Nepal UK
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The Slough Nepalese Society UK will hold a Dashain and Tihar charity dinner on Friday 30 October, with all funds raised earmarked for communities affected by this year's flash floods in Nepal.
The event runs from 5pm to 11pm at the Slough Irish Club, Sheehy Way, Slough SL2 5SS, where parking is available next to the venue. According to the society's event page, the evening combines a dinner provided by Mama's Hounslow with DJ entertainment, networking and a cultural programme in which members and children will sing, dance and perform poetry and music.
Tickets are free for children aged five and under, £15 for ages six to eleven and £25 for those aged twelve and over. Sponsors giving £50 or £100 receive one or two complimentary tickets respectively. Sales and sponsorship are handled through the society's online ticketing page.
The Slough Nepalese Society UK is listed on the Charity Commission's register as a registered charity (number 1201529), flagged as recently registered. Its stated purpose is to promote social inclusion for the public benefit, particularly among members of the Nepalese community in Slough and the surrounding area. The society has not published, on the page reviewed, how the money will be distributed or through which channel it will reach flood-affected areas, and NepalUK has not yet received a response on that point. Donors may wish to ask organisers directly.
The flood was triggered on 26 August when a glacier collapse near Langtang Lirung on the Nepal–China border sent a debris flow down the Trishuli River, destroying the Gyirong border crossing and settlements along roughly 72km of the river. Reference compilations put deaths at more than 1,400 in Nepal and several thousand people still missing, with figures revised repeatedly; they should be treated as provisional. The same sources report that at least 32 British nationals were among the missing and that the UK government pledged £5 million in aid.
The Slough event is one strand of a broader mobilisation. In early September, the Gurkha Nepali Society Medway postponed its Teej programme to hold a condolence gathering at a Gillingham temple, with two minutes' silence, prayers and a lamp-lighting ceremony. Councillor Nina Gurung, a former mayor, urged that Gurkha engineers serving in the British Army be sent to help rebuild, and the funds collected were handed to the society's president for deposit in Nepal's Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Community groups including Tamu Dhee UK have also reported large fundraising totals.
For those unable to attend, the Slough event page and ticketing link remain the primary route to confirm arrangements. As with any fundraising appeal, supporters can check the charity's registration on the Charity Commission register before donating.
