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Bhangra and Gidha dance Classes

We run Bhangra and Gidha dance classes for Kids, Adults and older people through out the year. Some of our popular dance classes are: Adult Classes are for 17 Years and over. Beginners do not require any previous dance ability. Enrolment to Improvers and Intermediate courses is by tutor assessment. Please contact us to find […]

Marriage of Memories

Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, Marriage of Memories is an exciting project to explore and learn about the cultural heritage of many different wedding rituals, historical traditions & customs of the diverse population. An opportunity to Learn and share about your own as well as others heritage and culture related to weddings. Project involves Research, […]

Health and Wellbeing project in Maidenhead

We are running a community engagement pilot project in Maidenhead, with the objective of developing up to 45 older people (50+) from the wider community as “Community Health & Wellbeing Ambassadors” who will promote and share the benefits of healthy eating, regular physical activity and celebrating our culture amongst the wider community. This project is […]

70th Years of Indian Independence

This project was funded through Big Lottery fund as a part of celebrate funding. It aimed to establish a project which enabled the community of Slough to come together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Indian independence on the 15th August 2017 and also sharing stories of partition. It was a humble effort to pay […]

Slough’s Community Ambassadors project for 50+ (2014-2017)

Slough’s Community Ambassadors project was funded through People’s Health trust. It involved working with older people (50+) from the South Asian community living in the selected wards in Slough who are at the risk of social or emotional isolation, with low educational attainment, are hard to reach and suffering from poor health and wellbeing. As […]

Apni Gap Shap – Newsletter

Download Our Newsletter Apna VIrsa, keep on keeping on! We’ve been at it again, yet anoth- er non-stop year for Apna Virsa, seeing so many different events and appearances, projects and classes! The organisation keeps on growing, becoming an integral part of the community. I continue to be amazed at what a few people with […]

Apni Gap Shap – January 2015

Download Our Newsletter Ladies & Gentlemen Please find attached the second issue of our annual newsletter … APNI GAP SHAP – January 2016. This will give you some highlights from last year and information about forthcoming projects, regular classes and activities. Huge thanks to our lovely Editor, Ms Billy Deol, for taking time out to […]

Khaana Khajana

Apna Virsa’s project Khaana Khajana – Wealth of Food was aimed to explore the significance of the heritage of food in British Asian culture, from its importance in religious and cultural traditions to its evolution in Britain. It involved recording traditional recipes, cooking methods, significance behind ingredients and dishes – before they are lost. This […]

Apni Gap Shap – January 2015

Download Our Newsletter We are so pleased to be launching our very first newsletter thanks to the very very hard work put in by one of our new volunteers, Ms Billy Deol.  She spent many hours putting it all together for us, including all the fabulous pictures, so we really hope you enjoy reading some […]