The Eid Festival in Victoria Park is organised by Leicester Community Assist (LCA), which is a UK-registered charity No.: 1166711. For more information about LCA, please log in to LCAssist.com. The ‘Eid Festival’ in Victoria Park is a non-profitable event offered freely to all communities of Leicester irrespective of their gender, age, faith, colour, race, and social background. It occurs twice a year, i.e., Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. The festival starts with the ‘Eid Prayer’ followed by the ‘Eid Speech’ and a full-day festival according to the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAAW). The EF organisers and volunteers work entirely free of charge.
The Eid Festival Committee consists of the following members:
Dr Louay Al-Alousi (Abu Salam), Chairman and EF Organiser
Mr Naeem Mohammed, General Manager – Donations
Mr Ahmad Yazid, General Manager – Services
Mr Saqib Anjunm Volunteers Manager
Miss Amina Aboghrara, Female Volunteers Manager
Mr Abdul Aziz, Utility & Catering Manager
Mr Lotfi Naffati, Card Reader Manager
Mr Ismael Saleh, Waste Disposal Assistant
Mr Muhammad Algerian, Ads Display Assistant
Mr Muzzamil Haqq, Volunteers Manager Assistant
Mrs Mobeen Bashir, First Aid Team Leader
Mr Amar Abdulaziz, IT Assistant
The Eid Festival usually attracts more than 40 volunteers of both genders, and all of them work free of charge for the sake of Allah’s satisfaction.