The Sikh Gurdwara

I once worked here and spent a New Years Eve as it was then the Railway Club. It stood empty a while but the diversity of the community in the town grew and it now has a new use.
The Sikh Gurdwara (Temple) developed during the period of
¹⁹⁹²⁄₁₉₉₃. The main donations for the purchase of the building and its conversion came from Sikh communities in neighbouring cities.
Although the community in Grimsby was fairly small, they managed to collect enough donations to start a
thriving Sikh Temple which is situated in Railway Street. An extension was built in 1997 to add a Community Hall
and Library; this was made possible through a substantial grant from the Lotteries Fund and a significant grant
from the local council.
The first Sikh family arrived in Grimsby around 1983 to run a grocery store in a village after seeing the property
advertised in the National Press. This then expanded to more Sikh families taking the opportunity to run similar businesses in the Grimsby area.
In the early 1990’s Sikh Doctors started practising in Grimsby and this expansion of the professional community continued for severalyears.
Currently the Sikh community, of Grimsby, numbers approximately 175 people mostly working within the NationalHealth Service as Doctors, Dentists, Opticians, etc.
The congregation meets every Sunday from 10.30am until 2pm; this is when meals (Langar) are served, cooked by
volunteers. Those assembled eat together in the Gurdwara. There are many other functions held in the Gurdwara throughout the year. Visitors are welcomed to services.