Religious event at Hayes school

SIKHS travelled from all over the world to visit a school for a religious event which attracted more than 20,000 people.

The celebrations marked the 300th anniversary since the holy Sikh book Guru Granth Sahib was established.

The event took place at Guru Nanak Sikh School in Springfield Road, Hayes over July 18 to July 20 and also included other events such as archery, clay pigeon shooting and a historical exhibition of Sikh kings and queens.

Sarabjeet Sidhu, project officer at the school, said: "It was a huge success and we had people coming from the U.S.A, Canada and from all over Europe.

"The celebrations are a very important day in the Sikh calendar because it's when Guru Gobind Singh Ji decided to put everything about the faith into a book instead of passing the knowledge from one successor to another.

"The book was read over the three days whilst there were also other events taking place at the school. We had a major drama production which was about the importance of believing in one God.

"We also had the police there who were doing an excellent job and telling people how about recruitment."

He added that the event helped raise £10,000 towards Nanaksar which is the school's charity and helps to provide free or affordable education to poor children in India.