Executive Members

NAME	STATUS	APPOINTMENTS
MAJ. LAL BAHADUR GURUNG	President
SUBASH GURUNG, BEM	Vice President	PROPERTY & COMPANY REGISTAR SECRETARY
SANMAN GURUNG	General Secretary
SURJE GURUNG	Secretary
DIL RUS GURUNG	Treasurer
KUMAR GURUNG	Joint Treasurer
LAL GURUNG	Member	SPOKESPERSON
ROHIT GURUNG	Member	STATISTICS & PUBLISHER SECRETARY

NAME	STATUS	APPOINTMENTS
DR. CHANDRA BAHADUR GURUNG	Chief Advisor
MAHESH GURUNG	Advisor
MIN PRASAD GURUNG	Advisor (For Life)

NAME	STATUS	APPOINTMENTS
MAJ (Retd) MAJOR DAMAR GHALE (MBE)	President

(Formation of first ad-hoc committee)

'lhochhar' - 'New Year' is the greatest festival in the Gurung community. The word 'lho' denotes the year and 'chhar' means new. So, lhochhar means New Year. After the harvest, the Gurungs at the periphery of the mountain Himalayas observe the New Year. Usually, 30 December is the lhochhar day. On 27 December 1999, first meeting was held in order to observe the lho-chhar celebration. In the meeting the following frecis youths were present:

Min Prasad, Min Bahadur, Khem (now in Nepal), Rajkaji, Hitkaji, Chandra Bahadur, Prakash, Dipak, Surya, Nabin, Kamal, Himal, GCO Major L B, Capt (QGO) Ash Bahadur, Professor Chandra Bahadur. So, on 2nd January 2000 the first lho-chhar celebration was held by the UK tamus. It was a small family gathering. In the same general assembly the following person were chosen in ad-hoc committee at the then Gurkha Village and presently said Gurkha Cottage Restaurant for a period of a year:

1. Min Prasad President
2. Min Bahadur Saila Vice-President
3. Dipak Secretary
4. Hitkaji Joint Secretary
5. Surya Treasurer
6. Prakash Member
7. Rajkaji
8. Om
9. Chandra Bahadur
10. Kamal
11. Khim
12. Himal
13. Om Prasad BEM
14. Hima Tamusyo
15. Manju Tamusyo

In the same assembly the following tamus were chosen in advisors:

1. Capt (QGO) Ash Bahadur
2. Major (GCO) Lal Bahadur
3. Maya Tamusyo
4. Professor Chandra Bahadur

The ad-hoc committee tenure of office was fixed for a year. The Committee was entrusted to complete mainly the three jobs (1) to prepare the constitution and register the association under British Charity Act (2) formation of new Executive Committee and advisors under new constitution (for the year 2001/2002) and (3) to regulate other routine and benovelement activities. In the same assembly Mr Pradip Patel and Professor Chandra Bahadur Gurung were assigned for drafting the constitution and register the Association. The assigned job was done in time.

FORMATION OF FIRST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(10 December 2000 for the year 2001/2002)

After formerly registered the Association under Company Act, under the new constitution on 10 December 2000 the full-fledged Executive Committee and co-ordinators were elected at Everest Restaurant in Farnborough. In the same general assembly the advisors were also chosen. In the constitution the tenure of office was fixed for two years. The following tamus were elected for the year 2001/2002:

1. Min Prasad Tamu President
2. Min Bahadur Tamu 'Saila' Vice President
3. Dipak Tamu 'David' ''
4. Om Prasad Tamu BEM ''
5. Surya Tamu Secretary
6. Uday Tamu Joint Secretary
7. Hitkaji Tamu Treasurer
8. Madhukar Tamu Joint Secretary
9. Nabin Tamu Member
10. Rajkaji Tamu ''
11. Lok Tamu ''
12. Makar Tamu ''
13. Tika Tamusyo ''
14. Hima Tamusyo ''
15. Manju Rai Tamusyo ''
16. Santosh Tamu ''
17. Chin Tamu ''
18. Gyanu Tamu
19. Indra Kumar Tamu ''

CO-ORDINATORS

1. Om Tamu Management
2. Himal Tamu Sports
3. Manju Tamusyo Culture
4. Khim Tamu Finance
5. Mohan Tamu Social Activities
6. Subasing Tamu BEM Academy

ADVISORS

1. Capt (QGO) Ash Bahadur Tamu
2. Professor Chandra Bahadur Tamu
3. Dipak Tamu
4. Prakash Tamu
5. Tek Bahadur Tamu

2nd lhochhar celebration

In January 2001 after the election of full fledged Executive Member and the Advisors the second lhochhar was celebrated at Cannaught School Aldershot. On that occasion the volleyball competition was held. Mrs Manju was the co-ordinator of the sport. In the evening many vocal artist performed their song and dance. Among them noteworthy were Bibek Shrestha of Kandara band; Sharmila Bardewa, Gagan, Madhanya; and Bhairaja Lekali band. In that day the chief guest was His Excellency Singbahadur Basnyat, the Ambassador of Nepal to Great Britain. His Excellency distributed the prizes. Nearly 700 people had been gathered in the function.

