presence at the event will be an absolute honour for us. Please let us know how many adults and children you are attending with in your confirmation email.

Please note that there may be limited parking space in the car park at the address below. Unfortunately, we will not be able to guarantee parking spaces as the venue is public park. Thank you for your understanding.

The event will be in Graves Park. Please find attached a map showing the actual area where we will be gathering on the day. As mentioned above, one of the addresses/postcodes provided is for Graves Park itself and the other one is for the car park. Please also find attached the invitation banner.

Kindest regards,
Mehmet Acar
Dialogue Society Sheffield Branch

Event Theme: Dialogue Picnic
Date: Sunday, 27th August 2023
Time: 13:00
Venue: Graves Park, Hemsworth Rd, Sheffield S8 8LJ
Car Park: Graves Park Animal Farm Car Park, Bunting Nook, Sheffield S8 8JU
RSVP:sheffield@dialoguesociety.org

(Please let us know if you do not want your photos & videos to be taken in the event. We will be taking photos & videos to be able to share this event publicly on Dialogue Society website and social media channels.)

The Dialogue Society is a registered charity, established in London in 1999, with the aim of advancing social cohesion by connecting communities through dialogue. It does this by bringing people together through discussion forums, courses, capacity building publications and outreach. It operates nation-wide with regional branches across the UK.