A memorial plaque was unveiled at Nanak Wood on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Planting of the wood started in November 1999 with the first of the 550 trees, which had been donated by The Woodland Trust, was planted by the then Lord Mayor of Portsmouth and assisted by local Scouts.
The wood was planted to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of the Sikh faith.
The wood was planted to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of the Sikh faith.
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00:00I'm Mr Chadder from Pescaro. We've been here many times before.
00:05Tell me where we are and what we're doing today.
00:08We're on the Western Road in Cotswold on the way to the Portsea Island roundabout.
00:14And we planted these 550 trees here five years ago.
00:20And today we're unveiling the plaque to commemorate that occasion.
00:24And tell me how it feels to unveil the plaque today.
00:28It was a culmination of several activities and also the beneficence of many other people.
00:36The Woodland Trust, the City Council, Colas and the community, the councillors, Lord Lieutenant,
00:46a lot of people, scouts, they all came together just to help us commemorate.
00:51And why was the plaque put here? Can you just tell me a little bit about the background of that?
00:57Well, it was to mark the occasion of the 550th birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith.