A Walk for Peace bringing together people of different cultures and backgrounds, will head through the Towns this Saturday.

Organised by the Medway Inter-Faith Action group and aims to promote friendship and embrace positive, interfaith and secular relations through a common cause – peace.

Ajaib Hussain, who has helped organise it, said: “The theme of the walk this year is Walking For Oneness to show how, as individuals and families, we are part of a broad neighbourhood of communities, walking together with a single purpose that encourages friendship and mutual respect.

“This aims to challenge those who try to impose their views on others as shown by the recent dreadful events in Manchester, London and elsewhere.

“In recognition of these events, we will be having a minute’s silence to think of the loss of loved ones to their families and friends.”

The event will start with speeches in Gillingham High Street at 10am before walking to Chatham via the Great Lines Heritage Park and the Naval War Memorial.

Prayers and speeches will be held in Chatham Memorial Synagogue at 11.30am.

The walk will finish at Rochester War Memorial in the High Street at 12.30pm, where there will be a minute’s silence, more speeches, music, refreshments and a performance by the Bulgarian Nation Dance Group.

For details, visit https://medwaypeace.wordpress.com