London’s Northern Relief Road has been renamed to honour Sikhs’ contribution to the borough. The Gurdwara Singh Sabha has contributed significantly to our borough for over 40 years,” says Cllr Laila Butt. “The renaming of the road is a fitting recognition of its importance to the borough and its residents.” The road had its temporary […]

London’s Northern Relief Road has been renamed to honour Sikhs’ contribution to the borough. The Gurdwara Singh Sabha has contributed significantly to our borough for over 40 years,” says Cllr Laila Butt. “The renaming of the road is a fitting recognition of its importance to the borough and its residents.”

The road had its temporary name for 25 years since being opened by Cllr Fred Jones MBE in 1990.

It was agreed, at a cabinet meeting in October last year, the road would be renamed Gurdwara Way in recognition of the building’s contribution to the local community and of the Sikh community’s to the borough during the two world wars.

“A quarter of a century is a long time for a temporary name, so I am delighted that cabinet colleagues agreed the new name which honors the Sikh community as well as acknowledging a local landmark that has served our community since 1908 – when the building was originally a friends meeting house for the Quakers,” says Cllr Geddes.

~ Source: barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk