Asian Resource Centre of Croydon

Below are list of all the organisations that are registered with the Asian Resource Centre of Croydon. If you would like to become a orgnisational member of the Asian Resource Centre of Croydon and benefit from the range of support services we offer, please download a PDF version of the Membership Form by clicking HERE.

All Tamils Benevolent Association
Address: 33 Steep Hill, Greater London, CR0 5QT
Telephone: 020 87632538
Fax:
Mobile: 07703 168 468
Email: kumarathasan@hotmail.co.uk
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Contact: Mr V Kumarathasan
Description: Promoting health and wellbeing of the members through physical exercise programme. Encouraging and supporting the welfare of local Tamil population over 40 years of age. Relieving poverty or the need of person who by reasons of their advance age are in need of care and attention. Improving the physical and mental condition generally by providing facilities for their care. Providing facilities for recreation and other leisure activities for members. Organising fund raising cultural activities and outings. Providing a reading/socialising venue for members.

APASENTH Croydon Opportunity Zone (Day Centre)

Address: Suite 2-6, Challenge House, 616 Mitcham Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 3AA

Telephone: 020 8683 6491

Fax: 020 8689 8927 (Via Challenge House)

Mobile: 07956534814

Email: muhammed.satter@apasenth.org.uk

Website: www.apasenth.org.uk

Contact: Muhammed Sattar

Description: Empowering people with learning disabilities to live their lives with their own choice and control. Provide culturally sensative services in the areas of education, IT, Life Skills, Literacy/Numeracy, Memory Game, Library Sessions, Painting, Various Fitness Calsses, Walk in the Park, Weekely Daty trip and recreational facilities and activities etc... Suport is offerd to access local comunity facilities or to provide activity within the centre.

APASENTH is one of the leading BME organisations working for people with learning and multiple disabilities serving the community since 1984.

Apna Aashyana
Address: 647 London Road, Thornton Heath, , CR7 6AZ

Telephone: 020 8689 1384
Fax: 020 8689 1390
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Email: home@aashyana.org.uk
Website:
Contact: Hari Patel
Description: Apna Aashyana's principal aim is that of a registered charity-involved in meeting charitable needs of the targeted groups in Croydon and the surrounding area. Particularly through provision of affordable housing for the asian community, and through social service for the elderly.

Apsara Arts
Address: 17 Fairholme Road, Croydon, CR0 3PG
Telephone: 020 8665 6594
Fax:
Mobile: 07751622907
Email: info@apsaraarts.com
Website: www.apsaraarts.co.uk
Contact: Malti Patel
Description: To promote asian art and heritage through projects involving dance, drama and visual art.

Badminton Croydon
Address: 11 Namton Drive, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6EP
Telephone: 020 8689 8608
Fax:
Mobile: 07999 967 752
Email: chandra.babu@btinternet.com
Website: www.chandra.babu.co.uk
Contact: Chandra Babu
Description: To promote: - Health & fitness in the wider community, to achieve community cohesion, to promote badminton and other sports and work with other sports clubs/organisations to promote all sports.

Bangladesh Business Forum
Address: 56 Boswell Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7RY
Telephone: 020 8684 3614
Fax:
Mobile: 07956 548 707
Email: hr_kabir@hotmail.com
Website:
Contact: Humayun Kabir
Description: Provide free advice and support to Bangladeshi business in Croydon. For example to do with V.A.T matters, disputes with the Inland Revenue, local Council as well as various other matters. Also organises seminars and group meetings regarding heath and hygiene issues and employment matters.

Confluence Foundation
Address: Flat 13, Claremont Court, 172 Selhurst Road, London, SE25 6LS
Telephone: 0208 771 1156
Fax:
Mobile: 07904095055
Email: confluenceuk@btinternet.com
Website: www.confluence.org.uk
Contact: Joe Nathan
Description: The Confluence Foundation seeks to build links between the diverse ethnic communities in the UK and the world over broadly described as South Asia,(Indian, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). By providing a platform for debate, dialogue and discussion and in doing so, helping them lead lives of greater fulfilment and commitment in the main stream of their societies.

Croydon Academy Of Eastern Arts
Address: Ashburton Learning Villiage, Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 7AL
Telephone: 07885 207 445
Fax: 020 8778 8999
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Email: admin@caea.org.uk
Website:
Contact: Mr C. Kailaya - Vasan
Description: CAEA is an established organisation since 1984.

Croydon Asian Dance Forum
Address: 17 Fairholme road , Croydon, CR0 3PG
Telephone: 02086656594
Fax:
Mobile: 07751622907
Email: dancenrp@hotmail.com
Website:
Contact: Malti Patel
Description: We organize programs once in a while for those who are interested in Asian dance.

