Browsing Tag: Uk

Children's Gurdwara

This is growing faster than i imagined. The kids have so much fun. We face paint, make biscuits, make parsaad, do langar seva, sing shabads, do yoga and meditate!
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Sikhs find a new home in the city

OXFORD’s Sikh community has finally found a building to turn into a permanent home. They were previously thrown out of a three-bedroom house in Cherwell Drive, Marston, after using it as a temple without permission.
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Another Mullocks Sikh and Punjab auction. Books, Manuscripts, rare letters and plaques

Mullocks Auction house will be holding another auction relevant to Punjab and Sikhism. The house has for sale numerous important books, letters, drawings and other artefacts related to Sikh and Punjab heritage.
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Surjit Singh Ghuman awarded [MBE]

This honor hasn’t come cheap for someone like Surjit Singh Ghuman, he had to face number of challenges and like a renowned Tendulkar, Bishan Singh Bedi and other cricketing greats he has stayed at the crease, whacking the sixes and serving us with vigor and an uncharacteristic social charm that warms and draws people to him.
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Sikh bone marrow donor event attracts 600 in Leicester ~ [UPDATED]

More than 600 potential bone marrow donors have provided saliva samples at an event in Leicester to help a police officer who has cancer.
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Sikh media raised the issue of homeless Punjabi Youth in Southall, London

Many homeless persons spend chilling nights of December on footpaths of Southall city, near London. Sikh Channel, one of the two community channels of Sikhs in UK, has brought this issue into light through street journalism and raised the concern of homeless Punjabi youth.
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Bradford Sikh temple defends Barkerend area gates installation

Inspector Andy Gallant said he was aware the application for the gates had been made some time ago. He added: “Since then, there has been a significant amount of work undertaken to tackle anti-social behaviour and related issues in the area. “In the last six weeks alone, we have recorded a 60 per cent reduction in calls relating to anti-social behaviour in that area.”
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Mundill Mahil's trial for the murder of Gagandeep Singh

Last night his family paid tribute in a statement saying: ‘Gagandip was a humble young man who valued a religion that promotes peace and spiritual service.‘Embracing both religion and Western culture, Gagandip was known as a young entrepreneur and had taken the leading role of his family business since the tragic death of his father.’
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Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped ~ Official Guide Book

Following the success of the Arts Council England exhibition “Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped” comes a new book highlighting the importance of the Sikh Turban (or Dastaar). The book, on general release now, catalogues the story of the Turban through art and photography.
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Gurpreet’s winning design aids Charity

The finger painting skills of an eight-year-old Bushey girl will be gracing thousands of greetings cards this Christmas. Profoundly disabled Gurpreet Juttla was a winner in a national Mencap competition and now the cards are being sold through the John Lewis Partnership to raise money for the charity.
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