BARNSLEY East MP Stephanie Peacock and Deputy Mayor of Barnsley Coun Linda Burgess joined the Gujarat Association of Barnsley and the Indian Welfare Association of Barnsley for the annual switch on of Barnsley’s Diwali lights.
Chairman of the Gujarat Association Harshad Kumar Patel said Barnsley should be proud that it continued to have Diwali lights each year and is one of only a few town centres still to do so.
“It was a great occasion, an historic for us, as it was the first time we’ve had a Barnsley MP attend the switch on event.”
Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated throughout the Indian subcontinent.
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