Croydon Asian Women's Organisation
Address: 89 Galpins Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6EN
Telephone: 020 8409 1152
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Contact: Mrs Shalida ILYAS-Chair person
Description: We are the oldest organisation for women in Croydon. Our aim is to give help and support to lonely and depressed women in Croydon and surrounding area. And give them help for their day to day problems such as language, health, education, housing and of course lonliness. For this purpose we have drop in centres, where ladies come in and enjoy the company of other women, make friends learn the skill of sewing, cooking, keeping fit and celebrate the festivals such as Eid, Christmas and other special occasions. We also do arrange outings, music parties and mina bazar.

Croydon Community Care Service
Address: Lantern House, 45 St Saviours Road, West Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2XE
Telephone: 020 8251 0441
Fax: 020 8251 0441
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Email: cccs_org@hotmail.com
Website: Mr. Amin Khalid
Contact: Mr. Amin Khalid
Description: Provide imformation and advice on immigration, asylum, welfare benefits and domestic violence. Provide basic ICT skills and ESOL classes as well as tutoring sevices for GCSE and A-Level students. Organise cultural and social activities and events including for young people e.g annual sports day. Have a full range of volunteering programmes e.g community transport, home help, interpeting data and translation services.

Croydon Kerala Cricket Club
Address: 23 Wilhelmina Avenue, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 1NL
Telephone:
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Mobile: 07768 812 126
Email: sajkesavan@yahoo.co.uk
Website:
Contact: Bunu S
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Croydon Mosque and Islamic Centre
Address: 525 London road, Thornton heath, CR7 6AR
Telephone: 020 8684 8200
Fax:
Mobile: 07949176786
Email: enquaries@croydonmosque.com
Website: www.croydonmosque.com
Contact: Mr Tanveer Sajjid (General Secretary)
Description: Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre (CMIC) started in a small ground-floor hall in West Croydon in the early 1970. The local Muslim community commenced raising funds and in due course a large Victorian House was purchased, eventually demolished and the Mosque evolved, over several phases and over a period of 20 years, into the structure today. CMIC contains 7 large halls and has the capacity to accommodate 3,500 people currently, with construction plans to increase this capacity to 4,000.

CMIC is well attended with over 9,000 people passing through the Mosque during an average week; this increases to over 30,000 people per week during Ramadan. CMIC serves a diverse Muslim community in and around the London Borough of Croydon which numbers 20,000 and includes Muslims of Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, East African, Somalian, Turkish, Afghan, Middle Eastern and Bosnian origin amongst others

Croydon Tamil Welfare Association
Address: 15 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6BD
Telephone: 020 8665 0444
Fax: 020 8689 1094
Mobile:
Email: ctwas@tiscail.co.uk
Website:
Contact: Mr. P Saravanamoorthy/ Mr. N. Packiajah
Description: The Croydon Tamil Welfare Association is mainly made up of small group of highly skilled and qualified volunteers; they have volunteered their time and put forth effort, donated funds in order to facilitate the luncheon club and other small trips and activities. the centre already provides a nucleus of activities for the current membership but the forward programme aims to extend these significantly both in scope and membership. The establishment of a physical base( The Croydon Tamil Welfare Association Centre) in the heart of the community acting as a safe central focus for the provision of formal and informal activities has been a success this far.

Eastern Oasis
Address: 71 Woodcote road, Coulsdon, CR5 2AL
Telephone: 020 8683 2996
Fax:
Mobile: 07956219163
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Contact: Mrs F.Darr
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Elmwood Community Centre
Address: 16 Hawthron Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 0SX
Telephone: 020 8647 7469
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Contact: Mrs Bilquis Ahmed - Chair
Description: Aim and objectives are to help the deprived ethnic minority community. We are trying to work directly to promote their physical, intellectual and social development. Center provides home visits and interpretation to those who are without support. Creche facilities provide play language objectives to babies, toddlers and childerns. English classes(citizenship classes) to improve parents understanding, speaking, and writing abilities. Computer classes for beginners to improve and enlarge their knowledge, yoga classes to keep fit.

