THE annual Sewa Day charity cricket tournament and fun day returns to town tomorrow (Sunday, June 19) and will this year be raising money for a variety of worthy causes.

Jointly organised by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) Basingstoke and the Basingstoke Hindu Society, the family fun day will take place at May's Bounty Cricket Club on Fairfield Road.

The day will begin bright and early, with a yoga session from 7.30-8.30am to mark International Yoga Day.

The cricket tournament will then kick off, with 12 teams battling for the trophy, and the day will run until 6pm.

There will be a home-cooked Indian vegetarian meal on offer, and a bouncy castle to entertain the young ones.

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Mayor of Basingstoke, Cllr Paul Miller, will be attendance, and his chosen charities (The Pink Place and Tough Enough To Care) will be two of the benefiting causes.

Funds raised will also be split with the Sewa International Sri Lanka Appeal, and Basingstoke Young Carers. 

The word ‘Sewa’ comes from Sanskrit language meaning ‘service’ or, to be more precise, ‘selfless efforts for welfare of all’. This is a flagship event of HSS Basingstoke that takes place every year in the month of June.

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