About Us
The Hindu community has a long history in Wellingborough with the first settlers coming to the town from 1960 onwards. As the community grew regular events were organised and celebrated in local schools.
Wellingborough District Hindu Association (WDHA) was started by a group of community volunteers in early 1970s. A constitution was adopted which laid the foundation for the management of the Association. Subsequently a building was purchased with the intention of converting it to the first Hindu Mandir in the county.
WDHA has successfully undertaken numerous community-based programmes over the years and some of the recent ones, include:
- Community Watch: Community-led community safety programme bringing together local people in priority wards and BAME communities to reduce crime and fear of crime.
- Homelessness Project: Working with 3 partner organisations, we delivered the Government’s Rough Sleepers initiative and now support a homelessness prevention programme including working with Eastern European Communities.
- Research: Led on local research to guide service provision and transformation programme with health and social care commissioners.
- Research: Led on local research to guide service provision and transformation programme with health and social care commissioners.
- Asha Deep Project: In response to Covid 19, lead partner with 4 other community-based organisations, funded through the Covid 19 emergency funds to deliver holistic provision of hot meals, Covid 19 accessible information, welfare benefits, wellbeing support.
- Wellbeing Mela: Recently WDHA with other partner organisations promoted and staged Wellbeing Mela Festival. Good health and the way in which healthcare services are provided in the best setting possible for patients and their families relies on partnership. The Wellbeing Mela is a positive example of such partnership in which WDHA played a vital role and the event was hosted at our Hindu Community Centre and open to the whole community.
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Committee Members
Management Trustees
Chair: Mr Vinod Patel
Secretary: Mr Sunil Majithia
Dharmic Vicechair: Mr Bhupendra Mistry
Treasurer: Mr Rohit Patel
Mandir Treasurer: Mr Vijay Patel
HCC Vicechair:
Mr Ranjendra Patel
HCC Treasurer: Mr Dilesh Vaghela
Communication: Mr Shitanshu Modi
Trustee: Mr Vimal Shah
Mrs Sharda Patel
Mr Girish Patel
Mrs Vidhi Shah
Mrs Ramila Patel
Holding Trustees
Mr Pankaj Patel
Mr Bhupendra Mistry
Mr Nainesh Mistry
Compliance Team
Mr Tejas Patel
Mr Suresh Patel
Mr Jitu Patel
Office Staff
Mandir: Mr Ramesh Patel
HCC: Mr Ramesh Ganatra
Mandir Poojari:
Mr Rajendrakumar Teraiya