One impressive aspect of the evening was how well everybody mixed. There were Scots, Azeris, Turks, Eritreans, Ethiopians, Arabs, even a Colombian, all enjoying the atmosphere. It ran totally contrary the tabloid headlines about civil unrest and so ‘culture clash’. As the minister of the church commented after watching a young African boy dance his heart out to Scottish ceilidgh music, “right now, he doesn’t notice that people in the room are African, Asian, or White, just that there is a group of people dancing and enjoying themselves.”

Another important aspect of the night was that we finally got to meet the families of the children who attend the after school club (held at the church on Wednesday). It was an ideal time to make contact and forge new relationships.

- Paul