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Open Days of the former Beaufoy Institute, 27-28 April 2013
You are warmly invited to the first Open Days of the former Beaufoy Institute – the new London Diamond Way Buddhist Centre. Come and see the historic building and find out how it will be renovated and brought back to…
Lama Ole Nydahl comes to the Beaufoy Institute
As reported on our national Diamond Way Buddhism UK Blog, last week Lama Ole Nydahl visited London on a surprise break from his project work, which time he usually spends in one of our larger centres working on manuscripts and…
Love in an Elevator – The London Diamond Way Buddhism Roadshow goes to Brussels
Belgian waffles, getting stuck in an elevator with 23 friends, an auction that raised almost EUR 4,000 and the Marmite Challenge, are all things that happened on the Brussels Roadshow. All in all, 13 Buddhist friends from London arrived at…
London at the Brno Buddhist Centre
As the wheels of the RyanAir plane squeaked down onto the runway at Brno, they threw up clouds of sparkling dust into the air. The miniature airport and the fields around were dusted with snow. For Londoners, snow is a…
Diamond Way gets the keys to the Beaufoy Institute!
The wait is over and the work starts on Wednesday 23rd January 2013 to transform a derelict school in Lambeth into one of the capital’s biggest Buddhist centres, with a visit by Lama Ole Nydahl. Over the last 10 years,…
Lambeth Buddhist Centre symbolically opened by Lama Ole Nydahl
It was a long journey, from the wishes of our highest Karma Kagyu lamas 40 years ago until now, running through the long preparation and planning application, down to the approval and the receipt of the keys, supported by the…
Planning application approved for the Beaufoy Institute!
We are delighted to announce that our planning application to transform the Beaufoy Institute has been approved. The application from Diamond Way Buddhism went to the Lambeth Planning Application Committee on 3rd July 2012, and was approved by the vote…
Diamond Way cakes at Kennington Village Fete
After an epic bake-athon the day before, a Diamond Way team brought cakes galore to the Kennington Fete in Cleaver Square on Sunday 27th May where thousands of locals enjoyed a day out in glorious sunshine. The team sold hundreds…
Lambeth community invited to meet the Buddhas
This week an extraordinary free exhibition of local art from Lambeth and Buddhist art from the Himalayas is being exhibited. Uniquely, the exhibition includes a contemporary art response from local artists in Lambeth displayed alongside pieces from the British…
Planning application submitted for the Beaufoy Institute
Following local community consultation, the planning proposal to bring the historic Beaufoy Institute and Annex back to life has been submitted by Diamond Way Buddhism. The plan will: Fully renovate the Beaufoy Institute, with minimal changes to the listed building…