A special Sil programme and Mapiya Vandana programme was held in Jethavana Buddhist Vihara in Birmingham on 3rd of March 2013. The event was organised under the guidance of Ven. Keppetiyagoda Gunawansa Nayaka Thero, Mapalagama Soratha Thero and Mrs. Achala Maha withana, the teacher of the Dhamma School. The children of the Dhamma School and some parents observed the eight precepts. Ven. Teldeniyaye Amitha Thero, the head of the Shanthi Buddhist Vihara Nottingham conducted the Meditation, and dhamma talk. Miss Gayani Senarathna of APSL in the UK conducted a dhamma discussion in the afternoon. Ven, Mapalagama Soratha Thero conducted the Mapiya vandana as the last event of the programme. Large number of people together with children attended the event.
