Governing document BASINGSTOKE SIKH SABHA
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Oct 2025
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE SIKH FAITH IN BASINGSTOKE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN LINE WITH THE STATEMENT OF THE SIKH FAITH, SIKH TENETS AND THE SIKH REHAT MARYADA AKAL TAKHT AMRITSAR (CODE OF CONDUCT), IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: ? PROVIDING A GURDWARA (A SIKH PLACE OF WORSHIP) ? CELEBRATING SIKH FESTIVALS AND RELIGIOUS EVENTS ? HOLDING REGULAR SERVICES, DISCOURSES AND OTHER EVENTS THAT INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY ? CONDUCTING WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, BIRTH NAMING AND OTHER SIKH CEREMONIES ? PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE TO THE CONGREGATION ? HOLDING PUNJABI LANGUAGE, SINGING AND TABLA CLASSES ? CARRYING OUT PRACTICAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE SIKH FAITH SUCH AS PROMOTING THE SIKH PRINCIPLES OF SEVA (SELFLESS SERVICE), MIRI-PIRI (THE INSEPARABLE NATURE OF THE SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL), SARBAT DA BHALA (THE WELFARE OF ALL HUMANITY), THE SIKH TEACHING THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS OUR GURU, AS EXPRESSED IN THE GURBANI 'PAVAN GURU, PANI PITA, MATA DHARAT MAHAT' (AIR IS THE GURU, WATER IS THE FATHER, AND EARTH IS THE GREAT MOTHER), AND PROVIDING LANGAR (FREE COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND FOOD).