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BSNL, 128 East Lane, North Wembley, HA0 3NL.
Newsletter 2 - Apr 2017 1
Working towards a
closer community
Contact Us
For General Enquiries:
Harendra Raval 07956 428 050,
For BSNL Hall Hire:
Text on 07483 904 979 or
e-mail at [email protected]
For Membership Enquiries:
Hitesh Purohit 07882 571 234,
For BSNL Cultural Club:
Trupti Joshi 07947 807 147,
For BSNL Elders Group:
Vinod Mehta 07770 730 202,
For BSNL Abhilasha:
Anjana Thaker 07949 830 273,
For BSNL Young Brahmins:
Mohini Yagnik 07975 513199,
Visit us on-
line
Stay in touch with all the latest BSNL news by visiting our website (www.bsnl.org.uk) and our facebook pages (login to facebook and search for Brahmin Society North London).
The Secretary’s Message
This is BSNL’s second Newsletter which contains reports on three functions we have held so
far. It also has details of our programmes arranged for you in April and May.
I would like to thank the convenors, sub-committee members and volunteers for each of the
three functions for their hard work and in delivering excellent programmes.
At the first meeting of the BOT, the following responsibilities were allocated to the Trustees:
Chairperson – Gunvant Dave Deputy Chairperson-Parul Jani, Secretary – Vacant, Assistant
Secretary – Trupti Joshi, Treasurer: - Ramnik Joshi, Assistant Treasurer: Hitesh Purohit,
Programmes and Fund Raising: Convenors of each event will take responsibility. Membership:
- Hitesh Purohit Building Maintenance/Upkeep: - Parul Jani, Porta Cabin Development: Vinod
Mehta and Gunvant Dave, BSNL Elder’s Group - Vinod Mehta, BSNL Culture Clu- Trupti Joshi,
BSNL Abhilasha: - Anjanben Thaker Grants: - Vandanaben Joshi, Young Brahmins (YB’s):
Mohini Yagnik.
BSNL has and will be taking pictures at all BSNL’s functions. These pictures are loaded on to
BSNL Website and BSNL’s Facebook pages If any member does not want his or her picture
taken then please ensure you advise Gunwantbhai Dave or Harendra Raval in advance.
It has been agreed that we will include in our newsletter any announcements members may
wish to make (i e engagement, wedding, educational achievements, recipes, any useful
articles, bereavement etc.). Please send your details by email to Hon Secretary Harendra K
Raval at [email protected]. BSNL reserves the right to include these details in the
Newsletters
Harendra K Raval
Events for the year ahead – at a glance
April -2ndChaitri Navratri- 8th Hanuman Chalisa, 15th YBs Ice Skating
May -7th Cookery Demonstration-20th Gujarati Dyero with Bollywood Masala
June
July
August
September
October -from 22nd Navratri and Sharad Poonam, 13th- Havan- 27th Diwali
Dhamaka
November
December- 10th AGM-17th Children’s Christmas Party
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Recent Past Events…
Bhajans Sandhya – Saturday 14th January 2017 at BSNL
An evening of Bhakti Sangeet by Pinakin B Raval (famous singer from Gujarat. Pinakinbhai is Master of
performing arts, Indian Classical music in vocal and who has performed on all India Radio and is an Indian
television artist) was enjoyed by members who attended. It was a blessed night
Thank you to Harendra Raval for being the convenor for this programme.
MahaShivratri – Friday 24th February 2017
A total of 20 yajmans and their family and friends and members of BSNL attended this annual function. The
Pooja ceremony was very well conducted by Priest Shree Nityanandji Mehta.
Mahaprashad was enjoyed by all. It was a pleasure to see YBs taking part in the Pooja and assisting throughout
the function.
Thank you to Parul Jani for being the convenor for this programme.
Holi Celebrations - Sunday 12th March 2017 Holi was celebrated in style and with enthusiasm at our BSNL Community Centre on Sunday 12th March 2017
from 2.30 pm onwards. Members could enjoy holi darshan and dhuleti fun with lots of colour and laughter! Children from the BSNL Cultural Club ready story on Holi and performed a dance depicting holi. The evening
was completed with a delicious meal,
Thanks to all volunteers, participants and members and to Hitesh Purohit and Parul Jani for being the
convenors for this programme.
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Forthcoming Events for 2017…
Hanuman Chalisa - Sat 8th
Apr
Join us for an uplifting and spiritual experience as we celebrate the noble
and brave Hanuman Ji!
Programme timings:
Starts at 9.30 am to 5pm (approx.)
Venue :- BSNL Hall, 128 East Lane, North Wembley
(Lunch and Mahaprashad will be served).
Sponsors and Mahaprashad donations are welcomed.
