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Nov 21
World Mental Health Day: Re-learning Resilience and Coping with Post Concussion Syndrome

In 2020, Kimberley, founder and manager of Leeds and Kirklees Well-Bean Crisis Cafes, experienced a car crash that led to her living with a condition called post-concussion syndrome. This condition describes a variety of symptoms caused by trauma to your brain or head, such as vestibular issues, disorientation, vertigo, short- and long-term memory issues, changes […]

Nov 21
Baby Loss Awareness Week: Support Services that Can Help

This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week. We know that so many people, including many at Touchstone, have experienced losing a baby, whether in pregnancy or shortly afterwards. To mark this, Yasmin, from our My Plan Perinatal Mental Health service, has put together some information about how they can support people who have experienced baby […]

Nov 21
Stammering Awareness Day 2022: Lived Experiences and Tips for Supporting Others with a Stammer

For Stammering Awareness Day, Katie, our Volunteering and Peer Support Coordinator, has shared a blog on her experiences of stammering and top tips for supporting someone with a stammer. My name is Katie and I have had a stammer ever since I started to speak at 4 years old. International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD) is […]

Jul 21
Giving is the greatest act of grace- Manika Kaur transforms 35 lives through Education!

30-year-old Manika was born and brought up in Melbourne, Australia and moved to Dubai after she married in 2007. Her deeply spiritual connection to the Guru’s wisdom is reflected in her music, with Manika able to channel her devotion to these divine teachings through her spellbinding vocal ability. Her ethos and values are illuminated by […]

Jul 07
Baru Sahib Waste Management Plant to recycle 17 tones of waste papers from Shimla Secretariat into 3930 cover files!

#RecyclePaper #BaruSahib #ZeroWaste #Wastemanagement #gogreen #DidYouKnow Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, and 2 barrels of oil. Every ton of paper recycled can save the energy equivalent of 165 gallons of gasoline. 17 trees can absorb a total of 250 pounds of […]

Jun 30
Lord Singh of Wimbledon presented his views on Anti-Antisemitism & Sikh teachings at House of Lords, UK

My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Berridge for obtaining this important debate. I have many wonderful Jewish friends, none more so than my good noble friend Lord Sacks and his wonderful family. We share the same family values and same quirky sense of humour. I have visited Auschwitz and seen something of […]

Jun 30
From a Village in Punjab to Canada’s First Turbaned Sikh Judge of Supreme Court- Palbinder Kaur

Born in Rurka Kalan, Jalandhar district Palbinder Kaur Shergill made the Sikh community proud as she is the first turbaned Sikh woman to be nominated as a judge in Canada’s Supreme Court. She was only four year old when her family moved to Canada in mid 70s. Here are some unknown facts you should know […]

Jun 29
Duo who are united by passion to Save the youth of PUNJAB from DRUGS!

‘Break the nexus of politicians, criminals and bureaucracy to break the chain of drug peddlers’- that’s the belief held by Dr Rajinder Singh (86) and Dr Sahib Singh Advani (84), two old friends who are united by their passion to wean youngsters away from drug abuse and addiction The duo, which has been serving at […]

Jun 28
Sikh Marine Recruits Fight for Religious Rights Before Federal Judge

Sikh Marine Recruits Fight for Religious Rights Before Federal Judge June 28, 2022 (Washington, DC) — Today, attorneys from the Sikh Coalition, our pro bono co-counsel at Winston & Strawn LLP, and our litigation partners at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and BakerHostetler argued for the religious rights of three Sikh U.S. Marine recruits […]

Jun 27
Simarpreet Kaur, Student of #AkalAcademy, Bhunsla stands 2nd at the Table Soccers Masters Series, UAE

Young table soccer players clashed with International players in Abu Dhabi (UAE) in the UAE Masters Tournament 2019 Table Soccer and returned home with success. Team of Eagle Table Soccer Club, Fatehgarh Sahib represented India under the supervision of their coach, Mr. Ashok Kumar. Student of Akal Academy, Bhunsla Simarpreet Kaur tasted success straightaway by […]