{"id":7822,"date":"2022-05-25T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/o-bale-bale-yorkshire-sikh-forum-celebrates-vaisakhi-and-the-queens-platinum-jubilee\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:57:00","slug":"o-bale-bale-yorkshire-sikh-forum-celebrates-vaisakhi-and-the-queens-platinum-jubilee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/o-bale-bale-yorkshire-sikh-forum-celebrates-vaisakhi-and-the-queens-platinum-jubilee\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019 Bale Bale! 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For Sikhs, Vaisakhi is the most important celebration in our calendar, giving us all an opportunity for personal reflection, contemplation, and sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Ed Anderson said: \u201cVaisakhi of course isn\u2019t just a festival with important religious significance. It\u2019s a time for celebration, a time for socialising and a time for festive foods and a time to offer hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Her Majesty\u2019s representative, I\u2019m delighted to extend my greetings for the festival and to share in those celebrations with you today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re indeed blessed to have had the Queen serve this country as our Monarch for over 70 years. It\u2019s worth remembering that famous pledge that she gave all those years ago \u2013 \u2018I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.\u2019 Those really are remarkable words and, my goodness, Her Majesty has certainly lived up to that pledge.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Guests-Left-To-Right-Raghbir-Singh-Sangar-Surjit-Singh-Bagara-Ajit-Singh-Lall_22-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44724\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PHOTO-2022-05-25-08-38-10_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44727\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Lord-Mayor-of-Leeds-Councillor-Asghar-Khan_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44726\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PHOTO-2022-05-25-08-46-58_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44729\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Punjabi-Roots-Academy-Drummer-Rajan-Singh_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44734\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Lisa-Barker-Presidnet-Leeds-Jewish-Representative-Council-Laurence-Saffer-Trustee-Bradford-Synagogue_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44725\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PHOTO-2022-05-25-08-47-01-8_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44737\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"44738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PHOTO-2022-05-25-08-47-02-6_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44738\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Asghar Khan said: \u201cThe last two years have been very difficult for us all. 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