About 100 residents joined the sixth Watford Interfaith Pilgrimage yesterday.

The group marched down High Street carrying banners during the tour of the town’s places of worship.

The pilgrimage started at Watford and District Synagogue in Nascot Road, where Kosher cakes and drinks were provided as part of Mitzvah Day - a Jewish day of community volunteering and kindness.

The group walked to St Mary's Parish Church in the High Street, where guests will be shown around the ancient building and given an insight into its history.

They then marched to the Sikh Gurdwara in Ladys Close and were lastly greeted by Imam Saleem at the Central Mosque in Cambridge Road.

The pilgrims marched back up the High Street to the Pond to join the Diwali celebrations.

Elected Mayor of Watford Dorothy Thornhill said: "Watford has a great community, where people of different races and faiths get on well together. The pilgrimage is an example of our strong interfaith community. It was fantastic that we finished at the Diwali celebration, which was also a fabulous event. The whole day showed the positive relationships we have in this town."

Watford MP Richard Harrington added: "The pilgrimage really highlighted the similarities between the major religions as a commonsense set of values for life, with a common enemy of intolerance. There was a good turnout, about a hundred of us. I really enjoyed it."