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COMMUNITY NEWS
| Cyrila Pereira: Best Party Organiser
Award |
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14 Feb: The Stage.
Excerpt: Stage Party organiser and editorial office
manager Cyrila Pereira
was among the winners at this year's Fringe Report Awards,
picking up the prize for Best Party Organiser. She collected
the prize from Fringe Report editor John Park for her
work on the new year event, held annually at the Theatre
Royal, Drury Lane. For full text and another photograph
click
here.
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Cyrila was born in
Mombasa, the daughter of Maria Josephina Da Silva and
the late Rosario Da Silva. She was a teacher at the
Star of the Sea School before the entire family (she
has 7 sisters and 4 brothers) moved to London. She is
married to Tony Pereira and they live in Croydon |
| UK: Ashley Braganza: Too many IT
projects neglecting end users |
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22 Mar: IT Week. Ashley
Braganza reckons too many IT projects are ignoring
change management issues. 937 words. Click
here.
Ashley Braganza, a.braganza@cranfield.ac.uk
is a senior lecturer at the Cranfield School of Management.
He is also the director of Nexus, a forum for senior
managers to talk about project, process, knowledge and
change management issues. He traces his Goan roots to
Mapuca. He grew up in Calcutta, Ottawa & London. |
| Toronto: 25 March: Tabla Ensemble
with Joanna de Souza |
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24 Mar: The Globe
and Mail. M-DO/Toronto Tabla Ensemble: Maryem Tollar
and Friends in Concert. Toronto's own brilliant Arabic/jazz
chanteuse creates South Asian fusion with Ritesh Das
(tabla) and Joanna de Souza
(kathak dance). Tomorrow, 8 p.m. $15. M-DO/Toronto Tabla
Ensemble Centre for World Music and Dance, 416-306-0332.
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For the Toronto Tabla
Ensemble website with stills, videoclips and more, see
www.tablaensemble.com
Joanna de Souza is married to Ian, the son of Norbert
and brother of Kevin (Montreal), all from the distinguished
Kampala musical family. |
| Toronto: Hamilton Dias: Standing
up to racial bullying |
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24 Mar: Toronto Star.
Students must get involved when they see other kids
being taunted or bullied at school about their race
said Hamilton Dias and
four fellow students who won awards for their essays
on how to prevent racial harassment. … |
"Some people think
bullying is just part of growing up and a way for young
people to learn to stick up for themselves," Dias,
16, a Grade 11 Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School
student, wrote in his essay. Dias, whose family moved
to Canada from India when he was 14, later said he didn't
seek help to deal with the schoolyard bullies who mocked
his accent and clothing. "Now I would never let
it happen to other people...when more students start
getting involved, the bullies will go away." 626
words. Click
here. |
What was it worth 10 years
ago?
25 Mar: Financial Times … Works by Francis
Newton Souza - who died a pauper - now easily
fetch £50,000, more than 10 times their 2000 prices
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Souza at Sotheby’s New
York Sale
30 Mar: Daily News & Analysis. Sotheby's New York
spring sale on 29 Mar. set new records … a 1960's
canvas by F.N. Souza, "The Pope and his Nephews",
sold for $508,000. The painting was estimated at $200,000-300,000.
Click
here.
Souza to feature at Singapore
art auction
30 Mar: DailyIndia.com. … Souza's 1951 head done
in the quasi-cubist semi-Picasso style. Estimated at
$125,000-150,000, this work echoes a single series that
Souza had done of a number of heads. Click
here.
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Frank Bruno: KO'd by a manic mind
26 Mar: Sunday Herald Sun (Australia). Excerpts: Britain's
former world heavyweight champion, Frank Bruno tells how the
end of his career marked the beginning of a slide into a terrifying
mental illness … The man in charge of helping me recover
was Dr Stephen Pereira, one of
the best psychiatrists in the country. He tried to explain
to me how ill I was … "You can stay here, Frank,"
Dr Pereira said. "I want you to get well and I want you
to help us to do that." 2321 words.
For a photograph and brief details of Dr Pereira click
here.
