One of the issues in the recent election campaign was the future of the welfare state. A day-care parents scheme operating in the Southall area is under threat of closure as its funding from the local council has ceased. Should community projects of this nature rely on state support, or should the community step in and take over the responsibility?
SURINDER KOCHAR talks to ANILA CHADA, organiser of the scheme, and THE REV MANO RUMALSHAH, Chairman of Ealing Community Relations Council, about the effects the closure might have and the possible alternatives.
BALJINDER SINGH SANGHERA Will attempt to swim across the Channel in September. In a film report, he is seen training and preparing for this demanding venture, and he and his trainer TOM mcneill talk about the difficulties and obstacles they have encountered.
The round-up of news and events from the communities is followed by a Bengali folk song performed by ASGHAR ALIM.
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