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1January 2011 For more information contact: icab@ntlworld.com Quick links: Key events
& 2010 events & activities The Indian
Community Association Bracknell (ICAB) was established in 1995 in Building A Strong Community Founded On Indian Cultural
Values To achieve this vision, there is an
associated · Assisting the
Indian Community in the development of cultural, social and spiritual needs · Organising and
conducting activities that showcase widely the Indian culture Voluntary
Organisation ICAB is a voluntary organization run for
the benefit of its membership. ICAB is managed by a committee of 8 ICAB
members including a chairman, treasurer and secretary. Our philosophy is quite simple. If we are to preserve the richness of our
Indian culture then we all have the responsibility to safeguard and nurture
it for the benefit of our children and our children’s children. Membership
of ICAB Annual membership fee of £20 (family) / £15
(single) person. Anyone
can join ICAB – it does not matter whether you leave in 2011 ICAB
committee Raman Patel (Chairman); Jayshree Parmar (Secretary); Arshi Mehr (Treasurer); Davinder Basuita; Prachi Dixit; Jiten Modhwadia; Neeru Madan; Sunil Soni & Bharat Limaye |
ICAB Key Events
1995 – 2010
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Oct 1995 |
Founded by 5 founder families |
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Oct 1996 |
First Navratri celebrations; now an
annual event |
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Dec 1997 |
First Yoga class: now held regularly; 3
classes |
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Jan 2004 |
Stage plays at Wilde Theatre, “Marquerade” “Don’t Be A Stranger” |
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Sept 2004 |
Giving Something Back: fund raising for
local charities; now an annual event |
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July 2005 |
Sports activities: family fun day;
cricket matches |
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Nov 2005 |
10th anniversary dinner &
dance |
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Feb 2006 |
Prem Divas: annual Antaksari event |
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Aug 2006 |
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May 2007 |
Ghazal evening |
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Oct 2008 |
Diwali celebrations at Wilde Theatre, |
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Sept 2009 |
Mt Snowdon climb: 43 members reach the
top and raise £4,000 for the Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust |
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Oct 2009 |
Ram Lila stage performance as part of
Diwali celebrations at Wilde Theatre, Bracknell |
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May 2010 |
First Kite flying event |
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Sept 2010 |
Lake District Challenge: 61 members split
into 2 challenges & raised total
donations of £2,345; Pikers
walked / climbed total distance of 17
miles (28km) to the top of Scafell Pike & back; Lakers walked
distance of 5 - 6 miles around
Buttermere Lake. |
ICAB Events and
Activities – 2010
Regular
Activities
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Day |
Event |
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Friday |
Bollywood
Dance 4 classes 4.30pm to 7.30pm; run by Rakhi Sood & managed by Jayshree
Parmar |
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Saturday |
Yoga
2 classes; 8.30 am to 11.00am at Carnation Hall: run by Kam Dehal and managed
by Bharti & Raman Patel |
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Sunday |
Walking
for Fitness at the Lookout; early morning starts |
Events
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Date |
Event [approx. number of
members at events in square brackets] *sports committee events |
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27-02-2010 |
Prem Divas – An Antaksari
Nite at Garth Hill College [150] |
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13-03-2010 |
Lift
Off dance festival at South Hill Park Arts Centre: performance by Bollywood
class 2 (8-12yrs) |
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18-04-2010 |
*
5 a-side football at Bracknell Sports Centre / Prize giving &
refreshments at Martins Heron Community Centre [60] |
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15-05-2010 |
Yoga
Nidra at Carnation Hall [20] |
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23-05-2010 |
*
Kite Flying for all age group [80] at Wokingham Scout’s Hut. First event of its kind and very much
enjoyed by all. Kites were hand-made
by all ages and flown on a hot glorious sunny day. |
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20-06-2010 |
Ganpati
Bappa Maurya Pooja at Birch
Hill Community Centre; Pooja performed
by Pandit Naresh-ji from
Slough Mandir [60] |
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11-07-2010 |
*
Family fun day plus BBQ at Wokingham Scout’s Hut [100] |
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18-07-2010 |
*
Cricket practice: ICAB v Mastek at Minley Cricket
Ground [40] |
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01-08-2010 |
*
Cricket: match: ICAB v. Basingstoke Hindu Samaj at Minley
Cricket Ground. [45] |
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11-08-2010 |
*
Cricket: match: ICAB v. Crown Taverners at Minley Cricket Ground. |
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05-09-2010 |
* Lake District challenge; annual
fund-raising event; Total donations raised £2,345; 61 members & friends took part in two challenges; Pikers
walked / climbed total distance of 17
miles (28km) to the top of Scafell Pike & back; Lakers walked
distance of 5 - 6 miles around
Buttermere Lake |
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15-10-2010 |
Navratri
festival at New Garth Hill College: traditional costume
competition [+100] |
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16-10-2010 |
Navratri festival
at New Garth Hill College: Aarti competition
[+150] |
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13-11-2010 |
Diwali
Dinner & Dance at Baylis House, Slough [111] |
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04-12-2010 |
Dance
Mania 4: performances by students from all 4 Bollywood dance classes at
Hampton School [A Rakhi Sood School of
Performing Arts production] |
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11-12-2010 |
AGM
at Martins Heron |
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2010
committee members:
Raman Patel (Chairman); Jayshree Parmar (Treasurer); Lakshmi Venkatesh
(Secretary); Chirantan Shukla; Davinder Basuita; Prachi Dixit; Triveni Venkatraman
& Meetali Gray: 2010
Sports committee members: Harish Parmar; Jiten Modhwadia; Bijal Modha; Davinder
Basuita & Raman Patel |
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