Hamdard Welfare Association (Croydon)
Address: 27 Mayfield Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6DN
Telephone: 07950500046
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Email: mshoaib37@yahoo.co.uk
Website:
Contact: Mr M S Minhas
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Jagruti Women's Group
Address: Suite 10, 2nd Floor, Day Lewis House, 324-340 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, CR7 7EQ
Telephone: 020 8689 8492
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Email: jagrutiwomensgroup@tiscali.co.uk and info@jagrutiwomens.co.uk
Website: www.jagrutiwomens.co.uk
Contact: Mrs Madhu A Patel/ Mrs Induben G. Patel
Description: Our group meets twice a week on Tuesday and Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm at Winterbourne Youth Centre, Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath. We do various activities such as snack club, yoga, meditation, keep fit exercises, cooking and other demonstrations, music competitions ect. Sportsday invite guest speakers on useful subjects and health seminars. We also celebrate cultural activities ect.

KCWA Trust
Address: 505 London road, Thornton heath surrey, CR7 6AR
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Contact: Ajay Pillai
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Muslim Association of Croydon
Address: 24 Church Road, Crystal palace, SE19 2ET
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Contact: Tahir M.begg
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Nanak Community Centre
Address: 176 St James's Road, Croydon, CR0 2BU
Telephone: 020 8688 8155
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Contact: CS Dhanjal (Chairperson)
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Oshwal Association of UK (South Area)
Address: Oshwal House,1 Campbell Road, Croydon, CR0 2SQ
Telephone: 020 8683 0258
Fax:
Mobile: 07563 552 914
Email: adminsouth@oshwal.org
Website: www.oshwal.org
Contact: Ashok Parmar (Office Administrator)
Description: We are an Oshwal Community who have been in and around Croydon Area since the early 1970's. We follow the Jain religion and have our Derasar (Temple) in our premises where we run Jain classes and Satsang Mandal activities. We also run a very successful Gujarati School on Saturday mornings, Bridge Club, Youth Club and other ad-hoc activities throughout the year.

Our premises consists of 3 halls (with a total capacity of a 1000 persons), kitchen facilities and several meeting rooms for hire throughout the year. Please visit our website or enquire by email or phone for further details.

Saffron Arts Croydon
Address: 11 Namton Drive, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6EP
Telephone:
Fax:
Mobile: 07957 381 430
Email: saffronarts@gmail.com
Website:
Contact: Pamela Premavrithan (Chair)
Description: "Saffron Arts is led by dancers to inspire and educate the South London Community in South Asian Dance" Our first initiative is a Bharatanatyam dance class for students aged 6 and above. It is directed by well renowned dancer, teacher and performer, Anusha Subramanyam. For further infomration and registration please contact us by telephone or email.

Sangeetha of the UK
Address: 1 Kenmare Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6BN
Telephone: 020 8684 5127
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Email: alpa84-2000@hotmail.com
Website: www.sangeetha.net
Contact: J Panicker
Description: Running activites such as music classes, dance kalri and host of other arts and recreation among the Indian and Sri-Lankna communities. Also undertakes a number of welfare activites to ameliorate the living standards of the above inhabintants.

Shahjalal Islamic Cultural Centre
Address: 170 Handcroft Road, Croydon, CR0 3LE
Telephone: 020 8665 4849
Fax: +44 020 8665 0387
Mobile: 07984 876 193
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Website:
Contact: Mr. Giash Uddin
Description:

Shishukunj
Address: Shishu-Bhavan, 25-27 High Street, Edgware, London, HA8 7EE
Telephone: 0208 381 1818
Fax: 0208 459 1545
Mobile:
Email: office@shishukunj.org.uk
Website: www.shishukunj.org.uk
Contact: Kamlesh Shah
Description: Shishukunj is a registered charity (No. 284206) established in August 1976. "Shishukunj" (a Sanskrit word meaning garden of children) is an institute dedicated to the welfare and cultural development of children.
Shishukunj caters primarily for children aged 6 - 14 years old. Our aim is to provide an environment rich in positive values, wich will allow the hidden potential within each child to florish. Shishukunj aims for holistic development of the child - encompassing phisical,mental emotional, apiritual and social development. Our activities are diverse and varied, to meet these needs.

The Shishukunj environment aims to create a family atmosfere, which can provide a warm and homely support network for all. Shishukunj is unique in that its activities are run by teenagers and young adults, who develop a special bond with the children and act as role models for their development. All the youngsters who run our activities have grown up through Shishukunj, and understand the essence of our philosophy.

South London Tamil Welfare Group (SLTWG)
Address: 36 High Street, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2AB
Telephone: 020 8542 3285
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Email: admin@sltwg.org.uk
Website: www.sltwg.org.uk
Contact: Bremila Corera (Administration Assistant)
Description: South London Tamil Welfare Group (SLTWG) is a registered charity, working for the Tamil Community from 1985. They support Tamil refugees by providing advice and services relating to their immigration, Welfare benefits, housing, education, employment, and training needs. They are based in Colliers Wood and work across South London Boroughs of Merton, Wandsworth, Croydon and Kingston.

