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By Poonam Gupta
A festival to celebrate Diwali; new beginnings; the relationship between light & life; and the importance of community all through cultural dance & interactive workshops
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Light is the everlasting source of life, and is celebrated by many cultures around the globe. During the short days of winter, many of these cultures partake in festivals to celebrate the beauty and vitality of light, such as Diwali - the Festival of Lights. In an effort to bring together the different communities within Aylesbury - regardless of an individual’s faith - we plan to make this year’s event a vibrant spectacle of dance and activity. With a myriad of performances from dancers, bands and buskers, as well as an array of local stallholders and world cuisine.
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The wider community can came together to celebrate, learn, experience and understand the Indian culture. Last year we had to be very creative and delivered a very successful virtual event over four weeks attracting visitors from across the globe We have invited various groups to take part, including schools, community and charity groups, and we welcome anyone wishing to take part. By also giving businesses promotion and sponsorship opportunities. People who get involved through our volunteer program also benefit from working with a multi-skilled environment. Economic opportunities for local vendors and businesses that have trade and sponsorship opportunities. More understanding and appreciation from Indian and non Indian communities to embrace each others differences
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VolunteerTowards the end of August 2017, on a whim, Poonam Gupta owner of the much loved Home interirors and gift shop in town centre decided to organise the Festival of Lights as a way to bring communities together and celebrate this festival aka Diwali the Hindu new year.
She aired the idea with a few friends, and key players who organise town events and with a few volunteers a voluntary group was formed called Holy Cow Community Events, whose sole purpose was to organise Diwali - Festival of Lights and invite the wider community to join in. The small scale event was organised in a timeframe of two months. Calling on local businesses for raffle prizes to help with raising funds to cover overheads and with a little help from Aylesbury Town Council and William Harding Grant this was achieved.
Poonam is no stranger to organising community events, when she and her family first moved away from London, to live in the vale of Aylesbury, her family were made to feel very welcome, she very quickly became part of an active and vibrant community. Soon she was involved in fund raising activities for the parish she lived in. She organised a traditional village fete with a twist to raise record breaking funds for the church, and record breaking funds for "auction of promises" through offering how to make an authentic curry lessons, she also organised Diwali celebrations with an aim to raise funds, it was a natural progression to move the celebration to the town.
Please join in, as she invites you to be part of a strong community to create beautiful memories, particpate, share, learn, be active both mindfully and physically so we can make the most of life and hope for a better tomorrow at all times.
In 2021 Poonam has set up a Community Interest Organisation charity registration number 01194665. This year would be the first year Poonam along with her fellow trustees who are also volunteers will deliver the project
Project Owner: Poonam Gupta The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
