You are never too old or too young to do Sewa. Volunteers aged 3 to 80 went litter picking on streets in Ilford and took part in the annual Mayors Sewa Day tree plantation - some for the first time! This simple act can encourage people to be more green and help save the environment. Todays message : when you walk on the pavement and see some litter pick it up and throw it in the bin. This is how you can change a local culture!

Sewa week charity, which then became Sewa Day, started in 2001. A volunteer then Sushma Rani Mannu joined us this year with her children, the first South Asian young female footballer to play for Birmimgham FC, Riya Mannu (https://www.instagram.com/riya_mannu?igsh=MXFzZmV3Njg5MTN1Ng==) and Ryan - grand children of Pinka Bhalla and Bali Bhalla. A whole circle completed - how nice is that...makes us feel older and more satisfied!

We thank Vision, Mayor Beverley Brewer, Cllr Varisha Solanki(Deputy Leader Redbridge Council) and Cllr Tanvir Khan for their encouragement and support.