The British media has been covering the Vaisakhi day parade. Here are some links
Sikhs get ready for a new year festival
SIKHS from across the city are set to gather together to mark one of the key dates in their calendar with a vibrant dinner and dance.
Vaisakhi holds deep significance for the community. As well as celebrating the New Year, it also commemorates the birth of the religion. read full article here....http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2719021
Chief saves city parade
Oxford's Sikh community are celebrating after tomorrow's religious celebrations were given the last-minute go-ahead, thanks to the city's police chief...read full article...http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.1345842.0.chief_saves_city_parade.php
Sikhs gather to mark Vaisakhi Day
By Chris Briddon
Worshippers at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh celebrated Vaisakhi Day on Saturday with religious services and singing of Shabads (Sikh holy hymns) by minstrels througout the day....read full article ....http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/display.var.1344394.0.0.php
Drums come out for Sikh festival
By Carl Brown
SIKHS from across east London celebrated the festival of Vaisakhi in Waltham Forest at the weekend. People descended on the Sikh temple, or Gurdwara, in Francis Road, Leyton, for seven days of celebrations last week.....read full story.....http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1340721.mostviewed.drums_come_out_for_sikh_festival.php
Thousands celebrate Sikh festival in Redbridge
By Megan Reynolds
THOUSANDS of Sikh's from celebrated one of the most important religious festivals of the year at Redbridge's Gurdwara Karamsar on Saturday....read full article here...http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/display.var.1331619.0.0.php
Southampton welcomes in the Sikh New Year
By Ushma Mistry
THOUSANDS of Sikhs will join the traditional procession through the streets of Southampton this weekend as they celebrate their new year.
The festival of Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year, will be celebrated in Southampton on Sunday with a number of events.
The festivities will begin at the Civic Centre at 9.30am with the Raising of the Nishan Sahib, the traditional flag-raising ceremony....read full story....http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/display.var.1325931.0.southampton_welcomes_in_the_sikh_new_year.php
Sikh festival of Vaisakhi
By Alison White
THOUSANDS of people are expected to parade through Gravesend town centre today to celebrate the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi.The procession, called a Nagar Kirtan, will begin at 11.30am today.Around 5,000 people at expected to join in....read full story...http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1320171.0.sikh_festival_of_vaisakhi.php
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