Creating a true peace

Earlier this year Keith Scott won the Wilson/Hinckes Peace Award for his contribution to and work with the Woking debates. He writes about putting faith into action.

When I came to Woking in 1999 the first group I joined was the Woking Community Play Association, a group that writes and stages dramas about the local community. After some years I became chair and we decided we wanted to do a play about the Ockenden Venture, a refugee charity that was founded in 1951 in the town. It is an amazing story of heroism, sacrifice, inspiration and determination. It took three years to bring the play to fruition. About 150 local people were involved in creating it, with the help of ten professionals, making it a true community event.

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