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NISA COMMUNITY
Celebrating good times
Nisa retailers across the UK supported celebrations across their communities to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
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isa retailers across the UK supported their communities in celebrating the Platinum Jubilee last weekend, from funding local events to holding festivities of their own outside their stores. Retailers across the nation marked the occasion with events including street parties and family fun days, bringing their communities together to celebrate the historic milestone. One such retailer was Harjit Singh of H & Jodie’s Nisa Local in Walsall, who, alongside his son Amrit, organised a Platinum Jubilee street party for local residents. Around 1,500 people attended the event, which received support from a number of brands and included music, activities, and food and drink. “We decided to go all out to celebrate the Jubilee and invited the entire community to join us,” said Amrit. The store also funded a number of local groups for their own jubilee celebrations, following nominations as part of the Heart of the Community Awards initiative set up by Nisa’s charity Making a Difference Locally (MADL). In total 22 local causes received funding of £11,000, including Sewa Kitchen in Walsall, which used the funding towards several celebrations in the local community. ‘Queen’s Tea Sewa Boxes’ were distributed to 151 service users and elderly people; a sponsored feed and sewa were provided at the local temple; and the group also supported parties at four schools by providing items for their menu.
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