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Sukhmani Sahib Paath: In memory of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji Followed by Smagam attended by: Singh Sahib Giani Jagtar Singh, Bhai Jagpal Singh, Bhai Harinder Singh & Kids from the Academy. Inauguration of the first Gurdwara initiated Community Nursery.

Guru Roop Saad Sangat Jeeo, WaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru Ji Ki Fateh! As you may be aware that towards the end of last year, a group of Sikhs from across the country were in negotiations with the current legal owner of the premises at which the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Sikh Academy is located. With Maharajs Beant Kirpa they have now managed to agree a financial package to help save and safeguard the future of the academy. As previously disclosed an initial £100k has been agreed to exchange contracts ASAP, and a further borrowing on the premises is currently being negotiated via a number of banks for completion of the contracts set for a period of within 12 months. once the legal owner had made it clear in mid Aug 2011that it was not viable for him to continue to support the academy (as was the case previously), in the first week of Sep 2011, in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee Maharaj, Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Jee Dhandriawale blessed the whole Sangat with a divan at the academy(even though they were very ill at the time) in which they urged all the Sangat in the UK & Europe, to help financially in order to raise the funds required to make sure that the Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy was not forced to close and be able to continue to carry on the excellent work with our children (the Panths children) which has been more than evident across the UK over the last few years. A series of measures were to be introduced as outlined towards the end of last year, once again to ensure that all wishes of the Saad Sangat be fulfilled with Maharajs Kirpa. one of these was the setting up of a transparent management structure for the academy, on the 18th Dec 2011,(whilst Commemorating 3yrs of the academy) in the presence of Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee Maharaj, an appeal was made to all the Saad Sangat to come forward and help serve in a new Seva team(management team) that will be in place from Jan 2012 for a period of 12months with the sir-jog of the Saad Sangat to overlook all the Seva of the academy on a day to day basis. With Maharajs Kirpa a 19 member Seva team has now been established in the academy. They are all local members of the Saad Sangat (a mix of old & young and men & women). All major areas of Seva (Darbar sahib/Langar/building/Kids Camps/IT/Finance) have now been covered, but new volunteers are always welcome. Another major priority for the Saad Sangat has always been the children’s nursery that had been one of the original goals of the academy. Once again with Maharaj’s Kirpa the Sevadaars who are overlooking this project have announced that a fully operational children’s nursery will be open as of Feb 2012( the inauguration will be taking place during a major divan on Sunday 5th Feb – details of which will be advertised in the next couple of days). It is important to add that the team behind the nursery project are independent businessmen whose families are not really linked to the academy, they have over four very successful nurseries (Ofsted inspectors have given outstanding on 2 places) currently running and are willing to put all their joint expertise (on a Seva basis) behind this project ensuring that it is a success, all on the basis that they are 100% behind the fundamentals of the academy – our children’s future. The projected income that will be generated by the nursery is substantial enough to not only to help the academy to become self-sufficient (without turning to the Sangat via collections) but also in future years to help repay the debt that will be raised against the premises. It was announced during the divan back in Sep 2011 that the academy will be taking steps to move forward with the sir-jog of the Saad Sangat in order to create total transparency for all funding that is required to safeguard the academies future. With great thanks to all the Saad Sangat worldwide an appeal, which started back in Feb. 2011, had raised a sum of just over £67,000 physically in the academy bank account up until Aug 2011. After the situation regarding the future of the academy had become dire in mid Aug last year, a figure of £18,000 had to be sent to the owner’s bank instantly as a means of bank charges and new agreement associated fees. This left the total of around £49,000 at around Sep 2011. From this date until the present time the sum of £7,300 has been used towards building refurbishment (mainly kitchen/ladies toilets) and as a supplement towards the monthly running costs (the interest only payment to the bank is £4,100 per month alone, that is without utility bills and wages for Gyanies) of the academy. Presently the fund is held at £41,700 of which £17,000 approx has been allocated to the nursery project, including all the necessary buildings modifications and equipment costs that will be incurred for its official opening in Feb. 2012. Thus a figure of just under £25,000 will be left in the collection fund for the academy. This in total will be all allocated towards the £100k required to exchange contracts on the academy premises with the owner ASAP. All of the sums involved in the above breakdown of monies can be visibly seen via the academy bank account. All the monies that have been collected in these funds have only been possible because of the generous donations of the Saad Sangat (locally & worldwide) & Guru Maharajs Beant Kirpa. All monies that have come from program bookings, general golaks, direct debits, PayPal/bank transfers, Seva from parents, Seva of making & selling samosas, yoga classes, kids projects etc… have all directly been inputted into this collection fund. Once again without the total support of all the Saad Sangat and Guru Maharaj, none of this would have been possible and will never be. Finally this is a heartfelt Baentee to all the Saad Sangat please dig deep for our true mothers (Mata Sahib Kaur Jee) own Asthaan and donate as much as you can (no matter how much) to help keep this dream alive. Pull Chuk Maaf. WaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru Ji Ki Fateh!

