THE Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) recently held a retreat at Kendal fire station's community room, led by Dr Hema Gamage.
Faith and Fire, the partnership between fire and rescue services and faith groups, believes this was the first retreat led by a female Buddhist to take place in an operational fire station in the UK.
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