Manuel D’Souza and the Mystery
of Tanzanite Discoverers
26 March 2006. Sunday News (Tanzania). Excerpts: A ‘discoverer’,
frequently mentioned by mineral dealers is that of Manuel
D’Souza … Confusing the matter even further are
those people who claim that Manuel D’Souza,
a tailor, was led to a deposit of blue stones by Maasai tribesmen
… Tanzania Mineral Dealers Association national chairman,
Mr Sammy Mollel, says credit should go to D’Souza …
Mr Daniel Saitore Kaaya who was a village leader for the area
at that time swears that it was Mr. Juu ya Watu who made the
discovery, with Mr D’Souza exposing it to Mr John Saul,
who then took it to Mr Henry Platt of Tiffany and Co, the
US company which named the new gem ‘tanzanite’.
Full text, 827 words at http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/news.php?id=99
For a Goan Voice UK profile of Manuel D’Souza click
here.
Kenya: The DeSouzas of Visit Africa
Ltd.
29 Mar: Kenya Times. Michio and Masayo Hiraiwa are the renowned
Japanese wildlife photographer team are father and daughter
who visit Kenya many times every year and publish their work
annually … The managing director of Visit Africa Limited,
Lewis DeSouza, the firm’s
sales and marketing director, Antoinette
DeSouza, and the director of operations, Heather
DeSouza say of the Hiraiwas: “It is our great
pleasure to welcome such wonderful friends to Kenya …
” And Michio and Masayo say. “Mr DeSouza and his
team have always accorded us a perfect welcome … They
are real professional.” For a photograph of the DeSouzas
and full text click
here.
Scotland Yard & CBI Investigate
al-Qaeda Links of 2 UK Goans
30 Mar: Mumbai Mirror. Scotland Yard sleuths are in India
investigating two Indians found trying to sell innovative
explosive materials to al-Qaeda operatives in London. …
According to them, Dominique Martins
and Roque Fernandes, two Goans
had met one Bishop Rodrigues and Abdurahman Kanyare and were
discussing a transaction of an explosive material called ‘Red
Mercury’ … Unknown to them, British intelligence
MI 6 had been tapping their phones and the police arrested
them. Initially, the police suspected that Martin and Fernandes
were Portuguese nationals, but soon learnt that they were
originally Indians from Goa who had obtained Portuguese citizenship.
637 words. Click
here.
At the time of their arrest they were described as Roque Flaviano
Fernandes, 43, of De Havilland Road, Edgware, London, Dominic
Agnelo Martins, 44, of Du Cros Drive, Stanmore, London and
Abdurahman Kanyare, 52, of Milling Road, Edgware, London.
For further information click
here.
UK: New Event Listings
Sun. 2 Jul. Aldona Association (UK)
Sat. 15 Jul: Croydon. Sat. 29 Jul: Swindon. Sun. 30 Jul. Wembley,
Konkani Dramatic Association Tiatr "Tumchea Moga Passot"
For full details of these and other events see http://goanvoice.org.uk/forthcoming.php
DEATHS
29 Mar: Bexleyheath, Kent. JOSEPH
PEREIRA (ex Mombasa). Brother of Anthony/late Josephine.
Funeral details to follow.
29 Mar: Nuvem, Goa. ROSALIA QUADROS
ALBUQUERQUE (Born 1921). Wife of late Faustino. Mother
of Olivia/Kamal, Zita/Edmundo, Christopher/Matuzinha, Newton/Sally
(UK), Aurita/late Victor, Branca/Mathias, Morris/Bela Jenny,
late Wilma/late Shyam, Rocky/Conceicao, Willy/Doreen.
28 Mar: Panjim, Goa. EMIRA MENEZES.
(nee Carvalho, ex-Mombasa). Wife of Angelo. Mother of Norvin.
Sister of Ninfa Ribeiro (Mombasa), Milas Maidens (UK) and
Maura Carvalho (UK). Condolences to nuala@idmasystems.com
Info from Maureen de Souza, Mombasa. Info from Maureen de
Souza, Mombasa.
