Members met outside St Mary's Church, New Road, before setting off to the Gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Bedford.

This marks the third of a series of visits to different places of worship the group are undertaking as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations.

Chairman of the council, which aims to forge closer links between worshippers of the city's numerous faiths, Jaspal Singh said: "We took a full coach to the Gurdwara, 53 people, with four major faiths represented on the trip, those of Sikh, Hindu, Christian and Judaism."

The group attended the service and were also invited to join in a four-course meal.

They were then given a tour around the temple and joined in a question and answer session.

Mr Singh said: "The committee at the Gurdwara were really helpful and welcoming. We took a real cross section of ages, the youngest attendee was one and a half with the oldest more than 70. Everybody had a great time."

The new Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Bedford which will become the centre of the Sikh community in that area was built to replicate the appearance of Indian Gurdwaras using specific stone and also stone masons brought over from India.