Northern Tamil Association was founded by a group of enthusiastic Tamils in 1986.

Northern Tamil Association UK is a non-political, non-profitable cultural organisation for Tamil people living in the northern part of England and Wales and whole of Scotland. We are a secular association and we have absolutely no allegiance to any particular religion, country, or political organisation. Northern Tamil Association actively supports cultural and social integration. At the same time, the Association emphasises that our children should understand, learn, and preserve the rich heritage of Tamil language and culture, and towards this end, the Association strives hard to achieve this via various cultural and social activities. Membership of the Association is open to all people of Tamil origin living in the United Kingdom – from SriLanka, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and other country. We are united by the Tamil language and Tamil culture – reaching beyond the boundaries of nationalities and countries. We also welcome anybody who is interested in Tamil language and culture.

Our objectives and aims

Organisational Structure

Our Activities

The association conducts yearly Deepavali function during October to celebrate Tamil cultural activities mainly music and dance. We also celebrate Tamil new year every year in April/May with renowned Tamil celebrities from India. We support selected Tamil schools in UK with annual bursaries. To nurture Tamil language in children, annual Tamil oratory competition is held in December. Northern Tamil Association UK has become a Charity in 2009 (Registration Number 1130579). This has become possible due to the hard work of all the Committee members.

Future Plans

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25th, 2018. Northern Tamil Association strongly believes in the rights of users to control their data. We have updated our privacy policy to reflect that belief.
As an organisation we take the issue of Data Protection very seriously and all the Members’ details are treated confidentially. They will not be used for any commercial purposes.