On Saturday 17th October we will be holding our Navaratri Celebrations in the main hall at the Archbishop Lanfrac school from 8pm until late into the evening. VCSL will be joining with South London Suthars for a bigger and better celebration for one day only!!! We are looking forward to some live entertainment and we’re […]
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Summer Picnic 2014
The weather was truly on our side on Sunday 20th July as Vanza friends and family gathered in Richmond Park. After spending the week avidly checking weather reports hoping that Sunday’s predicted thunderstorms would move to Monday, we were relieved to have caught a break and had sunshine and a mild afternoon. Somewhat inspired by […]
Healthy Living 2014
On Saturday 24th May 2014, VCSL organised a thought provoking program on benefit of doing yoga exercise and awareness of cancer. It was our good fortune that both Sunilbhai Gosai offered his service to give brief talk on the benefit of doing yoga and Dayantiben Patel talked about her journey through cancer. Sunilbhai explained how Yoga […]
Samuh Bhajan 2014
Our annual Samuh Bhajan in memory of our loved ones was once again held on Sunday afternoon to remember our ‘pitrus’. Our members, bandhus and their friends started to arrive and on their arrival they were welcomed by our committee members and greeted with ‘tilak’ on the forehead by the members of the VCSL Youth […]
Disco Dandiya Fundraiser 2014
On 29th March 2014 Vanza Community of South London held their second disco dandia event. In 2013 our vision was to start a tradition where by annual disco dandia events would be held. Alas although no doubt the evening was hugely enjoyable, the turnout was not what we expected. Fast forward 11 months past TFL delays, […]
Diwali Dinner and Dance 2013
VCSL celebrated Diwali this year with its annual, free, sell-out Dinner and Dance event. The anticipation of the night’s event built as the hall was prepared and transformed by the committee and volunteers. The morning’s excitement peaked as a box of SouthSide magazines, hot-off-the-printers, emerged, finally turning the ideas behind the magazine into a tangible […]
Navratri 2013
VCSL held their annual Navratri celebrations in the Dance Studios at the Archbishop Lanfranc School on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October 2013. This ever-popular event was well attended over the auspicious weekend by young and old alike, and all those who came thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Our well-acquainted DJs, the recently renamed Contagious, kept people […]