Details of the Association:  Our well established Association is called Mangalorean United Konkani Association ‘MUKA’. There are about 35 Families  around Nottingham.(U.K) So it was decided that the only way to bring them all under one roof and maintain the unity of Mangloreans in Nottingham (U.K.)   It is a beautiful face of  all Mangalorean  families.

Its Origin : Early this year during Lent, all families come together for the Way Of the Cross And Rev.Fr. Alexander Lewis from Kadaba Parish Mangalore was Present here, and He inspired us to built this Association And hence  MUKA was formed.

Present Status : Though MUKA is Still a baby its foundation is deep rooted. With whole hearted efforts of all the office bearers, committee members and the support of all the Association members.

The Team - 2006-2007

The Team: Office Bearers of  the Association 
President – Mr. Vincent  Dsouza
Vice – President  Mrs. Sunita Rodrigues
Secretary - Mrs. Shalini Pinto       
Treasurer – Mr. Deepak Alvares  
Cultural Secretary -  John Peter Fernandes
Communication Secretary – Mr. Jeevan Menezes
     
Additional Committee Members
Mr. Praveen Dsouza , Mr. Cony Aranha , Mr. Stany Sequeira   
Mr. Julian Noronha ,   Mr. Sidney Pereira, Mrs. Dorothy Prakash.          

Inaguration : “MUKA “ was blessed by Rev.Fr. Alexander Lewis on Easter Day 16th April 2006. The committee was formed on 16th July on the general body meeting.

Unique Feature : As Mentioned Earlier MUKA  depicts the face of Mangalore. We have members from all over the  UK. Being with MUKA Makes us re-live our  motherland in UK. MUKA’s  first preference is to Keep our Mangalorean Culture alive for our  future Generations.

Past Activities:

i) Easter Day  Celebration –On 22nd April 2006 MUKA Organised  “Easter Ekvot “ in Nottingham. A whole day event including a Holy mass and Followed by Cultural Programmes about 95 People Gathered

ii)  Summer’s Day out : Summer day out  was held on 6th August and was a massive success. All the age group presented their physical and mental skills, exercised  their sportive talent and won prizes.

iii)MUKA is a social organization to unite and support all its members. To abide  by it MUKA raised a fund for one of our fellow member .Had a major surgery off work nearly a year and is totally bed- ridden. We offered her financial and psychological support.

iv)we celebrated the Feast of Nativity  (Monthi Fest) on 8th of September

v)Prayer and meditation is the utmost necessity for our spiritual well being .

An all day retreat was conducted by Rev.Fr.Abraham Dsouza, Devine Call Centre Mulki. It helped our next generation to pray and meditate. A mass was held to commemorate the reporse of the soul of Wayne Veigas who  Died at the young age of 36 unexpectedly.