STAFF and patients at Airedale came together to celebrate Eid and enjoy food donated by local restaurant, the Aagrah.

The event was organised by the hospital chaplaincy and human resources team as part of a calendar of festivities which includes Christmas, Easter, Diwali, Passover, the Festival of Lights and events for those of non faith.

People were treated to samosas, dates and South Asian-style sweets at the occasion today. (June 19)

Nadia Hussain, organisational learning improvement facilitator at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Our Muslim patients and staff have just fasted for 30 days and at the end of our fast we have Eid.

"So it’s a big festival for people within the Muslim community, and compares to celebrating Christmas.

"We wanted to recognise that and as a lot of us observed Eid on Friday, many staff would have been off over the weekend enjoying lots of nice food so we wanted to share the event at Airedale with all our colleagues and patients.”

Faeem Lal, business partner in HR at Airedale, said: “We're an inclusive organisation, value all faiths and want to celebrate at every opportunity. We're very grateful to the Aagrah for their generous contribution.”