Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Match of the pray at Blackburn

BLACKBURN Rovers have become the first Premiership club to install a prayer room where supporters can worship.

The sound-proofed match day facility will replace a toilet block and contains prayer mats and religious texts.
Club chiefs hope the room, in the Blackburn End stand, will attract more fans from different faiths and backgrounds.

Supporters who sit in other sections of Ewood Park will be escorted there by stewards.
Managing director Tom Finn said: “We live in a diverse society and need to accommodate the needs of people from all walks of life.”

Salim Mulla, senior vice chairman of Lancashire Council of Mosques, said: “It’s a fantastic gesture. I am sure it will encourage more Muslims to attend.”
Dean Christopher Armstrong, of Blackburn Cathedral, said: “It is crucial inter-faith projects like this are allowed to succeed.”

Rovers fan Scott Gardiner, 30, said: “It gives fans the chance to pray when things aren’t going well on the pitch.”

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