28 Mar: Velim, Goa. PHILIP NERY ANDRADE.
(born 1921) Husband of Rubina. Father of Ramesh/Judy (UK),
Pamela/Edgar, Tessy/Gurudutt, Selva/Willy.
25 Mar. Karachi. DR. ARCHE DE SOUZA
(ex-Vicar General). Dr. de Souza struggled for the
welfare of the Roman Catholic Community, [Info from Pakistan
Press International Information Services]
25 Mar: Vasco, Goa. BRIGIDA BIBIANA
DIAS (born 1930). Wife of late Jose Antonio. Mother
of Caitano/Violet, Conceicao/Helen (Ireland), Augusto/late
Milagrina, Peter/Natasha (London), Adolf, Teofilo and Inacio.
21 Mar. London. JULIO SEVERO SEQUEIRA
NAZARETH. Beloved husband of Carmita. Loving father
of Oscar. Son/son-in-law of late Alfredo/Palmira Borges, late
Carlos Noronha/Filomena. Brother/brother-in-law of Luis/Nina,
Carlos/Michelle, Jose Manuel/Mayalin, Augusta/Fernando Monte
da Silva & Armando. Uncle of Elodie, Carlos, Cyrus, Ana
Paula, Alexandra, Ashlesha, Fernando, Gabriella & David.
LOOKING FOR
Looking for Mrs. Carmelina Pereira-Fernandes,
wife of late Jeronimo Fernandes (ex Nairobi) who left for
UK in the 1970’s. Sister of Rosada Pereira, (ex Mimhambale,
Mozambique). If anyone knows Carmelina or her children, please
contact Joaquim Ferreira-Fernandes (Rosada’s son) at
tel 0208 459 8356 (evenings).
Looking For: The Salvation Army is seeking
to locate John Robert D'Silva, born on 27 December 1944 in
Coonor, Nilgiris, South India. In 1960 he moved to the UK,
was an Aeronautical Engineer and a Senior at Cambridge. He
married Winn Margaret Myers and worked as ground staff for
an Airline company. He is the father of Andrea, 33, and Steven,
36. If you have any info please contact Graham.Kinsley@salvationarmy.org.uk
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
London to Mumbai or Delhi for £309 rtn
Depart 16 Apr to 30 Jun. For details click
here.
You've got to get Goan
25 Mar. Daily Star (UK). Excerpts: Goa is a soft option
for visiting India. There's everything you would expect
(wildly driven taxis, spicy scents and bargains) without
the poverty or endemic Delhi belly … The beaches come
alive at night with dancing and partying going on well into
the early hours. There's something for everyone in Goa.
Good beaches, good food, amazing wildlife at a laid-back
pace and for half the price of staying in Europe. No wonder
so many go to Goa. 920 words. Click
here.
Holiday Bargains
25 Mar: The Mirror (UK). For a sunnier spot try Goa. There
are direct flights from Manchester or Gatwick on April 13
and 14 for a seven-night stay at the two-star Colonia de
Braganza. Rooms have a bedroom and living room with beds
for the children. Only £399pp adults and £299
per child. Contact Goa Away on 0870 890 7800 or visit www.goaway.co.uk
Holiday Hot Spots
26 Mar: The People (UK). Goa, 14nts, r/o, Apr 19, £344,
Gatwick, Cosmos, 0870 443 1823 or www.cosmosholidays.co.uk
30 Mar. The Times (UK). An all-inclusive on the other side
of the world is available with Odyssey Holidays. Fly from
Gatwick on April 22 and a week at the four-star Resort Sun
Village near the popular town of Baga, Goa, costs Pounds
469, a saving of Pounds 305. Tel 0870 4295090
Govt. finalises tourism master plan
27 Mar: The Hindu. A piece of good news for Goa lovers.
It is no more a State of just beaches, temples and churches.
Soon, the Government will enter into a tie-up with private
sector to add water sports, adventure sports and eco-tourism
to tourist packages. 407 words. Click
here.
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Budweiser to acquire Arlem Breweries
in Goa?
24 Mar. St. Louis Business Journal. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.,
manufacturer of Budweiser is engaged in formal negotiations
with Crown Breweries in Hyderabad and is also speaking with
Arlem Breweries in Goa and other brewers in India. Click
here.
