One Samaj.
One family.
Across the UK.

Families of our community arrive in the UK after the exodus from Uganda, where a thriving Samaj had flourished.

SLP Samaj (UK) takes shape as members come together to keep their culture and friendships alive in a new home.

The first members' directory is published, and activities grow from strength to strength over the next thirty years.

A new generation of young, educated Saurashtra Leuva Patels arrives from Gujarat, and membership grows quickly.

Navratri, Diwali and family days bring well over a thousand families together across London, the South East and the Midlands.