The Oshwal Health & care Awareness Fair was held on Sunday 2 June 2019 at the Oshwal Centre in Potters Bar. The event included talks, diagnostic checks, first aid & holistic workshops, cookery demonstrations, a market place and a food court. There were some 500 volunteers including some 200 medical professionals and with about 2800 people turning out for the event.
The day opened with a diva lighting ceremony by Richard Harrington MP, Lord Dolar Popat, Mayor of Harrow, Nitin Parekh, the sponsors (including Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Aprirose Real Property Investment and Motor Parts Direct). The organising team spent over six months putting together the Fair.
More than 1200 people had basic diagnostic tests, oral and eye checks, physiotheraphy, chiropractor check or alternative theraphy including pranic healing, Reiki, reflexology, acupressure and message. The cookery demonstrations by professional chefs including Chef B S Rao of Noon Products, Kajal Mehta, Chef Waseem Khan and Lavniben Shah were popular among the crowd. So were the 14 talks in two auditoriums by many of the top consultants and specialists in the field.
The market place which had stalls selling organic flours, sugar free items, nutrition ideas to vegan bread was heaving with people. There were special basic first aid workshops for children and holistic workshops. The people loved the beautiful food freshly prepared by an army of catering volunteers.
A 140 page brochure for the Fair full of articles and information on various ailments and alternative therapies was produced specially for the Fair. The organising team was Hitesh Shah, Arvind Shah, Rumit Shah, Nirmal Shah, Meena Shah, Minesh Shah, Mukesh Shah, Ashwin Shah, Nilesh Shah, Ninna Shah and Kunjal Haria.
