During the summer Harrow is full of exciting community festivals, and this year has been no different.
Already this summer I have attended the Harrow Vaisakhi Mela community festival with the Mayor. Although this is an annual celebration for the Sikh community, residents of all backgrounds and cultures were there in Byron Park to enjoy the food, music and dance. It was a great day out with some impressive and enjoyable traditional dance performances from all those who took part.
The 10th Annual Sports Day at Roger Bannister Sports Centre, hosted by the Sri Lankan Muslim Cultural Centre, has been another enjoyable community event to visit over the past few weeks, with people of all ages taking part in a fun filled day. I would like to say a big thank you to the organisers who do such a great job of bringing the event together every year – It’s great to see our local communities using our local leisure facilities such as the Roger Bannister stadium.
Over the past few weeks there has been some important community events taking place in Harrow. It was also a pleasure to attend the Mayor’s Annual Civic Service at St Mary’s Church, Harrow-on-the-Hill, and to meet all the local organisations involved in this ceremony.
Our newly elected Mayor, Cllr Krishna Suresh, has already been out and about in the community, from attending the Harrow Shopmobility's 21st Anniversary AGM to the celebration of the day of diversity of Camrose School in Edgware. As we would expect of the Mayor he performed all of his duties at the Civic Service with the dignity we would expect of his position.
The Annual Flag Raising Ceremony in the Civic Centre was also rightfully well attended; it is important that as a Borough we give thanks to our residents who are currently serving in the Armed Services. These traditional events, as well as all of the community events, are an important part of Harrow’s calendar and I would like to thank everyone involved and who attended.
