Tipu Sultan Nottingham

11/02/2026

✨ SOLD OUT – Himmah 15 Years of Impact | Ramadan Dinner ✨

We are incredibly grateful for the amazing support from our community, our 15 Year Anniversary Ramadan Dinner is now completely sold out!

With just 2 days to go, we’re looking forward to an evening of celebration, recognition, entertainment, and sharing what’s ahead for Himmah’s future.

🎶 Live performances from Oudjane Nasheed Group and Shah-e-Mardan Qawwali Group
🍽 Great food, great company, and a special moment to reflect on 15 years of impact together

📅 Friday 13 February
⏰ 5.30pm doors open
📍 Blotts Country Club

Huge thanks to our sponsors: Nottingham Cars, Tipu Sultan, E for Energy, CTP, and Nexus Pharmacy, for making the evening possible

26/12/2025

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Mumtaz Begum Khalique arrived in Nottingham from Pakistan in 1957. Her husband, Abdul, had arrived two years earlier, leaving his wife and children behind while he forged a new life for them in England.

After two years of hard toil at Beeston Boiler Company and Stanton and Staveley Ironworks, he was in a stable enough financial position for the family to join him. They made their home in Bangor Street, St Ann's.

Born in 1934, she went on to become a role model within Nottingham's Asian community for young and old and although she wasn't one for the limelight, she found herself in the spotlight when honoured for her hard work and dedication.

In 1960, Mr Khalique switched careers to run a grocery shop in Woodborough Road in St Ann's, called Continental Stores. It was one of the first Asian shops of its kind in Nottingham.

Mrs Khalique's lifestyle changed from a primarily rural life in Pakistan to a bustling busy city life in St Ann's, where the shop became a focal point for help and advice for other members of the Asian community.

The mum-of-eight became a school governor for two Nottingham schools from 1999 to 2001. Her efforts were recognised when she was nominated for a Citizen of Honour Award in 2000.

She won recognition for her work in the city's Asian community, when presented with a Nottingham City Council Millennium Achievers' Award in 2000.

11/12/2025

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"I was so pleased to get this job and proud to show women can do this job."

Zohra Rani was judged on comments from passengers, bosses and mystery travellers.

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