Priest’s murder: More questions
crop up
26 Mar: Herald. It’s a week now since the Parish Priest
of Macazana, Fr Eusebio Ferrao was done to death brutally,
but the story forwarded by the police over the dastardly killing
has thrown up more questions than answers. 367 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/11571
For the latest developments click
here.
Kashmiris in Goa being maltreated
27 Mar: Kashmiri Media Services. Goa is not friendly to Kashmiris,
who are here to earn their livelihoods, after migrating from
occupied Kashmir in the wake of Indian troops heightened state-terrorism
in the held territory. Kashmiris' businesses in Goa range
from carpet vendors to jewelers. They are looked down upon
and kept under constant watch of the police. Click
here.
India to abandon all currency controls
27 Mar: Irish Sun: As India's economy grows strongly, the
government says it is planning to end all controls on its
currency. The move is expected to boost confidence and increase
investment in the country … In July, a central bank
panel will unveil a road map to end controls on the rupee.
Officials say it will be done in phases and complete convertibility
may still be three years away. Click
here.
Is Goa a safe haven for criminals?
27 Mar: Herald. Is Goa — more particularly the cosmopolitan
Margao — a safe hideout for criminals? Yes indeed, remarked
a Kerala police officer who was here to take custody of the
six contract killers taking shelter in the State after committing
two murders back home. A glance at the crime chart of the
last fortnight of the current month is enough indication that
Margao and its neighbourhood do offer a sanctuary for criminals
without coming under the scanner of the law enforcing agencies.
http://oheraldo.in/node/11595
UN urges Goa to end plans
for HIV tests on couples
28 Mar: Financial Times (UK). The head of the United
Nations Aids programme in India on Monday urged the
state of Goa to abandon controversial plans to force
marrying couples to undergo compulsory testing for HIV.
The legislation would make Goa the first state in India,
which is estimated to have more than 5m people with
HIV/Aids, to require premarital testing. Dayanand Narvekar,
the state’s health minister, has said the law
would be amended in the July session. 622 words. Click
here.
Clinton calls for mandatory
AIDS testing while UN discourages Goa
29 Mar. News Medical Net (Australia). Bill Clinton is
suggesting that mandatory testing for HIV/AIDS be used
in countries with high infection rates and the means
to provide lifesaving drugs … Meanwhile the United
Nations is urging the state of Goa to abandon controversial
plans to force marrying couples to undergo compulsory
testing for HIV. 608 words. Click
here.
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Don Bosco to celebrate 60 yrs in
Goa
28 Mar: Herald. Don Bosco’s, Panjim is arguably Goa’s
best educational campus. The progress of the Salesians since
they first set foot here in 1946 can at the least be described
as historic. And, reason enough to call for a celebration.
http://oheraldo.in/node/11637
Cong MP fans stir against Goa airport
30 Mar: Business Standard. Former Goa Chief Minister Churchill
Alemao has taken it upon himself to mobilise people against
proposed Mopa airport in north Goa … Alemao has been
arguing that the greenfield airport in (north) Goa will cause
closure of the airport in Dabolin. He is said to have the
support of hoteliers from south Goa. Click
here.
Cricket ODI: Water bottles banned
30 Mar: Herald. In this scorching heat the Goa Cricket Association
has banned the water bottles and food being taken into the
stadium by spectators during the third India-England One-Day
International, to be played on Monday April 3. http://oheraldo.in/node/11751
IN THE NEWS
Kenya: Makhan Singh: The man who
refused to keep quiet
24 Mar. Nation. Few, if any, will recall the massive contribution
to the independence struggle made by Makhan Singh …
Few, if any, modern Kenyans will recall members of the South
Asian community such as … FRS DeSouza, Pio Gama Pinto
and others who made huge sacrifices and personal contributions
to the struggle for independence. With the launch of her biography
of Makhan Singh a week ago, Zarina Patel took a significant
step towards righting this wrong… 2659 words. Click
here.
