Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara

Vaisakhi 2012 – T-Shirt Design Competition Winners

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:37:56 +0000

As part of the 2012 Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan celebrations, a competition was organised for a T-Shirt design that would be worn by the children who would be leading the Nagar Kirtan procession.

2012 T-Shirt Design Winners

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes were presented to the winners on Sunday 22 April 2012 in the main Divan Hall at Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara, by Baljit Kaur Hare (Competition Organiser). Also present in the above photograph are the three winners along with Resham Singh (Gurdwara Sevadar), Giani Gurmeet Singh (Head Granthi) and Ranbir Singh Rai (Gurdwara President). This was the first year of this competition and there are plans to make this into an annual competition.

Children wearing the winning T-Shirt design

The winning design as worn by the children from the Guru Gobind Punjabi school as they lead the Vaiskaki 2012 Nagar Kirtan procession.

April 2012 – Pictures from the Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:14:41 +0000

As part of the 2012 Vaisakhi celebations a Nagar Kirtan wwas held, where the Guru Granth Sahib Ji was taken in a procession to each of the six Gurdwaras in Bradford.

The route for the Nagar Kirtan was as follows:

Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara – Gobind Marg (off Leeds Road)
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji – Usher Street(off Wakefield Road)
Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan – Peckover Street (off Leeds Road)
Guru Ravidass Bhawan – Brearton Street (off Manningham Lane)
Ramgarhia Sikh Gurdwara – Bolton Road
Gurdwara Singh Sabha – Grant St (off Garnett St/Leeds Rd)
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These are some pictures from the Nagar Kirtan.

Election to the Management Committee (2012)

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:40:52 +0000

We the trustes of the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara give notice to the membership/Sangat that the nomination for the election of the management committee will open from 11:00am Sunday 15th April 2012 until 6:30pm Wednesday 25th April 2012.

To collect the nomination form please bring your membership ID card with you.

The nomination form must be handed in person along with a passport size photograph and a non-refundable nomination fee of £100.00.

Contacting the trustees

The trustees will be available in the Gurdwara at the following times during the nomination period mentioned above:

Sunday 15th April 11:30am – 1:30pm
Wednesday 18th April 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Saturday 21st April 11:30am – 1:30pm
Sunday 22nd April 11:30am – 1:30pm
Wednesday 25th April 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Deadline

The deadline for application forms to be returned is strictly no later than 6:30pm Wednesday 25th April 2012.

Trustees

The trustees for the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara are:

Bahadur Singh Javanda (Chairman)
Harbhajan Singh Dhesi
Paramjit Singh Gill
Sarwan Singh Bassi

April 2012 – Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan

admin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:49:29 +0000

As part of the 2012 Vaisakhi celebations a Nagar Kirtan will be held, where the Guru Granth Sahib Ji will be taken in a procession to each of the six Gurdwaras in Bradford.

This year the Nagar Kirtan will be on Sunday 15th April 2012 starting at 10:00 am.

The route for the Nagar Kirtan will be as follows:

Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara – Gobind Marg (off Leeds Road)
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji – Usher Street(off Wakefield Road)
Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan – Peckover Street (off Leeds Road)
Guru Ravidass Bhawan – Brearton Street (off Manningham Lane)
Ramgarhia Sikh Gurdwara – Bolton Road
Gurdwara Singh Sabha – Grant St (off Garnett St/Leeds Rd)
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This is a map of the six Gurdwara that will be visited as part of the Nagar Kirtan.

2012 Punjabi School parents meeting

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:18:22 +0000

On Sunday 15th January 2012 at 11.00 am the Punjabi School have organised a meeting for parents.

The meeting will be held in the hall in the new Punjabi School building and will address the following topics:

Punjabi School updates.
The school curriculum.
Assessments
On-line learning
How to support your child
Future plans
GCSE Cerificates
Meet your child’s teacher

All parents are invited to this meeting so that they can understand the future plans for the Punjabi
School.

