I’m delighted that the Mayors of both Harrow and Brent have pledged their support to St Luke’s Jail and Bail event this year on Friday 28 April. It is also heartwarming that prominent figures such as Councillor Sachin Shah, Leader of Harrow Council have volunteered to get locked up for this worthy cause.
Having been thrown behind the bars on 3 occasions and raised substantial funds for this charity I say from my personal experience that this is an unforgettable experience and I recommend Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar readers to come forward and volunteer for this initiative of St Luke’s Hospice in Harrow and Brent to raise funds. Don’t just take my word for it – our own CB Patel has taken part in this Jail & Bail event and he recom- mends it highly too! Please see details below for more information.
The Mayors of both Harrow and Brent are supporting St Luke’s ‘prisoners’ who will be locked up on Friday 28 April as part of the hospice’s upcoming Jail and Bail event. The Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Rekha Shah says, ‘I am delighted to be able to support St Luke’s Jail and Bail event in their 30th birthday year. It is fantastic to have the local Harrow police team supporting the hospice and it’s wonderful that the leader of Harrow Council, Cllr Sachin Shah is leading by example and getting locked up for St Luke’s. The hospice provides an exceptional service in the community and it’s great that we can help in this way. I would urge others to join Cllr Shah and help support our local hospice in this fun and unique way.’
Mayor of Brent, Cllr Parvez Ahmed says, ‘It is a pleasure to be involved with the hospice’s Jail and Bail event. I, along with The Mayor of Harrow are very much looking forward to meeting all of the ‘detainees’ on the day, taking pictures with them and handing out certificates. I am very proud of my colleague, Cllr Krupesh Hirani who is going to be taking part and urge other council- lors and local people to get involved and sign up as well. St Luke’s help many people who are suf- fering from a life limiting illness either at the hospice or in people’s homes. They also support the patients’ families and car-ers but they need to raise over £3.5 million every year to do this.
This event is a great way for the community to get involved and support their local hospice during their 30th birthday year.’
Harrow’s Borough Police Commander, Simon Ovens says, ‘I look after Pinner Police station and we are really pleased and proud to be supporting St Luke’s Hospice in any way that we can. It is a fantastic institution that looks after people and their families at the most difficult times in their lives. This is your chance to help raise some money for the hospice and get locked up in a proper old Victorian police station without having done anything wrong! We will see you soon I hope.’
I urge you to help St Luke’s Hospice to fundraise by taking part in the ‘JAIL & BAIL’ event. Visit the website below or email me on [email protected] for more information.
Could you go behind bars for St Luke’s? Visit www.stlukes-hospice.org/jail
