COVENTRY, U.K., July 19, 2011 (Coventry Telegraph): Members of Coventry’s Hindu community finally own the keys to their new temple after a decade’s fundraising. There were no tears as they left their old home of more than 30 years and moved further up the same road to 380 Stoney Stanton Road.
The group raised US$1.6 million, $342,500 of which was made from the sale of the former building. The temple society also benefited from a grant of $484,000 from Paragon as part of a Section 106 Agreement.
Premkumar Bhakri, temple society president, says their new building has been worth the 10-year wait. “It’s a dream come true for us,” he said.