The Tamil Carols - 30th Anniversary

The Children's Choir

The Senior Choir

Traditional Indian dance from the Singaravelou sisters

Revd. Solomon Benjamin

Mrs Watson and Winston Solomon

The annual Tamil Carol service held at St John's Seven Kings celebrated its 30th anniversary tonight.

People travelled from all over London and the South East to be part of the service and the meal that followed. The service, which is organised by St John's members Winston and Shalini Solomon, is a traditional Nine Lessons and Carols but with carols and readings in both Tamil and English and with choirs, singing groups and dancers performing in between the carols and readings.

As ever, it was the children who stole the show. Ajitha and Amirtha Singaravelou performed two traditional Indian dances, Ristian David sang with his mother, and the Children's Choir performed two numbers.

Following the service there were introductions from those new to the service, a slide show of photos from across the 30 years that the service has been held, and a great selection of food.

I am always impressed both with the support for each other shown by those in the Tamil community and by their concern to integrate and be part of mainstream Churches as well as their own Tamil churches.

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Reshma Abraham - Ekaalam.