[Goanet] London riots

[Mervyn Elsie Maciel]

Some years ago, I do remember Goans who were living in the Tottenham area,
but am not sure if there
are any there now. Enfield does have some Goan
residents and Croydon is certainly home to many
Goans - not only Croydon, but the surrounding areas
of Thornton Heath, Norbury etc.
   Let's hope the Police manage to contain the
situation. So far, haven't heard of any Goans being
affected.
  The fires are the worst since the Blitz and that certainly says something
for the frustration of the
common man - but that is no excuse for the senseless
looting and destruction thats' been going on.
 Sadly, London is in the news again for all the
wrong reasons.
 That apart - had a wonderful luncheon meeting in
Wimbledon yesterday meeting old schoolmates
from St. Paul's and St. Joseph's in Belgaum. It
was great seeing friends I hadn't seen for years!


Mervyn(Maciel)

Re: [Goanet] London riots

[Eddie Fernandes]

-Original Message-
Some years ago, I do remember Goans who were living in the Tottenham area,
but am not sure if there are any there now. 

Response:
As far as I am aware there are no Goans directly affected by the UK riots.
To the best of my knowledge there are several hundred Goans currently living
in Tottenham and they have an active Goan Community Centre - the only Goan
Community premises in the UK.   Details of this can be found  at
http://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=9258
 
For more info about the Tottenham Goans go to http://goo.gl/TpQvq

Eddie Fernandes

Re: [Goanet] London riots

[joelds]

Hi Mervyn and Elsie,

Thanks a lot for the information on the London riots. It's a very worrying
and unfortunate happening. We were generally under the impression that riots
occur in our parts, like India, but it seems to be a global phenomenon.

Regards.
Joel.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Mervyn  Elsie Maciel 
mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Some years ago, I do remember Goans who were living in the Tottenham area,
 but am