The Goan Association (U.K) is pleased to invite you to the book launch of 'A Railway Runs Through: Goans of British East Africa, 1865 1980.' The book is the outcome of the three-year 'Histories of British-Goans Project' and forms a unique record of our history. The launch will take place at 1:30 pm on Saturday May 3, 2014 at the following address: Sterling Suite, HSBC Sports and Social Club. Lennard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1QW
Ample parking available. For those travelling by rail, the New Beckenham BR station (Travelcard Zone 4) is adjacent to this club. Refreshments will be served at the event. Please confirm your attendance to lescarval...@yahoo.com indicating the names of those in your party. Thanks to a generous grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund, 100 copies of this book will be available for distribution, free of charge, on this day (restricted to one copy per family) on a first come, first serve basis. For details please check Goan Voice events listing at: http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/events.php For a peek at the book cover see: http://www.britishgoanproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/A-Railway-runs- through-Cover-Final.pdf Tony Fernandes will be selling Goa-related books such as Peter Nazareths The General is Up and Braz Menezes Just Matata. Do come along for a great family day out. Eddie Fernandes