To Fly One coffee bar to attend the Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (CHYK) study class there which the City Hindus Network (CHN) helped to promote when it was first set up. Then on to dinner at the local Pizza Express with the organisers as a follow up to their conference on 31 August 2008. I have a great confidence in CHYK UK and their rapid growth has been very impressive. I am sure CHN will be working with them on some other projects going forward.

To the new offices of the London Jewish Forum to attend their informal ‘house’ warming. It was good to catch up with their Chair and to meet their new CEO. The Hindu and Jewish communities not only share hard work, entrepreneurial spirit and emphasis on family life as common traits but also in the wider world both face threats from Islamic neighbours and attacks by Islamic terrorists in the nations of origin.

To St Gregory’s RC School in Kenton Harrow for SEWA International’s sponsored night walk which raised around £6,000 to £8,000 for the event’s two beneficiaries Middlesex Association for the Blind and the Mamta Welfare Trust (who provide funds to a special needs school for blind children in India). The 5km route was navigated in perfect weather and there was an excellent turnout of almost 700 participants. This great attendance must surely reflect an increasing unity in my community and is another demonstration of our continuing contribution to life in the UK.