A Moment With…Claudia Roden
24 Mar: Moment Magazine (USA). Cairo-born Claudia Roden’s
first cookbook, A Book of Middle Eastern Food, published in
1968, was described by James Beard as a “landmark in
the field of cookery.” … Question: Have you come
across anything that surprises you about Jewish cooking? Answer:
In Goa, I found Jewish dishes from Syria and Iraq that were
mixed with Indian and Portuguese traditions! As it turned
out, they were influenced by Jews from Portugal who arrived
during the Inquisition. I have learned that for every recipe
there are sometimes two or three cultures that have come together
to create it. Click
here.
Pillow talk Graham Norton, the Weekend's
agony aunt
25 Mar. The Daily Telegraph (UK). “X” writes.
I am a 35-year-old single man, born and brought up in the
UK. Both my parents emigrated from Goa in the 1960s …
My sisters are happily married … My parents, who are
Catholic, are desperate for me to get married … The
problem is: I am gay.
Graham advises: … Coming out is never easy, no matter
what culture you have grown up in, but you are 35 years old
and live in an urban area. Everyone deserves to live with
the truth … Click
here.
| Jean Ames: In search of her Goan
connection. By Franky Gracias. |
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26 Mar: Herald. It
took Jean Ames, 64, from England over 20 years to know
why her skin is brown … she discovered that her
Irish grandmother had been forced to marry a Goan by
the nuns of a convent in Agra … Jean learnt of
her Goan origin from her mother who revealed to her
that her real surname was Gonsalves … |
In 1994, Jean visited
Goa for the first time and launched her search. Yesterday
she was handed the baptism certificate of her grandfather.
Jean’s perseverance has finally paid off. 511
words. http://oheraldo.in/node/11573 |
Our baby joy, by test-tube tourists
who flew to India. By Amelia Gentleman
26 Mar: The Observer. Excerpts: After 18 years of trying for
a child Wendy and Brian Duncan flew to Mumbai and came back
pregnant with an Indian baby. She had asked doctors in India
to implant four donated embryos … Websites advertising
Indian clinics have enticed couples to India where treatment
is cheaper, quicker and less tightly governed than in the
UK … At his Assisted Conception Unit, Hrishikeh Pai
said his foreign clientele was growing so fast he planned
to open a second clinic in Goa, so Europeans could take a
beach holiday during treatment. Medical tourism of all kinds
is forecast to become a $2.3bn business in India by 2012 …
948 words. Click
here.
Videoclip: India: Female foeticide
29 Mar: BBC News. Why many baby girls are unwanted in India.
2m.59s. Click
here.
London: Cheap Eats 2006
29 Mar: Time Out (London). Chowki. This 'Indian Wagamama'
in central London showcases three regional cuisines every
month. In April, prepare to navigate your way around Goa,
Lucknow and India's north-west frontier. Chowki, 2-3 Denman
St, W1D 7HA (020 7439 1330). Open Mon-Sun 12noon-11.30pm.
Hong Kong: Veda is serving the cuisine
of Goa
30 Mar: South China Morning Post. Veda on Arbuthnot Road is
serving the cuisine of Goa until the end of next month. The
menu includes Goan vegetable and lime broth, pan-fried prawn
piri-piri with chilli and toddy vinegar, seasonal vegetable
vindaloo pie, and warm bibinca coconut and jaggery cake. Bookings:
2868 5885.
Travel Snaps
30 Mar: The Sydney Morning Herald. India … On the train
to Goa we met a local couple who took us to Verushka's, a
restaurant serving traditional Goan cuisine, such as seafood,
frogs and ox tongue.
Gerard da Cunha Builds Steel Company
Town as an Oasis. By Frederick Noronha
30 Mar: Environment News Service. Some 30 kilometers from
Hampi, architect Gerard da Cunha has moulded a piece of arid
soil into a scenic township. 973 words. Click
here.
Surgical Operation in India end misery
30 Mar: Redditch Advertiser (Worcs, UK). David Rogers, 62,
was told by the NHS he was too overweight for the double hip
and knee replacements he desperately needed has had life-changing
surgery in India. 548 words. Click
here.