His Majesty's Government, Ministry of Law, in Kathmandu, officially translated the English version of constitution into Nepali. Full text of constitution English original and the Nepali translation is published in the first issue of tamudhee magazine 'Freci'.

In January 2002 the third lho-chhar celebration was held at Princes Hall Aldershot. The guest artist was Mr Amrit Gurung, the famous vocal artist of Nepathe Band. The programme was thoroughly enjoyed. After the lhochhar event the next cultural programme the rodhee sansar' was shown at Maidstone on the kind invitation of Gurkha Engineers.

FORMATION OF 3RD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

On 24 November 2002, the 3rd Executive Committee was elected. The meeting was held at Oval School and following tamus were declared elected in executive for the year 2003/2004:

1. Min Prasad Tamu President
2. Mohan Tamu Vice President
3. Lok Tamu Secretary
4. Ash Bahadur Tamu Joint Secretary
5. Muchhetra Tamu Treasurer
6. Madhukar Tamu Joint Secretary
7. Manju Tamusyo Cultural Secretary
8. Bhanu Tamu Sport Secretary
9. Prem Tamu SS (Social Secretary), Reading
10. Ramchandra Tamu SS, Aldershot & Farnborough
11. Hima Tamusyo SS, London
12. Chandraman Tamu SS, Plumstead
13. Himal Tamu Member
14. Subasing Tamu BEM ''
15. Manoj Tamu ''
16. Yam Kumari Tamusyo ''
17. Jashu Tamusyo ''
18. Sanman Tamu ''
19. Narayan Tamu ''

In the same general assembly the following tamus were chosen in advisors:

1. Professor Chandra Bahadur Tamu Chief Advisor
2. Dipak (David) Tamu Advisors
3. Dipak Tamu ''
4. Nabin Tamu ''
5. Major Damar Ghale MBE ''
6. Mahesh Tamu GDB ''
7. Major Lalbahadur Tamu ''
8. Captain Tirthman Tamu ''
9. Captain Gary Ghale ''
10. Captain Hitman Tamu, MBE ''

The 4th lho-chhar was observed on 25 January 2004 at Frimley, Lakeside Hotel. In the celebration the famous vocal artist Nima Rumba was the main artist. Nearly 1,500 tamus and other well-wishers thoroughly enjoyed the programme. Later it was known that two serving Gurkha soldiers taking 94 hours leave one from Kosovo and other from Iraq exclusively came to participate in the lhochhar celebration. In the same function the second issue of 'Fresi' magazine was distributed. This is conventional practice that each year the Association invites His Excellency the Nepalese Ambassador to Great Britain and the Mayor of Rushmoor Borough Council as the guest of honour. Presently, more than 300 ordinary and 100 life members have been associated with the Association. The association annually observe the three annual events (1) lhochhar celebration (2) Gurkha Cup Football Tournament and (3) Barbecue. Besides this occasionally the association performs other activities according the time and situation. The Association make time-to-time gathering with the life members. During meeting there prevail an exchange of ideas among the members so as to function the activities effectively. During his Majesty's unofficial visit in the UK on behalf the Association the President, Vice President, Secretary and the advisors went Nepalese Embassy in London and grace the audience with their Majesties the King and the Queen. The Association also offered a well come dinner party in honour of newly appointed the Nepalese Ambassador to Great Britain His Excellency Prabal Shamsher JBR.

The Association would like to communicate this message through this website. The Association would like to appeal to all the well-wishers to give your big hand for the support of this organisation. The Association needs your valuable suggestion in order to achieve the common objectives of the community. Presently, by mobilising the internal resources and aspiration of each and every individual of the community the association is planning to manage a property in order to regulate the day to day administrative of the Association. We appeal you to participate in this common endeavour so as to make effective to full fill the noble objectives. The Association appreciate your valuable suggestion so as to correct the error.