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| The Sikh Vaisakhi Festival procession BE10901 |
A SIKH festival which took to the streets of Gravesend attracted more than 5,000 people.
The annual Vaisakhi harvest festival procession toured the roads starting and finishing at the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Clarence Place.
It set off at 11.25am and finished at 2.45pm, passing landmarks such as the new Gurdwara being built in Khalsa Avenue as well as the town's clock tower and police station on April 12.
Entertainment included a demonstration of the Sikh martial art Gatka by the Baba Fateh Singh Gatka Akhara group.
More than £150,000 was raised throughout the day from donations which will go towards the building of the new £11.5m Gurdwara.
Jaspal Singh Dhesi, the president of the Gurdwara management committee, which organised the event, said: "It was a huge success and we would like to thank all the many people who came along and who helped organise the day."
7:04pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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CommentPosted by: BNP, England on 10:09pm Tue 22 Apr 08
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Posted by: Sikh, Gravesend on 10:54pm Tue 22 Apr 08
BNP
why do you bother writing messages on here when no one bothers reading them as they are all pointless
Are you just another chav on the dole claiming fake disability benefits all the while whingeing that the immigrants took your job?
well get over it you loser. you make me sick. i pity you
BNP
why do you bother writing messages on here when no one bothers reading them as they are all pointless
Are you just another chav on the dole claiming fake disability benefits all the while whingeing that the immigrants took your job?
well get over it you loser. you make me sick. i pity you
Posted by: local, local on 12:56am Wed 23 Apr 08
What a bloody disgrace i dont know if its been forgoten but this is ENGLAND!!! A big well done for raising money but its going towards chucking up more temples etc. Its perfectly fine to have your beliefs etc but behind your on closed front door not pushed in English peoples faces we wouldnt be aloud to build churchs in pakistan would we??? What happened to saint georges day??? Oh i forgot we dont celebrate that anymore because it affends other peoples religions and its apparantly rascist?!?! One rule for one and one rule for another. What a weak pathetic nation we are turning into!!!
What a bloody disgrace i dont know if its been forgoten but this is ENGLAND!!! A big well done for raising money but its going towards chucking up more temples etc. Its perfectly fine to have your beliefs etc but behind your on closed front door not pushed in English peoples faces we wouldnt be aloud to build churchs in pakistan would we??? What happened to saint georges day??? Oh i forgot we dont celebrate that anymore because it affends other peoples religions and its apparantly rascist?!?! One rule for one and one rule for another. What a weak pathetic nation we are turning into!!!
Posted by: Harry Brown, Belvedere on 9:47am Wed 23 Apr 08
Local, are you really [italic]that[/italic] thick or are you just trying to wind people up?
1. A lot of Sikh people are as English as you and me.
2. Pakistan is a Muslim country.
3. There ARE major St George's Day celebrations, in London and elsewhere. In fact, there is a big parade in Gravesend today.
Does your ignorance know any bounds?
Local, are you really
that thick or are you just trying to wind people up?
1. A lot of Sikh people are as English as you and me.
2. Pakistan is a Muslim country.
3. There ARE major St George's Day celebrations, in London and elsewhere. In fact, there is a big parade in Gravesend today.
Does your ignorance know any bounds?
Posted by: Mabel on 10:21am Wed 23 Apr 08
I'm English and I have no problem with the Sikhs parade at all. Local doesn't speak for all English people!
I'm English and I have no problem with the Sikhs parade at all. Local doesn't speak for all English people!
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