By Sophie Swain Stand Up For Southport
The community in Southport have worked together to rebuild a mosque which was damaged in riots on Tuesday night (30th July 2024).
The town’s true heroes offered their support through a Facebook post, with Kingswood Homes, a local building developer, offering help with general repairs in the St Luke’s area.
After a night of destruction, people from all trades turned up to rebuild walls, replace windows and clear away debris.
Kingswood Home’s customer care team worked together to rebuild the Southport Islamic Centre Mosque wall which was damaged in the attack.
Working with local lads from the mosque, the team took just over three hours to put it back together, despite suffering in the scorching hot sun.
After their heroic effort, Kingswood Homes announced a thanks on social media: “Thank you to Jewson’s for their donation of boards and materials to board up damaged buildings, to Smith’s Hire for their donation of ladders and mixers and to Southport Skip Hire for their donation of hundreds of bricks as well as all the Southport residents who got stuck in.
“We have seen the real Southport today.
“It’s amazing to see the community come together, picking up the pieces to help rebuild. Stay safe and take care of each other.”
After going viral with a video on X (formerly known as Twitter) posted by a reporter for the Manchester Evening News, floods of gratitude came in.
Some comments read: “This brought tears to my eyes.”
“A real example of highest values and community spirit. I can only hope and assume a real boost and comfort to a a community still in shock.”
“That’s the England I want to live in,” another said.
The Liverpool Region Mosque Network said: “The mosques and the communities they serve across the Liverpool City Region are shocked and horrified by the heinous acts of murder and indiscriminate violence committed against the young children and adults who attended the dance school in Southport on Monday. This is an attack against society, irrespective of faith or background.
“A minority of people are attempting to portray that this inhumane act is somehow related to the Muslim community. Frankly it is not, and we must not let those who seek to divide us and spread hatred use this as an opportunity.
“On Tuesday evening, we saw distressing scenes outside Southport Mosque with angry protestors gathering outside. This is causing further fear and anxiety within our communities.
“We must all unite and stand together against all forms of hate, violence and division.
“We thank Merseyside Police, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, and other political and community leaders for their outstanding response to this tragedy and their continued support for communities across the region during this difficult time.”
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