36th Annual Gurmat Camp
28th July to 4th August 2013
Special Features of
the camp
are:
Community
Living:
The Gurmat
Way
Gurmat
Essay
& Painting
Competition
Introduction to Physical Activities
Introduction
to
Kirtan
Indoor
and
Outdoor Games
Workshops/Seminars
&
Discussions
on Sikh Religion
Camp
Fire
and Special Martial Arts Display
Tie up Dastar (Sajauna) –
preferably in Punjabi Style
Encouragement & Prizes to the
children who learn Gurbani Path by
heart
Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College
Roding Lane, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6BQ
(020 8559 9160)
Note: Minimum Age
for Campers
is 10 years and the Maximum
age is 15.
Camp Fees -
£80 for the
first child and £75
for other children from the same
family. Special concession may be
available
in some cases.
Transport Arrangement
- Seats for
the coach journey
from the Society in Southall to the
camp and back will be available on
payment of £15 per child in
advance
General Secretary: Avtar Singh Buttar (07883 340848)
Camp Organiser: Chanchal
Singh
Dhaliwal (07404 974601)
For more information
please
read -
Application
Form
and Conditions for Campers
If you wish to be a Sevadar and help out during the camp then please apply -
Application
Form
and Conditions for Sevadars
What follows is a
press release from the Essex Police
dated August 4, 2008
for the 2008 Gurmat
Camp...
Police join in fun at
Sikh summer camp
By Denise Harvey
Essex Police joined in
the fun and games with 163 Sikh children
at the annual children's summer camp
held at Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa
College, Chigwell last week. The camp
ran from Sunday, July 27, to Sunday,
August 3.
 During the week, the campers
were given the opportunity to learn
about and experience the Sikh way of
life through prayer, music, activities,
talks and workshops. The children were
split into 14 groups monitored at all
times by between two and three voluntary
group leaders. Participants at the camp
enjoyed traditional Sikh and English
meals each day. All the teaching was in
English and was well organised with time
aside for leisure and recreational play,
sports and games.
Workshops were led by
local police officers and police
community support officers (PCSOs) in
conjunction with Essex Police's
dedicated youth participation worker,
Dan Rankin. Subjects such as policing,
the extended police family, drugs, knife
crimes and personal safety were covered.
An interactive relay-race run in old
police uniform (including riot shields
and body armour) got the children's
pulses racing.
Amardeep Singh Sidhu,
from 'Signature' who was the runner up
on this year's television programme
'Britain's Got Talent' attended the
camp.
Amardeep, whose cleaning
and sweeping dance routine excited the
nation was helping out singing with the
children.
He said: "Last year I
helped all week, but since the show,
life has been very busy. I am only
helping out for a few days in between
touring, but this time I have been doing
some real sweeping!"
The annual children's
summer camp is run by the Sikh
Missionary Society U.K. The society is
an established and respected presence in
the Sikh community in the UK and the
rest of the world. The camp itself has
also become an established event in the
school summer holidays, and this year
marks its 31st anniversary. It attracts
Sikh children aged between nine and 15
years from all over Europe. The camp has
been held in various locations in its
30-year history, in towns and cities
such as Newcastle, Southampton and
Gravesend.
This year was so
successful, that despite only
word-of-mouth advertising, approximately
100 children had to be turned away.
Loughton inspector Simon
Werrett said: "The initial contact was
made by the Sikh Missionary Society
through the Essex Police web site
requesting our attendance in a joint
partnership event. This is an excellent
opportunity for us to engage with
children from minority groups on a
variety of subjects as well as providing
officers the opportunity to learn about
the Sikh way of life.
Often we are in involved
in enforcement activities with young
people, so it is good to share positive
interaction with the children. All the
team enjoyed being involved and have had
a fantastic time."
Camp organiser Surinder
Purewal, who normally works as the
assistant director of internal audit for
the Metropolitan Police, said: "It has
been an educating and challenging week
for the children, it's been good for
them to get to know the local officers
and understand the work they do. They
have received valuable lessons to help
them stay safe."
Useful Links
Online Photo Gallery of
Gurmat Camp 2002
Powerpoint Presentation
made at the Camp on Banda
Bahadur Singh
Powerpoint Presentation
made at the Camp about Human
Hair and its significance
Online Photo Gallery of
Gurmat Camp 2008
Online Photo
Gallery of Gurmat Camp 2010
Online Photo
Gallery of Gurmat Camp 2011
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