News from February 2012

Solar Panels for New Gokul

The cow and hay barns at the Manorâ€™s New Gokul farm have been fitted with solar panels. It is a 50 kw system and it is expected that it will produce about 50,000 kw of electricity a year. â€œThis is a further step towards self-sufficiency at Bhaktivedanta Manor,â€ explained farm manager Shyamasunder das. â€œThere is […]

A Royal Meeting

Sutapa das: Last week I had the good fortune of meeting Her Majesty The Queen and His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. A multi-faith reception was held at Lambeth Palace; one of the first public engagements to celebrate the Queenâ€™s Diamond Jubilee year. The event was attended by representatives from the Christian, Baha’i, Buddhist, Hindu, […]

Manor’s February 2012 Newsletter

Srila Prabhupada: We are printing so many books.For spreading this knowledge,that must be distributed. Hometo home, place to place, manto man, this literature must gothere. If one takes one book,at least one day he’ll read it:”Let me see what is this book Ihave purchased the other day.”And if he reads one line his lifewill be […]

Queen to unveil tapestry at Krishna-Avanti Primary School

THE Queen will unveil a commemorative tapesty when she visits Krishna-Avanti Primary School on the first day of her Diamond Jubilee tour. It was confirmed in a letter to parents last week that the school in Camrose Avenue, which was Britain’s first state-funded Hindu primary school, has been chosen to welcome Her Majesty and the […]

London Rath-Yatra 2012

Dear Devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This year London Rath-Yatra will take place on the Sunday (17th June 2012). Please try to arrange your travel plan accordingly and include London Rath-Yatra in your itinerary. The procession starts from Hyde Park @ 11.30am sharp, please arrive by 11.00am at the […]

Manor schoolchildren broaden faith horizons

The children at Bhaktivedanta Manor school seize the relatively quiet month of January as an opportunity to visit various local faith communities. They use this time to be shown around various places of worship, ask questions from other religious practitioners, and actively engage in understanding a little bit more of a faith other than their […]