On 30^th April 2012 Barry attended the installation of Reverends Steve and Alison Taylor as Joint Vicar of St. James Alperton. Revds Steve and Alison Taylor were formerly curates at St John's Sparkhill in Birmingham.

On 25^th March 2012 Barry was delighted to attend a charity dance event showcasing traditional Hindu dancing, otherwise known as Raas Garba. The event was hosted by the Better Lives Foundation UK in order to raise funds to support their charitable works in various developing countries throughout the world. The charity aims to improve the lives of people in poorer countries by helping the local communities to develop medical facilities and medical education. For more information on the Better Lives Foundation please click here.

On 1^st April 2012 Barry had the pleasure of attending the traditional Ramanavami celebrations commemorating the birth of the Lord Ram.

On 19^th April 2012 Barry addressed the young winners of the Wings of Hope Achievement Awards ceremony at Wembley Stadium which was presented by BBC World News newsreader, Babita Sharma. Founded by Dr Sri and Rajni Ram, The Wings of Hope Achievement Award is awarded to secondary school students who have shown great creativity and leadership in raising money to sponsor the education of children in poorer countries. Entertainment for the evening was provided by Britain's Got Talent contestants, The Lovable Rogues.

For more information about the great work that Wings of Hope do please click here.

Barry recently had the honour of presiding over the Holi celebrations at the Bhaktivedanta Manor.  Holi, as known as the Festival of Colours, is one of the most joyful religious celebrations. It features participants lighting bonfires and throwing coloured powder at each other. Barry was deeply grateful for opporunity to spend the day with members of the Brent Hindu community.

This year as always local party members and supporters have trudged the streets with me to deliver more than forty thousand calendars in Brent North. If you haven’t received one or would like to receive an additional copy please email me and I will ensure one is sent to you. Alternatively you can now download the calendar as a PDF from my website’s members area. If you haven’t registered already you can sign up to barrygardiner.com here. – Its Free!