New Year Honours List 2015 Amongst the honours awarded are a number of individuals who have between them many decades of dedicated service, who have excelled in their fields whilst creating a legacy for the community and who have done all this whilst staying true to their Sikhi identity. Nationally known figures who have been […]
Further disclosures in declassified British Cabinet Papers Cabinet papers from 1985 which have been declassified this week under the 30 year rule show Sikhs and India were discussed on a number of occasions and provide further insight into the British Government’s position on Sikhs during that period. The disclosures include a decision taken by the […]
Thatcher Comments on Sikhs in 1984 The Sikh Council UK is concerned by media reports of comments made by Margaret Thatcher, the UK Prime Minister of the time in 1984. The comments are said to have been made in talks with the Irish premier, Garret FitzGerald prior to the Anglo-Irish Agreement and are detailed in […]
Sikh Council expresses concerns on SIT report in Jodhpur case The Sikh Council has today expressed concerns with the report into the burning of Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in Jodhpur In Punjab India produced by the Special Investigation Team which has concluded that the fire started due to an electric short-circuit in […]
Sikh Council UK Condemns Acts of Terror Sikh Council UK today expressed solidarity with the people of Peshawar, Pakistan who are mourning the loss of 132 children and 9 of their teachers in an unimaginable act of terror. Spokesperson for the Sikh Council UK, Gurinder Singh Josan said, “The deliberate targeting of innocent children and […]
Outrage over Attack on Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sikh Council UK joins the Sikh community in expressing outrage over the attack on Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in a Gurdwara in Village Jodhpur, Tarn Taran, India. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, which had been properly instituted in the diwan of the Gurdwara, was […]
Sikh Council UK Thanked in Lords Debate on Turban Exemption The Sikh Council UK was yesterday thanked in a debate on the floor of the House of Lords for its input into proposals to extend the exemption for turban wearing Sikhs from having to wear safety helmets. The debate came at the Committee Stage of […]
Sikh Council UK Welcomes Approval of New Free Schools The Sikh Council UK welcomed the announcement by Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP that two new Sikh faith ethos led Free schools have been approved to open in Redbridge, London and Wolverhampton. The Atam Academy will open in September 2015 in […]
Gurdwara Sahib-Leamington and Warwick There are growing number of cases which involve disputes relating to the management of Gurdwaras being referred to the Charities Commission, local Police and the Law Courts. These disputes are causing untold damage to cohesion of the Sangat and detract from the primary purpose of Gurdwaras which includes development of Sikhi […]
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Dear Member Following two memorable and successful terms of Sikh Council UK, we are progressing fast towards the 3rd term for which Sikh Council UKs membership renewal process has started; On the 11th October 2014 the General Assembly will be selecting the 3rd Administration of the Council. We request your attention in […]
