Allan Wilmot: Before the Empire Windrush

Allan Wilmot: Before the Empire Windrush

by | Jul 13, 2020 | News

Allan Wilmot: Before the Empire Windrush Q&A led by Vincent McBean, Chair, West Indian Association of Service Personnel. Music by Alexander D. Great (Calypsonian). During WWII, he served in the Royal Navy in teams that rescued people who had escaped the torpedoes...
Allan Wilmot

Allan Wilmot

by | Jan 11, 2013 | Profiles

profiles Allan Wilmot Alan was born in Jamaica in 1925. After leaving college in 1941, he volunteered to join the Royal Navy, serving on a patrolling ship, escorting mine sweepers, and picking up survivors in the West Indies. In 1944 he volunteered for Royal Air Force...
WINDRUSH FOUNDATION 29 YEARS ON

WINDRUSH FOUNDATION 29 YEARS ON

by | Aug 16, 2024 | News

WINDRUSH FOUNDATION 29 YEARS ON From left: Donald Clarke, George Mason, Sam King, Allan Wilmot Pioneering Members of the Windrush Generation. © Getty Images. In 1995, Samuel Beaver King and Arthur Torrington (co-founders) began work on establishing a CHARITY which...
Still Breathing

Still Breathing

by | Jul 26, 2021 | HOME, News, PREVIOUS EVENTS

Still Breathing Saturday 31 July 2021 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm Launch of a collection of essays by 100 Black British people about racism. The book is edited by Suzanne Packer, better known for her role in Casualty, and Suzette Llewellyn, for her role in EastEnders. Still...