A programme dedicated to grandparents

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:52:26 +0000

On Saturday 17th December 2011, children from the Gurmat and Music classes have organised a specical programme decdicated to granparents.

This event is in memory of Chotte Sahib Zade and Mata Gujri.

Programme:

1.00 pm	Ardaas followed by a welcome to the programme.
1.15 pm	Story of Chotte Sahib Zade recited by children from the Gurmat class.
1.45 pm	Kirtan by the children.
2.00 pm	Guest speakers: “What role do grandparents play in the upbringing of their grandchidren in today’s society and how this relates to Sikh values”.
2.15 pm	Prizes including a quiz hosted by Amandeep Kaur Maan.
2.30 pm	Closing remarks and a “thank you”.
2.45 pm	Ardaas.
3.00 pm	Chai Langar.

All memebers of the sangat are invited to come to the gurdwara to attend this programme.

New Punjabi School Building

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:53:46 +0000

After serveral months of work, Sunday 3rd July saw the opening of the new Punjabi school building. Lottery funding was used to purhcase furniture and IT equipment for the three classrooms in the new building.

We would like to thank everyone who has performed Seva for their contribution towards the successful completion of this major project that marks the completion of the first phase of redevelopment of the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara Punjabi School.

Here are some pictures of that day (click on a picture to view as a slideshow):

New Punjabi School following completion of the building work.

Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Valerie Slater cutting the ribbon

Sukhmani Sahib Paath

Sukhmani Sahib Paath (2)

Sukhmani Sahib Paath (3)

Children performing kirtan for the sangat

Unexpected surprise visit from Malkit Singh

Surprise visit from Malkit Singh (2)

Police representative

One of the new classrooms

New classrooms (2)

New classrooms (3)

New classrooms (4)

Bradford Diversity and Cohesion Representative.

Childrens work

Childrens work (2)

Childrens work (3)

Childrens work (4)

Day Trips

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:57:23 +0000

The day trips are organised by the Gurdwara and the Sikh Youth & Community Services to provide the women who regularly come to the Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara an opportunity to visit different parts of the UK. The Gurdwara aims to organise at least one trip per year.

So far, trips have been organised to Whitby, Scarborough, the Lake District, Morecombe, North Wales and several other places. Everyone has enjoyed the day trips and eagerly look forward to the next trip. These trips are more than just a day out, they are more of a social event because on the coach, traditional songs are sung, jokes are told and life experiences shared.

Here are pictures from the some of the past trips.

Lake District September 2010

North Wales July 2010

Bridlington September 2009

Whitby July 2009

April 2011 – Vaisakhi Gurmat Camp Pictures

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:10:07 +0000

These are some pictures taken at the April 2011 – Vaisakhi Gurmat Camp.

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April 2011 Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan Pictures

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:32:37 +0000

These are pictures from the 2011 Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan that was held on Sunday April 17th. As part of the Nagar Kirtan the Guru Granth Sahib Ji was taken in a procession to each of the six Gurdwaras in Bradford.

For 2011, the Naga Kirtan took the following route:

Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan
Guru Ravidass Bhawan – Brearton Street (off Manningham Lane)
Ramgarhia Sikh Gurdwara – Bolton Road
Gurdwara Singh Sabha – Grant St (off Garnett St/Leeds Rd)
Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara – Gobind Marg (off Leeds Road)
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji – Usher Street (off Wakefield Road)
Return back to Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan

Click on any picture to see a larger version – this will also show all the pictures in a slideshow.

Start of the Nagar Kirtan at Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan and the walk to Guru Ravidass Bhawan.

Stop at Guru Ravidass Bhawan and the walk to Ramgarhia Sikh Gurdwara.

Stop at the Ramgarhia Sikh Gurdwara and the walk to Gurdwara Singh Sabha

Stop at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha and the short walk to Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara

Stop at the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara and the walk to Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Stop at Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the return walk back to Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan

Back at Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan