RELEASE DATE 4 October 2006
TITLE Celebrate the Khalsa Wood End
 

For immediate Release

WHAT: Celebration of the end of the Khalsa Wood Project

WHEN: Saturday 7th October 2006 between 11am and 3pm

WHERE: Alexandra Lodge, Bestwood Country Park

An event to celebrate to end of a project embracing multi-cultural integration is to be held at Bestwood Country Park. The celebration event, will be held to commemerate the project which has been running since 1993. Developed by local regeneration charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham, Khalsa Wood which is situated inside Bestwood Country Park, was established as an area containing aspects of Sikh culture.

Over the years various activities have taken place there, including projects involving the local and Sikh community to help understanding and integration of the Sikh religion. Other aspects which have been introduced include a specially designed gateway to the area, new paths, seating and interpretation boards.

Bal Kaur, Project Officer for Groundwork Greater Nottingham said, "This project has been a huge success. Khalsa Wood is within a very peaceful area of the park. This very much reflects the Sikh culture, and the installation of the interpretation boards has now been instrumental in getting this message across to people."

The event on 7th October 2006 is open to anyone, and is open between 11am and 3pm.

For more information, contact Bal Kaur on 0115 9788212.
 
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Background Information enclosed
Please note that all our projects involve people and communities and many have to be seen to be believed. They each have very different real life stories of transformation, they are very photogenic, and in order to continually improve our communities, we will be delighted to share more of these with you, including fielding interviews and making visits available to you

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

GGN has been established for 14 years

In a typical year we Groundwork Greater Nottingham works with communities to:-
· Develop and deliver at least 100 new projects
· Deliver over 4000 person days of youth activity
· Engage with over 200 local businesses
· Work in partnership with at least 80 schools
· Deliver 40 locally significant environmental improvement schemes
· Deliver 2 regionally significant conferences a year

We are currently working on 55 live projects

Nationally, Groundwork is one of the UK’s leading social and environmental partnership organisation’s, working with people, local authorities and businesses to promote economic and social regeneration by improving the local environment. Through it’s network of around 50 Independent Trust’s around the UK, from Tyneside to South Wales, Northern Ireland to Hackney, Groundwork uses the environment to improve their quality of life. Groundwork is an independent charity, which involves 60,000 adult volunteers and over 120,000 school children each year in local environmental projects. From small community schemes to major regional and national programmes, Groundwork’s local Trust’s work in partnership with local people, local authorities and businesses to promote sustainable developments in their local area.

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Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

T: 0115 9788212
F: 0115 9787496
E: gn@groundwork.org.uk