I wear the adidas TechFit Long Sleeve Tshirts under my team kit. It keeps the Kirpan in place with my adjusted gatra. The sleeves are long enough to go over your Kara and then tucked underneath. The Refs always look at arms to see if your wearing Jewelry but as long as your confident and lift your arms up they say your good to go. Don't worry to much about hitting someone whilst playing just concentrate on your game. you'll be fine. Gurfateh

Looking to make modifications to a wordpress website and wanted some advice. I've just upgraded manually from 2.5 to 2.7 and then automatically to 3.3. I've noticed that I now have the option to install addons, but I'm not too sure which apps are recommended because there are loads. I want to enable the following: - allow visitors to share website info on Facebook. - a newsletter widget, allowing visitors to enter a email address to Subscribe to monthly newsletters. - install a good SEO tool I would also like to have a new skin, so any recommended websites or someone who can create a custom theme; it would be much appreciated. Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fateh.

Guru Pyare Sangat Jio, WaheGuru JI Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru JI Ke Fateh! Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee Maharaj have blessed us with a Sri Akhand Paath Sahib to celebrate 3yrs of the Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy. Paath Arambh on Fri 16th Dec at 17.30pm Paath bhog on Sun 18th Dec 16.30pm. Kirtan/katha : Singh Sahib Giani Jagtar Singh Jee Sri Darbar Sahib Wale / Bhai Lehna Singh Jee Bhai Gurmej Singh Jee DDT/ Sant Baba Beant Singh Jee Sri Hemkunt Sahib Langar Wale. There will also be a special announcment on the way forward for the academy which will help safeguard the future progression of our children, The future of the panth. Please attend to receive Guru Jee's Blessings all 3 days and bring your families and friends. WaheGuru JI Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru JI Ke Fateh! Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy 8 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex IG2 7PL E:SikhAcademy@Live.co.ukW: Taking care the future of our Youth - Today!

Bump. Any more tracks. Some of the links from the old posts don't work any more.

Any news?

Khalsa Ji, please clarify whether you want a calendar of all Shaheeds or just Shaheeds from recents years?

Singh599 thank you for sharing the videos.

any progress?

Paaji, I've just recieved a email with the following. From: sikhacademy@live.co.uk Subject: Mata Sahib Sikh Kaur Academy Statement Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:20:15 +0100 Dear Sadh Sangat Ji As most of you are aware Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy has been running over the last two and a half years largely because of the generosity of one individual. He has arranged a loan of £1.2 million for the purchase of the Academy, by giving property as security to the bank. With the generous support of the local Sangat and from across the country the sewadars have paid all monthly installments on the loan and considerably developed the Academy building. On Thursday night the financial backer notified the Academy sewadars that he will no longer be able to support Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy and will require the keys to be handed over on Monday evening. We would like to publicly thank the individual for his support over the last two and a half years. Many families and children have benefited considerably from The Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy. We understand that this will come as a shock and be very distressing to the Sangat. It is with a heavy heart that The Sewadars will be handing over the keys. All the Sadh Sangat is invited to attend Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy on Monday evening. As has always been the case with Mata sahib Kaur Sikh Academy, the events of Monday evening will take place with total transparency in front of the Sadh Sangat. Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy 8 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex IG2 7PL E: SikhAcademy@Live.co.uk W: www.SikhAcademy.co.uk Taking care the future of our Youth - Today!

Tried accessing the sikh federation website from my iPhone and it seems to be down. Anyone know why it's gone down?

I went to GNC today to get some advice and they advised me Maximuscle Promax extreme. Since being Veggie I feel like my recovery rate has slowed down, so am looking for a supplement. I've heard friends speak about Creatine increasing recovery rate. I do a wide variety of sports including football, running, badminton and am now finding myself wasting away. I know I need to start eating more and more dahl, lentils and etc, but am looking for a supplement. I saw the nutrisport 90+ and wanted to know if anyone has had much success with this?

Dhaan vaad Jivan ji

Dhan vaad

The BBC needs knowledgeable Sikh's to articulate the views of the Panth. Anyone with experience in multifaith discussions should apply by emailing the following: You can apply to be in the audience in our next series by sending an email to audiencetbq@mentorn.tv We are in the following locations in February and March: March 6th Cardiff March 13th Edinburgh March 20th Brighton I understand Hardeep Kohli will be apart of the participants on Edinburgh show. Please check the website for more details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007zpll

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Is there any American sources to confirm this?

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Look up White Defence League. The forefathers of the English Defence League. You will be able to spot similarities. and I'm surprised Capri hasn't replied.

Go to youtube on the browser, and its RajKaregaKhalsa, they've got the nitnem. Transliteration, Gurmukhi, turn the volume off if you want just bookmark the videos, and your done heres the link

Got a reply from my MP, James Brokenshire He had sent a letter to Jill Matheson, and she replied with the points :- (i) Parlimentry Response (ii) The need for a Sikh tick box (iii) Sikh Organisations' support for a tick box. Anyone else recieve such a letter, If so, what do we do now, whats the next step? Sikhs being seen as a ethnic group, does this exclude Sikhs of a western background? Question and content recommendations for 2011; http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/2011-census/2011-census-questionnaire-content/question-and-content-recommendations-for-2011/index.html