Sri Lankan new year festival in Kingsbury was held for the 19th consecutive year at Harrow Leisure Centre on Sunday 12th April 2009. This event was organized by Sri Lankan Educational, Cultural & Welfare Foundation in the UK (SLECWF - UK). There were many distinguished guests were attended for the evening cultural show including Ven Galayaye Piyadassi MBE, Head of SSIBC, HE Justice Nihal Jayasinghe, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka & Mrs Indra Jayasinghe, His worship Cllr. John Nicolay, Mayor of the London Borough of Harrow & Mayoress Joyce Nicolay, Rt.Hon Tony McNulty, Minister of Employment and MP for Harrow East, His worship Cllr. John Marshall, Mayor of Brent, HE Sumith Nakandala, Deputy High Commissioner & Mrs Nakandala.