Beer Festival in Sikh Temple - Huddersfield

[Pyara]

As per the above video, Huddersfield Sikh Temple seem to be hosting Beer festivals... What the @&!# is happening in Huddersfield?

[sanjsingh]

Not so sure that is the case Pyara.

[N30S1NGH]

Can't be... just look in background of the video looks like some event with lots of gorreh's, does not seem like in gurdwara. Can anyone contact the author of the video?

[Singh559]

Don't think this was a Gurudwara or anything.

I say leave it be unless someone who knows for sure can say this was held at a Gurudwara. These guys are just minding their own business and if it happens to be at a Gurughar, then no one should post on the videos.

Contact the Gurudwara directly as it's not the fault of the people in the video.

[Pyara]

http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/localorgs/orgdetails.asp?OrgID=2217

Looks likes the Beer Festival was in the Sikh Leisure Centre, Huddersfield which appears to be the Gurdwara run hall, behind the Darbar Sahib and therefore locally affiliated as part of the Sikh Temple. The blog below refers to the the beer festival being at the Sikh Temple as there is clearly no distinction between the Sikh Leisure Centre and the Guru Ghar.

http://lillands.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/camra-beer-fest-sikh-temple-huddersfield.html

http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/projects/sikh-leisure

[BhaiSukhSingh]

not the first time www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV7NXpOFL6I

I may have the pradans number which i will try and post later.

[BhaiSukhSingh]

07532286960 Sukhdev singh

01484423773 Gurughar number

[Singh559]

Contact only the Gurudwara committee no need to contact any of the people who attended.

It was their right to do it if the committee allowed it, so the fault solely lies with the committee.

[Pyara]

Called Gurughar number above. Got usual response that the hall is run by a separate committee... blah blah blah...has local government funding so is really owned by the council... blah blah blah. I asked then why they called it the "Sikh" Leisure centre if it's owned by the council but didn't get a response from him. Short call, wasn't really willing to discuss further.

Usual rubbish. Just another UK Gurdwara Hall used for manmat.

[S4NGH]

beer festivals and such events are held in the venue infront of the Prospect street Huddersfield Gurdwara.

The venue was called the 'Sikh Leisure centre' since it opened. Recently, a year or so ago, it was re-named 'Apna Venue' - obvz because of the pressure from satkar groups etc.

The venue was built with funds raised in the Gurdwara from the Sangat. The venue is now supported by grants from the local gov. until a few years back the gov had stopped funding the venue because of a misuse of funds...someone filling their back pocket...this was obvz broadcasted under the 'Sikh Leisure Centre' banner.

With a new committee in place, independant to the Gurdwaras, and certain alterations in line with the council specs, the gov is again funding the venue. some community interest or something scheme.

many pre/post wedding events, parties, festivals etc take place here, alcohol meat music you name it. what seperates this venue from the gurdwara? a road.

To Pyara veerji, great intiative calling up the pardhaan of the gurdwara etc. The gurdwara committee changes every so often but its the same people, the same cr*p and nothing changes. Something seriously needs to be done about Huddersfield sangat. Sikhi is a thing of the long forgotten past here.

Pul chuk muaf ji