Please contact Nilima Raval on 07719 325173 for further details
BSNL YBs Ice Skating-Sat 15th Apr
YBS have arranged Ice skating on Saturday 15th April 2017.
Venue:- SOBELL LEISURE CENTRE Hornsey Road London N7 7NY
Tickets :- £6 (inclusive of skates).
Spectators welcomed.
Contact Shivani Joshi on 0791 3411317 or Rishi Raval on 0785 2916708
See attached flyer for further details.
Zumba/Bollywood Classes
ABHILASHA PRESENTS
Zumba/Bollywood Sessions By Binal
Come and enjoy the most awesome workout ever. Dance to great music and burn a ton of calories….
Date:- STARTING ON 24TH APRIL 2017
Time:- 8PM FOR AN HOUR.
Cost:- PRICE IS £5 FOR MEMBERS AND £7 FOR NON-MEMBERS
Please note:- Payment must be made for 10 sessions in advance.
Please contact Harshaben Trivedi on 07956 586926 or Anjanben Thaker on 07949 830273
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Gujarati Dyro with Bollywood Masala – Sat 20th May
BSNL are proud to present a Gujarati Dyro with Bollywood Masala on Saturday 20th May 2017 in the
company of Mr Pinakin Raval (famous singer from Gujarat. Pinakinbhai is Master of performing arts,
Indian Classical music in vocal and who has performed on all India Radio and is an Indian television
artist)
Programme Details:-
Date:- Sat 20th May
Venue:- BSNL Hall 128 East Lane, Wembley
Time:- Delicious Vegetarian Dinner to be served from 6.30 - 7.30 pm
Dyro from 8 pm to 11.30 pm
Tickets:- £12.50 (available in advance only)
For tickets contact:- Harendra Raval on 07956 428050.
Tickets will not be available at the gate
Book early to avoid disappointment.
Visit to The State Rooms at Buckingham Palace:
We are organising a trip to visit the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace for the first time. It will take place either in the last week of August or first week of September. The dates will be finalised depending on response from members, we are planning a group of 25 people. Tickets will cost in the region of £21and sold on a first come first serve basis. Booking will only be confirmed once full payment has been made. Please contact Harsha Bhatt on 07909051120 or Harendra Raval-07956428050 for more details
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The BSNL Subgroups
BSNL ABHILASHA
After a winter break Abhilasha is back with the following events :
Chaitri Navratri on Sun 2/4/2017 2.30pm to 5.30pm followed by Maha Prasad
It will be nice if all ladies can wear Red or Green Saree for this event.
This is a free event for Bsnl members, but please feel free to donate on the day.
Please note this is an event day so parking will be restricted- please refer to www.Brent.gov.uk
Abhilasha Cookery Demonstration: Sunday 7th May 2pm-5pm at Bsnl Hall.
Ladies come and join us for another session of mouth-watering dishes demonstration by Abhilasha
ladies.
Anyone wishing to demonstrate an item please contact either Jyoti Joshi on 07852 119507 or Anjana
Thaker on 07949 830273 preferred method of contact – message via Whattsapp.
We will collect names and confirm nearer time.
BSNL Antakshari – Saturday 17th June 2017 6-11pm details to follow
Shravan Month Ladies Satsang – July date tba
For sponsoring an event or any other enquires please contact me.
Anjana Thaker
ABHILASHA CHAIRPERSON
WhatsApp: 07949830273
email address: [email protected]
The BSNL Children’s Culture Club
Culture Club (CC) is a fun club for all BSNL children aged between 6 and 18. We meet every Saturday
(10 sessions per school term), between 2:30 and 4:30pm, at BSNL house. During our sessions, children
learn about: Hindu and Gujarati culture, history and religion, during ‘topic time’ The Gujarati
language Gujarati/Hindu music and songs (bhajans, garbas, aartis, lok-geet, etc) in a relaxed, friendly
environment.
We charge £20 for 10 weeks, which goes towards paying for our resources as well as a snack, which
children enjoy together each week. Do encourage your children to join us! For more information on the
club, to enrol your child or to offer your services,
Please contact me, Trupti, on 07947 807147. Jai Shree Krishna
Mrs Trupti Joshi, BSc (hons), P.G.C.E., BSNL Trustee & BSNL CC Chairperson.
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BSNL Elders Group (eGroup)
All is running smoothly with our elders enjoying themselves every Tuesday with Bhajan, Bhojan and
Manoranjan and Thursday morning doing Yoga for the elderly to keep fit.
This year we have introduced eSangeet classes from 4:15 to 6:00 pm every Tuesday after our eGroup
session under Padmaben Bhatt who is an Indian Classical Music Graduate (including having done her
Visarad), and she is a qualified Music Teacher also. We are very fortunate to have her in our eGroup
who is volunteering her services for free to us.
