Gurjar Hindu Union (GHU), Crawley, UK
Gurjar Hindu Union, Crawley Gurjar Hindu Union (GHU),
Crawley in West Sussex has been honoured with the Queen's Award for Voluntary
Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. We have built a mega community centre that cost 3.4million pounds. Ashwinbhai Soni, Trustee. GHU This prestigious award
recognises outstanding work by volunteer groups to benefit their local
communities Gurjar Hindu Union serves the
needs of the Indian community in Crawley, allowing its members to integrate
effectively into society. The group offers activities for children, young people and the elderly and provides skills training for its community as well as cultural and supportive services to the Hindu and wider community. Gurjar Hindu Union (GHU) providing
education, cultural and integration supportive services to the Hindu and wider
community in Crawley. Ashwinbhai Soni said "We are
all so thrilled. All 5,000 members of the organisation will be so delighted. "Our group doesn't only keep our culture together, and educate our children in our culture and our values, it also is fantastic for the wider community that there is such an iconic
centre. The building was all
constructed and built by us without any government support or any other grants
or anything like that. "This is a centre that is
very important to Crawley now. Further reading : Opening of Gurjar
Hindu Union Crawley (GHU) in 2010 HRH
Duke of Gloucester at the Crawley (London) Temple in 2015
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