Today to mark Vaisakhi, the Prime Minister Rt Hon Theresa May MP visited Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Walsall in a trip co-organised by our Chairman Capt. J. Singh-Sohal.
During the visit, the Prime Minister paid her respects in the Darbar and was presented a special WW1 Sikh Memorial bust (a miniature of the memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Today we had the pleasure of attending the launch of the National Sikh War Trust’s campaign to create a monument in central London.
The event, held in Parliament, was organised by Labour’s Tan Dhesi and attracting cross-party support, including Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid – who mentioned the WW1 Sikh Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Having led a succesful campaign 2014 to create the UK’s first national, we wish the organisers of a London monument well and hope they find a suitable place in our capital.