Our ethos is to make sure that our elderly members get a good outing full of fun, entertainment,
education and a good lunch in a comfortable atmosphere amongst friends every Tuesday when they
attend our eGroup sessions. We want to give them a good time and make them feel good. And we are
lucky to have a solid team of volunteers who are eager to help do just that.
This year we are planning take our elders by coach for a picnic to a sea side resort some time in
summer when the weather is good. We are also planning a holiday tour of Eastern Europe for our
eGroup (details to follow).
For more information or if you wish to donate lunch for our elders on any Tuesday please contact:
Mr Vinod Mehta
BSNL Trustee & Chairman of BSNL eGroup
07770730202
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BSNL Porta-Cabin Replacement Project
Our Open Day on 4th March 2017 for our members to find out more about this project went well and we will
continue in this way to keep you informed.
While getting planning permission was a challenge, raising funds is now our bigger challenge where we
need your full support to succeed.
This project is about replacing our aging porta-cabin with a brand new purpose built 2 storey building in its
place to benefit all our members and provide better facilities for our various subgroups including our
Childrens Culture Club, Young Brahmins, Club 30-60, Abhilasha and our Elders Group and to create an
expanded landscaped car park also. Our main building will continue to be hired out as a Montessori during
week days and it will also get a face lift and be refurbished in due course.
Replacing our porta-cabin with a purpose built 2 storey building is a £450k project. We have more than half
the funds already. We need the balance of around £215k. We are working hard to obtain a Big Lottery
Grant - which is proving difficult as they give grants to projects in deprived areas which we do not fall under.
We are also exploring a bank loan possibility from The Charities Aid Foundation Bank. And we are pursuing
several other fund raising avenues including: Taking Private Members Loans, Seeking Donations, Doing
Sponsored Events, Organising Fund Raising Programmes, Promoting our Hall for extra Hire Income,
Reclaiming Tax via Gift Aid, etc.
Borrowing John F Kennedy's famous quote: “My fellow brahmins, ask not what your samaj can do for you,
ask what you can do for your samaj.” Any help you can give us will be highly appreciated.
For more information please contact:
Mr Vinod Mehta
(On Behalf of BSNL Porta-Cabin Replacement Project Team)
Apprenticeships
Our Indian Community must become familiar with the great benefits of Apprenticeships. This is the modern
way for our children to learn and benefit through actual work based learning in most areas. Become a
professional through apprenticeships.
The Benefits Did you know there are over 600-800 apprenticeship standards or as we would call it areas of study linked to work. The curriculum areas covered are now very wide. From engineering, manufacturing, digital / IT. Sales and Marketing. Law and Accountancy. An apprentice can learn at GCSE right through to Degree level. An apprentice degree and traditional degree are the same and hold the same value.
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Did you know if you learn through an apprenticeship programme, you are also earning through your salary. As apprentices, must be employed whilst studying and employers are very keen to secure new staff as apprentices. This is of great value to the apprentice and he /she’s family. As in comparison to a traditional degree where the student and family must pay large annual tuition fees and associated costs. If you do a degree apprenticeship the student benefits by: i) Not having to pay for the study as it is paid for by the employer and the apprentice is also earning a wage.
ii) So after 3 years of a degree apprentice programme the student and family will be better off by over £60,000 (this includes salary and employer paying tuition fees). And there is no worry about finding work as you will have already been working over the three years before graduating. iii) Chances of Promotion within your workplace will be more accessible.
Apprenticeships are not limited by age, with the new scheme even Managers in employment can complete apprenticeships do further progress their skills leading to the Board room.
If you like to participate in assisting BSNL to establish and assist our members then please complete the
following Questionnaire details and send it to Gunwant Dave at BSNL Community Centre 128 East Lane
Wembley HA0 3NL
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Questionnaire:
Name:
Address:
Email:
Contact number:
Kindly do complete the following to help plan the best skills development apprenticeship
programmes for our community:
1) Where you aware of apprenticeships before reading the attached?
2) From the following programme areas, which ones are most interesting to you.
Agriculture & Environment Construction
Business and Administration Creative and Design
Catering and Hospitality Digital
Childcare and Education Engineering and Manufacturing
Hair and Beauty Health and Science
Legal, Finance and Accounting Protective Services
Sales, Marketing and Procurement Social Care
Transport and Logistics
3) How many children are at College in your household
4) Are they studying GCSE/ A levels/ BTEC/ HNC/NND/ Degree
5) Are any of your children currently enrolled on an apprenticeship programme
6) Would you be interested in your children starting an apprenticeship programme?
7) Do you still prefer traditional degrees or Apprenticeship Degree
