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Your Voice, Your Southall

If you live, work or study in Southall, then you know it’s not just another town, it’s an experience. Every year thousands of people visit Southall to taste global culinary delights, particularly the flavours of southern Asia and eastern Africa, shop for south Asian traditional clothing and accessories and, depending on the time of year, take part in one of the many events that celebrate the faith, culture and traditions that make up Southall’s communities. All of this and more could not happen without you, a community of people shaped by your histories and experience of migration.

Your roots have been established and connections have been made through your faith, culture and traditions, which are ever present in each corner, and reflected within diverse, often iconic, places of worship across Southall. Since the 1950s, people have come together in tough times to fight for their rights, creating well-known community groups like Southall Black Sisters and The Monitoring Group.

Throughout the year, the town hosts a variety of events, both religious and secular. From Pongal, Vaisakhi, Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, and Easter, to the Indian wedding season, summer cricket, Diwali, and Guru Nanak’s birth in autumn, there’s always something happening. And don’t forget Hallowe’en, Guy Fawkes, and Christmas!

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Southall knows how to have a great time with community sports events, Let’s Go Southall, the social movement that enables people to keep themselves healthy and enjoy their busy lives, and the range of activities put on by Mael Gael. At the same time it provides a compassionate support network in and through churches, gurdwaras, mandirs, masjids and the secular community organisations that are part of Southall Community Alliance and others like Golden Opportunities Skills and Development (GOSAD), helping people throughout their time of need.

The recent addition of the Elizabeth Line has made Southall more accessible, and it’s quickly become an attractive destination, especially with younger people moving in. The new linear park in The Green Quarter offers a space for relaxation, complemented by the OPEN Southall community facility near the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal.

Your Voice, Your Vote

Help decide Southall's community priority by clicking on the one issue you want to vote for, last date to vote is 5 January 2025.

Southall will have £120,000* and the support of local skills, resources and expertise, to invest in community-led projects, with a focus on the chosen priority.

*Budgets are set by size of town population

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