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Member's Articles

Please send any articles or information that you feel may benefit the members of our community by way of publishing them on this website and in the printed newsletter.  Please address all articles to the Editor and send to the community centre.

Changing Address? Please tell us

If you are moving or have moved please inform us of your new address at the first opportunity. Please contact your Area Secretary or preferably in writing giving both your old address and new address with your telephone number.

Site Opening Times

Monday to Friday        6.45pm to 8.30pm

Saturday                      7.30pm to 10.30pm

Sunday                        10.00am to 1.00pm

Hall Hiring Click Here

Help Wanted

As you may be aware our community centre is manned and maintained by volunteers from within the members of our Community. We are very grateful to these people for the commitment and time they have given in carrying out these duties. These days we are all very busy and time is precious, however we would be grateful to those of you who can....

...Spare 3 to 4 hours a month....

in helping us maintain and man our Centre for the coming years bookings. The major duties are opening the Centre, during the normal week, taking hall bookings, opening the Centre for weddings and functions. These tasks are varied and interesting, please forward your names to the Secretary, together we can be strong.  

Prathna Hall Policy

The Prathna Hall is available for hire by members of our samaj and non-members on following conditions: 

1.       It is used for 'Subh' occasions ad activity only. (Death is regarded as Asubh occasion and as such it is not available for Barnu/Termu's rites and Prasadi / dinner)

2.       For Barnu/Termu's rites and Prasadi/dinner the half of the Main Hall will be made available- if it is not on hire or there is no Samaj activity taking place, to member of the Samaj free of charge.

3.       It is used for Hindu religious rites such as Puja, Katha, Satsang, Bhajan etc. and Hindu religious studies and lectures.

4.       Religious activity may be followed by light Prasadi but not by full dinner. For dinner, the main hall must be hired if it is available.

5.       Only vegetarian food (as defined by Hindus) and soft drinks are to be used.

6.       Shoes or any other type of footwear must not be worn in the hall.

7.       Only ten car-parking places will be available unless there is no function in the main hall during the whole of the hire period.

8.       Members of the Association will not be charged for the use of the facilities- however, the association will accept any donation the member/s wishes to give.

9.       Non members have to pay the current hire charges, any concession in hire charges will be at the discretion of the Executive Committee only.

10.       Prathna hall is a religious place and as such the Hirer and Hirer's guest must observe cleanliness, good behaviour and sanctity of the place.

11.       It is not available for Dinner only. For this purpose, the main hall must be hired.

12.       The hiring must be confirmed with the hall hire committee.

13.       All complains must be made in writing to the Honorary Secretary within ten working days after the day of hire. No complaint will be entertained after this period.