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| DIWALI 2009 CELEBRATIONS |
| The turnout of our members and their relatives was less than expected but much more than last year, at the Diwali celebrations programme held at our normal venue in Croydon. |
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| CELEBRATIONS OF THE 2009 NAVRATRI FESTIVAL |
 The VCSL had a week-end of Raas-Garba and Dandia-Raas programme at the Dance Studio of the Archbishop Lanfrac School in Croydon, Surrey on Saturday evening, 19 September and Sunday afternoon, 20 September 2009. |
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| PICNIC AT THE SPORTS GROUND IN CROYDON, SURREY |
 The VCSL held a picnic at the sports ground of the Archbishop Lanfranc School in Croydon, Surrey on Sunday 20 August 2009. It reminded us of the picnic days we so often used to have in East Africa in ‘Shambhas’. |
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| SHIV MAHAPURAN KATHA |
 It was an honour for our VCSL’s Chairman, Arunbhai Tank, to be asked to compere the nine days Shiv Mahapuran Katha which was organised by Bhanuben Vaghela... |
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| A Tough Profession: AN ACTUARY |
 Most of us are aware of the professions of doctors, dentists, accountants and engineers but many may have not heard of actuaries. Actuaries are members of two professional chartered organisations formed by Royal Assent.. |
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| Shisha Smoking – Is It Harmful? |
 A recent paper in the British Dental Journal entitled ‘Narghile smoking and its adverse health consequences: a literature review’ made me acutely aware that most of us have been turning a blind eye to this addictive habit. |
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| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009 |
 On Sunday 17 May, VCSL held its 18th AGM at the Archbishop Lanfranc School in Croydon... |
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| Samuh Bhajan 2009 |
 Our Vanzas’ popular programme, Samuh Bhajans, for 2009 was held on Sunday 12 April at The Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon. From 12.30pm our members, bandhus and their friends... |
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| Graduation |
 Susanna Anjali Jethwa, 24 years of age, daughter of Anilbhai Damji Jethwa, was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc with honours, 2:1) by the University of Newcastle during June 2008. Her special subject was Pharmacology |
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| VCSL Youth Committee 1st Outing of 2009 |
 To kick off the New Year and the Vanza youth committee calendar, Devina and I felt a good old fashioned bowling night was in order.So after getting together with some of the other youngsters, we headed down to Purley Way’s ten-pin bowling on one bitter-cold Saturday evening, in the second week of January 2009, for a bit of light competition.. |
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