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Apr 2022
A new mosque will be created in central Harrogate after the sale of the former Home Guard club completed today.
Harrogate Islamic Association has collected the keys for its new Tower Street premises after raising the £500,000 needed to buy the now-dilapidated building.
However, the hard work is not over: the group will continue to raise funds throughout Ramadan, which started today, to fund the renovations needed to bring the property back into use.
Zahed Amanullah, a member of the association, told the Stray Ferret:
Mr Amanullah said Friday prayers for members of the association had been celebratory, with many having moved to Harrogate a decade or more ago and been searching for a place for a mosque ever since.
Zahed Amanullah of Harrogate Islamic Association
Then, he hopes some space can be refurbished and opened later this year while the remainder of the building is renovated. He added:
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