This year's Navaratri Festival could be saved after a review panel sent the grant appeal back to the committee which rejected it.
It was a positive result for the Sarvoday Hindu Association after it was awarded nothing in March because of council guidelines not to support events which have the primary purpose of promoting religion.
The decision was called in by a petition signed by 100 residents.
The panel could have withheld the decision or sent it to full council.
But the committee sent it back for reconsideration on July 8, recommending to give a grant of £1,500.
May 30, 2003 09:30
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