Stretch of Havelock Highway in London’s Southall to be renamed ‘Guru Nanak Highway’
The title trade of the a part of Havelock Highway between King Side road and Merrick Highway in London’s Southall will come into impact early in 2021, the Ealing Council mentioned.
Havelock Highway in Southall (Image Courtesy: Twitter @edanderson101)
A stretch of street in London’s Southall will now be renamed ‘Guru Nanak Highway’ in honour of the founding father of Sikhism. The verdict on this regard used to be taken through the cupboard on July 14 to have fun and commemorate Guru Nanak.
The Ealing Council introduced on Monday that part of Havelock Highway between King Side road and Merrick Highway shall be renamed ‘Guru Nanak Highway’. In truth, this street additionally comprises the positioning of the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall.
Government involved performed consultations at once with citizens and companies which shall be at once impacted through the transfer, together with the Royal Mail. The verdict used to be taken according to the Side road Naming Protocol. The process states that such choices must ‘admire and stability cultural and historic identities, sensitivities and heritage’.
Havelock Highway in Southall – London’s ‘Little India’ – is in the end to be renamed Guru Nanak Highway. This can be a large deal. Havelock Rd used to be named after the colonial British common who fought within the Sikh wars & later suppressed the 1857 Rebellion. It’s house to London’s biggest gurudwara. pic.twitter.com/ZaOvl7EcCY
— Edward Anderson (@edanderson101) November 29, 2020
The title trade of the a part of Havelock Highway to ‘Guru Nanak Highway’ will come into impact within the early months of 2021, in keeping with a press unlock through the Ealing Council.
The Indian neighborhood accounts for almost 50 in step with cent of Southall’s inhabitants of 70,000.
Chief of Ealing Council, Councillor Julian Bell mentioned, “The verdict to rename considered one of Ealing’s roads displays the significance of celebrating the borough’s variety and is a well timed birthday party of Guru Nanak’s birthday on 30 November.”
As well as, the Ealing Council has additionally shaped a 12-person equality fee to handle problems with structural inequalities and their have an effect on on race. This fee has been requested to publish a report back to the Ealing Council through Might 2021.
