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31December 2009 For more information contact: icab@ntlworld.com Quick links: Key events
& 2009 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 |
ICAB Key Events
1995 – 2009
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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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ICAB Events and
Activities – 2009
Regular
Activities
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Day |
Event |
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Monday |
Tabla
classes 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Birch Hill; run by Guruji
Kalyan & managed by Jayshree Parmar & Raj
Sanku [4 – 7 students] |
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Friday |
Bollywood
Dance 4 classes 4.30pm to 7.30pm; run by Rakhi Sood & managed by Jayshree
Parmar [40-51 students] |
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Saturday |
Yoga
3 classes; 8.30 am to 12.20pm at Carnation Hall: run by Kam Dehal and managed
by Bharti & Raman Patel [30 – 42 students] |
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Sunday |
Walking
for Fitness at the Lookout; 9.30am |
Events
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Date |
Event [approx. number of
members at events in square brackets] *sports committee events |
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30-01-2009 |
Hindu rites, rituals and custom; talk by Dilipbhai
Lakhani at Carnation Hall [35] |
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21-02-2009 |
Prem Divas – An Antaksari
Nite at Birch Hill Community Centre [130] |
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04-04-2009 |
5
a-side football* at Bracknell Sports Centre / Prize giving & refreshments
at Birch Hill Community Centre [60] |
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19-04-2009 |
Children’s
education & vocation workshop: examination techniques / dentistry by Reshmi Bansal & Priya; & engineering by
Chirantan Shukla [30] |
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26-04-2009 |
Satya Narayan Katha at Birch Hill Community Centre with Pandit Nareshji Saraswat [60] |
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20-06-2009 |
Arts
Week at Birch Hill Community Centre: performances by Bollywood and Tabla
class students with workshops by Rakhi Sood (dance) & Guruji
Kalyan (tabla).
Display & promotion of Indian culture by Neelam
Kapoor, Shabnam Muqbil & Anshu Mahawar |
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21-06-2009 |
Cricket
practice*: ICAB v Mastek at Minley Cricket Ground
[30] |
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28-06-2009 |
Family
fun day* plus BBQ at Wokingham Scout’s Hut [114] |
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11-07-2009 |
WorldBeat Global Moves & Grooves" event at Fairfields
Arts Centre, Basingstoke with performance by Bollywood dance class |
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13-07-2009 |
Moraribapu’s Ram Katha at Wembley
Arena; minibus provided by
Bracknell Forest Voluntary Action and driven by Dilip Ladwa &
Raman Patel [14] |
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16-07-2009 |
Moraribapu’s Ram Katha at Wembley
Arena; minibus provided by
Bracknell Forest Voluntary Action and driven by Natwer
Modhwadia & Raman Patel [14] |
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05-07-2009 |
Cricket:
match*: ICAB v. Basingstoke Hindu Samaj at War
Memorial Park. [30] ICAB lossL |
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26-07-2009 |
Cricket
match*: ICAB v. Basingstoke Hindu Samaj at Minley Cricket Ground. [30] ICAB
winJ |
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15-08-2009 |
Pilgrimage
to Balaji Mandir in West Midlands; bus driven by Murubhai
Nathu [32] |
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05-09-2009 |
Mount
Snowdon Challenge* (approx. distance of 14km; ascent of 1km: & descent of
0.7km) raising £3,860 for
the Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust [50] |
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24-10-2009 |
Navratri
festival at Garth Hill College: decorative
coconut competition [+100] |
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25-10-2009 |
Navratri festival
at Garth Hill College: traditional costume and garba
competition [+150] |
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26-10-2009 |
Navratri festival at Garth Hill College: decorative aarti
plate competition [+100] |
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31-10-2009 |
Diwali
celebrations
& musical evening with stage performance of Ramlila
by ICAB children at
the Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park Arts Centre [255] |
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29-11-2009 |
AGM
at Birch Hill Community Centre |