• World Harmony Run

    World's Largest Torch Relay
    World Harmony Run

  • 1,000,000 Participants

    Across 6 Continents
    1,000,000 Participants

  • Dreaming of a more harmonious world

    100 countries
    Dreaming of Harmony

  • Schools And Kids

    Make a Wish for Peace
    Schools And Kids

  • Sri Chinmoy: World Harmony Run Founder

    World Harmony Run Founder
    Sri Chinmoy

  • Carl Lewis: World Harmony Run Spokesman

    World Harmony Run Spokesman
    Carl Lewis

  • New York, USA

    New York
    USA

  • London, Great Britain

    London
    Great Britain

  • Shakhovskaya, Russia

    Shakhovskaya
    Russia

  • Around Australia

    15,000 kms, 100 days
    Around Australia

  • Around Ireland

    14 Days, 1500km
    Around Ireland

  • Wanaka, New Zealand

    Wanaka
    New Zealand

  • Arjang, Norway

    Arjang
    Norway

  • Rekjavik, Iceland

    Rekjavik
    Iceland

  • Beijing, China

    Beijing
    China

  • Prague, Czech Republic

    Prague
    Czech Republic

  • Belgrade, Serbia

    Belgrade
    Serbia

  • Lake Biwa, Japan

    Lake Biwa
    Japan

  • Kapsait, Ethiopia

    Kapsait
    Kenya

  • Pangkor Island, Malaysia

    Pangkor Island
    Malaysia

  • Bali, Indonesia

    Bali
    Indonesia

  • The All Blacks, New Zealand

    The All Blacks
    New Zealand

England 27 September: Stokenchurch - London

We began our journey from Stokenchurch running through peaceful rural villages and into London along the Grand Union Canal.

Our first appointment was at Vicar’s Green School in Alperton. We were greeted in the playground by a large circle of children dressed in national costume enthusiastically waving flags from all the different countries you can think of.

Steve Pound, the Member of Parliament for North Ealing was there to greet us. His fervent support for the run, for the schools involvement and for the precepts of the founder of the World Harmony Run - Sri Chinmoy - gave us renewed confidence in the unlimited potential of this very special project.

The children led us into their assembly hall where we were warmly greeted by the head teacher, Mary Sergides and an instrumental rendition of the World Harmony Run Song . The school orchestra, under the guidance of Liz Sharma, began the proceedings with a dynamic and very fitting rendition of Ode to Joy.

The children read out passages they had prepared describing what Harmony meant to them. Councillor Amit Kapoor, the Deputy Mayor of Ealing, welcomed the runners.

Vicar’s Green Primary School gave us an overwhelmingly warm welcome and we are grateful to everyone who was there. A candle was lit to preserve the light from our Harmony Torch and we all signed a proclamation entitled ‘Harmony Begins With Me’.

On our way out of the school we made some new friends.

From Alperton we followed the Grand Union Canal all the way into Central London and to the English Office of the European Parliament.

We were kindly welcomed and given a brief history of the European Parliament by Dermott Scott.

We have received several letters of support from British MEP’s and the torch will be greeted in Brussels soon by MEP’s from different countries.


Distance: 65km

Team Members:
Ondrej Vesely, Rosta Vagner, Katka Prusova, Ivana Nemacova (Czech Republic), Balavan Thomas (England), Abichal Watkins (Wales), Jarek Werner (Poland), Terezia Hammel (Hungary), Ieva Kurzemniece and Anette Klavina (Latvia), Annemarie Beumer (Netherlands), Salil Wilson (Australia)

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