Promote health tourism in Goa
30 Mar: Herald. Goa should focus on promoting planned medical
tourism according to the professionals in the tourism and
health sector. Demerg Systems India, a company offering web-based
solutions, today organised a convention at Panjim titled 'New
avenues for tourism in Goa'. 399 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/11743
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
Further to the reported murder of Fr Eusebio and the apprehension
of two suspects, Goanet has had a profusion of reactions
to the murder. A few have wanted to be 'judge, jury and
executioner' including "public execution by crucifixion
upside down, stoning and harvesting of vital organs."
Indeed the Old Testament was used to justify this bizarre
proposal. Others took the view that the matter was entirely
for the courts to determine. At the same time, a lot of
discussion has taken place on the death penalty.
Controversy has emerged on proposed legislation in Goa,
to make HIV/AIDS testing compulsory for those planning to
get married. Do visit Goanet to note the range of opinions
on this issue. If the legislation were to be enacted, apparently,
Goa would be the first Indian state to legislate in this
manner.
Goan Voice (UK) readers are probably aware of the extent
of home-schooling in the UK and the USA. However, several
inquiries on Goanet have asked how prevalent home-schooling
is in Goa.
For those GV(UK) readers keen to know about protocols and
customs at the time of marriage, an interesting account
by Domnic Fernandes spells out the fascinating ritual in
considerable detail.
What does "Kokno" really mean? Is it a derogatory
term or an endearing one in Konkani usage for a Hindu? Find
out more about this matter on Goanet.
More details can be found at the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org
Or to subscribe to Goanet, send an email to subscribe@goanet.org
UK: TV AND RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de’Sa
Television
Fri. 31/4. Channel 5: 9.00pm. (60
mins). That Was The Decade That Was
Documentary about the 1970s … how Britain went bust;
society became divided; and racism was on the rise.
Mon. 3/4: Sky Sports 1: 6.00am LIVE
(390mins) International One Day Cricket
India v England in Margao Goa, at the Nehru Stadium..
Tue. 4/4. Travel Channel 5:00pm (30mins).
Seychelles.
A look at the Seychelles which have been attractive long-distance
destinations for many years.
Wed. 5/4: BBC 2: 11.20pm (30mins)
Desi DNA
Reports on high fashion in Pakistan and the story of an exiled
king of Punjab. Music from Karen David
Radio
2/4. BBC Radio 4: 3.00pm (60mins) Afternoon Play:
A House for Mr Biswas
Concluding V.S.Naipaul's masterpiece about a Hindu man trying
to overcome circumstances and fulfil his destiny.
3/4 BBC Radio 4 (LW) and BBC Radio
Five Live. 04:29am (466mins) Cricket from Goa
Ball-by-ball coverage from the third one day international
between India and England in Goa.
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sun. 16 Apr. Easter Dinner
Dance. 6.00 to 11.00 pm. St Mary’s Church Hall.
Welling DA16 3QU. Disco by the fabulous Music Mania. Catering
by Potbor Ha. Adults £12.50 Children (6 to 12) £5
Children below 5 – free. Includes snack, meal, dessert
and free soft drink. Raffles and novelty games galore ! Details
musicmaniadisco@yahoo.co.uk
Tony 020 8265 9644/077 4811 2667. Paul 020 8311 1195.
Vincent 020 8244 5598
Sat. 22 Apr. Ruby Hockey Tournament
at HSBC Sports Club, Lennard Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1QW.
Contact: Richard Fernandes 020 – 8300 5347, Glyn Albuquerque
020 – 8680 2401
Sun. 23 Apr. G.O.A. Forum. Meeting
to discuss the Future Direction of the Association at Archbishop
Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon at 2.00pm
Sun. 30 Apr. Ruby Singles
Snooker Tournament. Entries by email to: Felix Pereira
malawifelix@hotmail.com
Sun.7 May. . Ruby Goan
Nostalgia - Cultural Show
at Archbishop Lanfranc School at 3pm (gates will open at 2pm).
Tickets: £5 adults, £2 children 8-13yrs. Food
& drink will be on sale. contact: Alfred Rebello 020 –
8337 8022
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