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Award-winning Birmingham actor, comedian and television presenter Adil Ray has described the Commonwealth Games as an “embarrassment” for his home city, as a race row over diversity and inclusivity continues to mar the sporting event. The Good Morning Britain presenter added his voice to a chorus of concerned creatives and community leaders who have already expressed…
A Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official has come under fire from community leaders after suggesting Birmingham does not “have enough large ethnically-led creative organisations” to help facilitate reaching out to more diverse communities. Martin Green, the Chief Creative Officer for the Games’ organising committee, was responding to a question about whether recent concerns from members of the…
A prominent Sikh leader is concerned about the lack of engagement by the organisers of the Commonwealth Games with Birmingham’s South Asian community. Jatinder Singh, president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, says the lack of diversity funding in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is worrying and claims requests to become involved have been ignored.
Images have been revealed of a new memorial planned for Wednesfield which commemorates the bravery of 19th century Sikh soldiers. Guru Nanak Gurdwara commissioned Black Country sculptor Luke Perry to develop the Saragarhi Monument on land close to the temple in Well Lane, with the City of Wolverhampton Council agreeing to the transfer of land for the…
The management of a Sikh temple who last weekend unveiled a brand new statue to commemorate the contributions of South Asian soldiers during the First World War, have described its recent vandalism as a “despicable and cowardly act”. Despite only being unveiled on Sunday, the 10ft bronze statue has already been vandalised, with graffiti appearing on the monument last night.
A brand new statue of a Sikh soldier, unveiled last week to commemorate the contributions of Sikhs during the First World War, has been vandalised. Graffiti which has appeared on the monument displays the words ‘Sepoys no more’. Sepoys was a term used by the British Indian Army to describe a low-ranking cavalry trooper, many of…
A bronze 10-foot high statue of Sikh soldier has been unveiled in Smethwick, to honour over a million Indian soldiers who contributed to the Allied war effort during WWI. Hundreds of members of the public, as well as army and local government personnel, gathered to witness the grand unveiling of the prestigious monument.