The Sikh temple, or Guru Arjan Dev Gurdwara in Normanton (Stanhope Street), contains one of the largest free food halls ,( langar in Punjabi), in Derby. It operates for 14 hours a […]
Sikh Temple: Free food for the whole community – an act of faith
Vaisakhi celebration in Derby’s Sikh community 2017
Vaisakhi is one of Derby’s largest annual outdoor events which moves slowly through the streets of Normanton visiting 3 of the City’s Gurdwaras. More information on Sikhism and photos from previous years […]
Shakti Academy launch : Creating opportunities through, and beyond, Dance
Born out of Shakti Arts, founded in 1995, by Anna Gautama, is Shakti Academy, launched last night at the Hindu Temple in Normanton. Based on dance as a medium of expression, the […]
Indian Community Centre leads on Cancer Awareness for the elderly.
Health awareness is about community, it’s about people being encouraged and educated by peers, in culturally appropriate ways, from people they trust. Rarely does it happen from leaflets lying on a desk, […]
Vaisakhi – Sikh Festival in Derby 2016
I last attended Vaisakhi in Derby 2 years ago, and use one of the images on my Facebook page, and on my cards. A wonderful, colourful, and serene event, that starts at […]
Diwali : Festival of light at Derby Hindu Temple
The annual Diwali celebration took place on November 6th 2015 at the Hindu Temple in Normanton. The lights were switched on by the Mayor, Paul Pegg, and the event included dance, and […]
Derby students pamper the elderly at the Indian Community Centre
Just over a dozen students, and ex-students, from the Littleover Community School and Derby Moor College made an impromptu visit to the Indian Community Centre (ICC) today. 30 minutes before the Centre […]
Roma Community Fun day in Arboretum Park
Roma Community Care ( led from the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby), in conjunction with Reverend Elizabeth Pinder-Ashenden of Pear Tree Baptist Church, put on a Fun Day in Arboretum […]
40th Anniversary Derby Caribbean Carnival
This is a special year for the West Indian community in Derby ; the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the West Indian Community Association and the 40th year of the colourful […]
60 years of the West Indian Community Association – unfinished business?
In 2015, we would like to think that the West Indian Community is an established, and integral part of Derby society. It is certainly different to the town, as it was then, […]
Dignity Action Day 2015 at Indian Community Centre
Dignity Action Day is an annual event, UK wide, which provides the opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people’s rights to dignity and provide […]
Artcore launches the “Open Hands Project” at the Indian Community Centre in Derby
Reducing crime through Art, probably doesn’t sound like the most obvious of connections but then employing more Police to do the same isn’t a guarantee of success, either. Using a variety of […]
Health Champions: “Be Clever on Cancer” in Derby’s BME Community
Health Champions from all over Derby’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community (BAME/BME) gathered in a city centre hotel to continue their Cancer Awareness campaign. Nishi Madan from the Public Health Team […]
Derby City Council and Macmillan support Cancer Awareness for Roma Community
Derby City Council (DCC) has been sponsoring a short project in conjunction with Roma Community Care (RCC) to increase the health awareness for the Roma people in the Normanton area. Today was […]
Easter is celebrated by the Baltic Community of Derby
In early April I reported on the launch of the Baltic Community group in Derby. At that meeting they started discussing an Easter event. Just 2 weeks later, and a lot of […]
Sikh Guru Nanak Mission : Feeding Derby Homeless
A chance discussion with Jas just outside the Guru Arjen Dev Gurdwara on Stanhope Street introduced me to this recent initiative where they provide hot food for the Derby homeless. Motivated by […]
Vaisakhi : A Journey into Sikhism
Before Vaisakhi this year, if someone had asked me to quote 5 things I knew about Sikhs, and Sikhism, I would have struggled to have reached that number. The Vaisakhi event started […]
