BECA (Bengali Education and Cultural Association, West Hampstead, UK) is a voluntary organisation in the north west Hampstead and Camden area. There are lots of Bengali families living in this area. In other areas of London there are some Bengali organisation but there was no opportunity for the west Hampstead families to be involved in an organisation. This is why from the last year January some of the Bengali community members have given us the opportunity to learn our language and culture by establishing this organisation.

The organisation is now running Bengali classes every Saturdays from 10AM TO 12 PM. There are nearly 70 students and 4 voluntary teachers in these classes. In the future we hope to achieve supplementary classes such as learning English as second language for every elderly people, religious studies, community trips, health programs.

BECA (Bengali Education and Cultural Association, West Hampstead, UK) is not a grant-aided body. It generates funds through its various activities, donations from its members, well wishers and assistance from various corporate and statutory bodies, which are mostly project bases and vary from year to year. Its a unregistered organization yet. BECA needs community support to fully establish this organization. BECA's members continuously working hard to gather the community within the area where BECA established.

One of the trendiest regions of modern London, Hampstead is often recognised as being the centre for artistic, musical and media individuals. Located in the London Borough of Camden, Hampstead is approximately four miles north west of the centre of London.
Hampstead has been home to some extremely famous people, both past and present such as Lord Byron, Sigmund Freud, George Orwell and Stephen Fry.
Hampstead is also home to the ancient Hampstead Heath parkland that remains popular to this day and includes three public swimming pools and offers many open air concerts. Hampstead is also the location of some of London’s most expensive properties, primarily due to the number of celebrities that live in the area.

Amazingly, until the end of the 19th century, West Hampstead was little more than a small village known as West End, until the railways expanded to this area of the North West London. At this point, the farming land surrounding the West End was rapidly redeveloped into housing estates. It was in 1879 that the name West Hampstead was used by the railway, because customers were getting it confused with the area in central London also referred to as the West End.
Modern West Hampstead is now a popular destination for a night out for those who live further out of London as it has a large number of bars and restaurants that come alive at night! A large number of Bangladeshi people living in this area.

It is such a great achievement of BECA that growing up smoothly and efficiently in the north west of London. I am very much thankful to its members and volunteers who working hard for this organisation.

Thanks to all BECA members for very hard working to establish this organisation in the north west of London. I hope its progress and successes will bring up a brighter future for our future generation.

It was a great moment when I met  BECA and its lovely brilliant kids in the independent day program. I saw a brighter nation playing a genius role inside BECA. Good luck to BECA and its all members, volunteers, and local community.

I am very much impressed by BECA's recent activities. So far so good. keep up . I hope BECA will be able to give birth of lots of talent in the future by their wonderful plan and programs. Thanks to all BECA members.