Sussex Indian Punjabi Society
SIPS was formed in May 1997 in Brighton & Hove and surrounding areas by members of the local Indian Punjabi community.SIPS Latest News
Diwali function on Saturday November 5th 2022
Sussex Indian Punjabi Society We are celebrating Diwali function on Saturday November 5th 2022 Venue: Rooms Worthing, 44 Guildbourne Centre, Worthing, BN11 1LZ Ticket Prices Adult (over 12) £25 Child (5-12) £12.50 Under 5’s £0.00 Ticket Includes: Music by our very own...
Vaisakhi function on Saturday April 23rd 2022
Sussex Indian Punjabi Society We are celebrating Vaisakhi function on Saturday April 23rd 2022 at Meridian Community Hall . Peacehaven Come and join us and celebrate Enjoy 3 course Punjabi dinner Live group who will sing for us Soft drinks Tickets £25.00 must be...
Virtual Chattri Memorial Service 2021 – On YouTube Sunday 13th June 2.30pm
Letter from Chattri Memorial Group:- Dear Friends Further to my email on 26th March when I informed you that the Annual Chattri Memorial Service was cancelled, I have some good news. Some of you replied and suggested we hold a virtual type of Service instead, not...
Beach Clean – Sunday 16th May 10am – 1pm at Peace Statue on Hove Lawns
Please come enjoy a healthy walk connecting with Sussex Indian Punjabi Society friends & family whilst helping Surfers Against Sewage (https://www.sas.org.uk) to clean one million miles of coastline to stop the devastating effects of plastic pollution and to...
Vaisakhi – ‘Feed the Community’ with Rays a Curry on Sunday 11th April, 1:00pm – 3:00pm at Brighton Clock Tower
Sussex Indian Punjabi Society is supporting RAYS a Curry to help feed the community to celebrate Vaisakhi this year. Due to COVID19 restrictions we are unable to organise the usual dinner & dance but we are hoping our members/volunteers can support this community...
Gerald Flanagan – Volunteer nominated for Above & Beyond
We are delighted to share with you the amazing news of Gerald Flanagan, one of our volunteers nominated for Brighton & Hove buses 'Above & Beyond' campaign. He has been recognised as 'Community Champion' having gone above & beyond in his daily life to make...
Jayanti Vaghadia – Member nominated for Above & Beyond
We are delighted to share with you the amazing news of Jayanti Vaghadia, one of four dedicated members nominated for Brighton & Hove buses 'Above & Beyond' campaign. He has been recognised as 'Community Champion' having gone above & beyond in his daily...
Shilpi Chandra – Member nominated for Above & Beyond
We are delighted to share with you the amazing news of Shilpi Chandra, one of four dedicated members nominated for Brighton & Hove buses 'Above & Beyond' campaign. She has been recognised as 'Community Champion' having gone above & beyond in her daily life...
Emily Kenward – Member nominated for Above & Beyond
We are delighted to share with you the amazing news of Emily Kenward, one of four dedicated members nominated for Brighton & Hove buses 'Above & Beyond' campaign. She has been recognised as 'Community Champion' having gone above & beyond in her daily life...
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Our Mission & Vision
The Sussex Indian Punjabi Society (SIPS for short) was formed in May 1997 in Brighton & Hove and surrounding areas by members of the local Indian Punjabi community.
The group was formed to help connect the Indian Punjabi community and to ensure younger members were exposed to our culture, history and values.
Hence the Aim’s of SIPS are to: –
- Serve and inspire our communities
- Improve social well-being of its community
- Promote awareness of Indian Punjabi culture, its history and values
- Connect the local Indian Punjabi community through events and help enrich the lives of our members and the wider community.
- Organise exciting cultural events, which form an integral part of the Indian Punjabi calendar: For example Vaisakhi in April and Diwali in November.
- Encourage younger members to come forward and join us to develop the future whilst appreciating and enjoying our culture and cuisine.
- Build cohesion with all local organisations whilst supporting charitable causes and organisations locally and nationally as appropriate.
We have formal designated officers such as Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary etc, but this was not the case in its early setup. Our aim is not to build up bank balance. Each function should breakeven financially and there is no annual membership fee. Each & everyone is welcome to our society’s functions (provided they purchase tickets in advance which are available in advance of all of our events).
Since those early days our functions have grown in popularity and we are proud that our functions are now an integral & important part of the local Indian community’s calendar. We are open to anyone who wants to help us organise our functions.
So come along and join us at our next exciting event!