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The story of Sikhs in Afghanistan forms the subject of a special talk being delivered this Friday 1st March at the Ancient India and Iran Trust.

More than 100 worshippers and civic leaders gathered Monday to celebrate the transformation of The Grove in Arbury Court into Cambridge Gurdwara, giving the county’s 700-strong Sikh community a place of their own for the first time.

Cambridge Sikh Society wants to use The Grove in Arbury Court, which closed in September after it was the site of three assaults in a single night, as a place of worship.

“Our presence together will provide witness to values of peace, tolerance and respect which represent the very best of Cambridge and of Cambridge people.” Rajni Padia, chairman of the city’s Indian Cultural and Community Association, said: “Cambridge is a very peaceful city and the multi-faith is what makes it so special.”