by City Sikhs | Dec 23, 2019 | News
On 6 th December 2019, City Sikhs was proud to join a number of organisations at the Lord Provost’s offices in Edinburgh to mark the 550 th birth anniversary of the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The event was all the more remarkable as it was organised...
by City Sikhs | Dec 18, 2019 | News |
Over the last few months, City Sikhs has been working to train up people from the Sikh community to become qualified Mental Health First Aiders across the country. The course is being provided free-of-charge as part of the charity’s ongoing sewa (voluntary work) to...
by City Sikhs | Nov 11, 2019 | News
On Friday 8th November 2019, City Sikhs was very proud to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji with a landmark event at London’s iconic City Hall. It was the very first time that City Hall has marked Guru Nanak’s life in this manner. The event...
by City Sikhs | Oct 25, 2019 | News |
One of the founding trustees at City Sikhs has been awarded the British Community Honours Award for services to charity at the 19th annual BCHA ceremony held at the House of Lords by The Lord Sheikh and Yasmin Sheikh CBE. His voluntary work has included working with a...
by City Sikhs | Apr 24, 2019 | News
Furthermore, 76% believe that Sikhs uphold the human rights of others in society The seventh annual British Sikh Report (BSR) has been launched. It is the only robust strategic document of its kind. Based on the results of a survey of almost 2,500 Sikhs throughout the...
by City Sikhs | Apr 13, 2019 | News
78% want an apology, and 85% believe it should be taught at school According to a report being launched later this month, the majority of British Sikhs believe that the British Government should give a formal apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which took place...
by City Sikhs | Dec 28, 2018 | News
The founder of City Sikhs, Param Singh, has been awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services to minority communities in the UK. Over the last 17 years he has worked diligently to develop meaningful interfaith relations between Sikhs and non-Sikhs in modern...
by City Sikhs | Dec 23, 2018 | News
The Editor of the British Sikh Report, Jagdev Singh Virdee, has received an MBE from Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, for “Services to Statistics and to the Sikh community”, in recognition of his contribution to the field of official statistics and his voluntary...
by City Sikhs | Dec 14, 2018 | News
Param Singh has been named an Inspirational Individual at the London Faith & Belief Community Awards 2018. His award comes as a result of his extensive voluntary work with several Sikh community groups, including City Sikhs, and in his capacity as a member of the...
by City Sikhs | Jun 8, 2018 | News |
Krish Raval, a long-standing member of the City Sikhs Advisory Board, has been awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services to leadership education and interfaith cohesion in the UK. Krish has helped change British interfaith relations over the last decade...
