town and borough councillors gathered at Haslemere’s War Memorial on Monday to observe a minute’s silence for victims of the Finsbury Park terror attack.

One man was killed and 10 were injured when a van drove into worshippers close to a mosque in north London.

Surrey Police pledge their support for Muslims across the county following the attack and Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro repeated his call for all communities to stand together against terrorism.

Mr Munro is in charge of equalities, diversity and human rights, which includes the response to hate crime, for the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC).

He recently attended a peace vigil in Woking at the Shah Jahan Mosque, where faith and community leaders joined forces in a show of solidarity.

Mr Munro said: “My thoughts and sympathies are with all those people affected by the awful attack in Finsbury Park.

“Whatever their motivation, terrorists seek to divide us and create disharmony.

“An attack on any of our communities is an attack on us all and we must continue to stand together against extremism and hatred in all its forms.

“We must maintain the strong relationship between the public and police and our officers in Surrey will be reaching out to our Muslim communities in the county over the coming days to demonstrate our support for them. I would urge the public to continue to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.”

• Days before the Finsbury Park attack, students of the Jamia Ahmadiyya UK college, in Haslemere, joined in the relief effort to help victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

A group of 17 members of the youth association volunteered to assist Ahmadiyya charity Humanity First workers in Kensington close to the scene.

A college spokesman said: “We felt it our responsibility to help our countrymen and women at this hour of need.

“One group of five was working inside Harrow Club, packing and sorting food items for those affected by the fire. This also involved transportation of food supplies coming in through donations.

“Another three volunteers made their way to Latimer Road station to help oversee the deliveries and guide other volunteers to where the supplies were being transported.

“The rest of the volunteer crew remained in Westway Sports Centre and dealt with all the clothes and donations from the public. The aim was to divide and categorise everything and put them in boxes according to size so they are ready to be distributed to those in need.”