Sir - Before your readers believe that Oxford is a hotbed of religious tension (Report, February 1), I would like to alert them to the fact that local dialogue already exist between faiths.

This city hosts a completely unique and highly popular annual inter-faith Friendship Walk. For the past four years, hundreds of Christians, Muslims and Jews and those of other faiths have taken to the streets in recognition of each others different faiths.

Led by The Bishop of Oxford, the Imam Munir Chisti and Rabbi Norman Solomon, the walk has opened with prayers of unity at the synagogue, continued to The University Church for refreshments and ended at the Central Oxford Mosque with prayers and a shared meal prepared by the Muslims. This act of building up community respect has led to a dialogue group, listening circles and the beginnings of a Council of Faiths. Other towns with in England are replicating the walk too. Is this not the way of forward for finding religious harmony in community and society as a whole?

Rev C Bannister-Parker, Founder of the Friendship Walks and Assistant Curate, The University Church, Oxford