South Indian Muslim Welfare Association
Address: 30 Fairholme road, West Croydon, CR0 3QP
Telephone: 07931399221
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Email: Haris.salim@googlemail.com
Website: www.simwa.org
Contact: S.J Haris
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SPICE (Social Partnership for Inclusion & Community Empowerment)

Address: The Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR9 1AS

Telephone: 020 8689 1255 (Option 3)

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Email: lanfranc@live.co.uk

Website:

Contact: Nicola Bailey

Description: The aim of the group are to; support and advance a feeling of community in and around the school locality by engaging with individuals and families. To sipport and signpost individuals and families to appropriate services. To seek employment possibilities for community members, either to voluntary or paid posts. To promote health and well being to disadvantaged groups in Croydon. To increase access to education and training in order to support citizens to be more active, willing and able to participate in wider community life.

Specically SPICE members work with adults from the Archbishop Lanfranc's neighbouring community to encourage them to join classes, seek support and advice, work as volunteers, search for employment opportunities and bond with each other to form a wider community group. SPICE works with community members to identify current and local needs and applies for funding to support specific projects. The SPICE team also work directly, as part of the provision offered to the community, for example they assist in classes, they staff the creches which allows parents the opportunities to attend classes, they maintain the demountable centre that is used for teaching sessions.

Sutton Subrang
Address: 40 Box Ridge Avenue, Purley Surrey, CR8 3AQ
Telephone:020 87638216
Fax: 020 8763 2514
Mobile: 07710 302 955
Email: ramgopal.khullar@btinternet.com/ info@subrangarts.co.uk
Website: www.subrangarts.co.uk
Contact: Mr. Gopal Khullar/ Ms Lata Desai
Description: Sutton Subrang is dedicated to the promotion and development of Asian Art and Culture. One of our main objectives is to foster an appreciation and understanding of the rich and diverse heritage from the sub-continent, and to help in maintaining it's identity in a multi-cultural society in Sutton and the neighbouring boroughs. We run an evening school on friday evenings from 6.00pm to 9.00pm at Stanley Park High School, Wallington, during school term time we offer the following classes: Languages-Gujarati Plus Hindi classes on demand is also available. Music-Harmonium,Tabla and singing Dance-Classical - Bharat Natyam.

Tamil Educational & Cultural Association
Address: 72 Warlingham Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7DE
Telephone: 020 87895879
Fax:
Mobile: 07958 408 280
Email: info@tamiled.co.uk
Website: www.tamiled.co.uk
Contact: J.E.M. Vilvaraj
Description: Run classes for 11+ on Fridays 5.30 to 7.30 and Saturdays 10.00 to 12pm at Selhurst Boys School, The Crescent (off Whitehorse Rd), Croydon,CR0. Also run English and Maths classes for YR1 to YR11 on Saturday 10.00 to 12.00pm, Tamil Language Classes 12.30 to 3.00pm as well as cultural classes from 12.30 to 4.10pm.

Thai Boxing Community Centre
Address: Unit 103, Day Lewis House, 324 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7EQ
Telephone: 020 8665 7787
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Website: www.thaiboxingcommunitycentre.org
Contact: Mrs. Yvonne Nankani
Description: Registered Charity established in 2009. The Charity's primary aims are to advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare using Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) as the focal point of training/interaction. Also it provides support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. The organisation helps to identify training needs of individuals and assist in singnposting them to the appropriate agencies. Individuals have been sent on first aid training, leadership course and peer mentoring training to date.

To date the organisation has delivered 4 projects successfully targeting in particular young people who are NEET and from BMER groups as well as those who are involved with the criminal justice service or at the verge of becoming involved.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad
Address: 10 Thornton Raw, , Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6JN
Telephone: 020 8665 5502
Fax: 020 8665 5502
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Email: vhp_southlondon@yahoo.co.uk
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Contact: Mr.V.M. Bhatt / D.Yyas
Description: Elderly Day Centre, all celebrate Hindu and general festival, counselling and advice, recreation and social activites for all, coach trips, services to fill forms of various departments on behalf of members. Fundraising for humanitarian caused disasters. Registered with inter faith organisation government and monica civil organisation.

Women's Association Croydon
Address: 6 Lawdors Gardens, Violet Lane, CR0 4HQ
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Email: wacroydonuk@gmail.com
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Contact: S Chandrababu
Description: