REMEMBERING SAM KING MBE

REMEMBERING SAM KING MBE

REMEMBERING SAM KING MBE THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER 2020 | 7:30pm to 9:30pm Sam served Britain during WWII in the Royal Air Force; demobbed to Jamaica in 1947, he returned on 22 June 1948 on the Empire Windrush, and in 1959 worked with Claudia Jones on the first West Indian...
Woman Stowaway on Empire Windrush

Woman Stowaway on Empire Windrush

Woman Stowaway on Empire Windrush Tuesday, 15 September 2020 | 19:30 – 21:00 She attracted more press coverage than any other passenger when the ship docked at Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948. She left Jamaica unnoticed but when it became too cold to sleep out at...
CELEBRATING EDNA CHAVANNES: WINDRUSH NURSE AT 90

CELEBRATING EDNA CHAVANNES: WINDRUSH NURSE AT 90

CELEBRATING EDNA CHAVANNES: WINDRUSH NURSE AT 90 Friday, 28 August 2020 | 19:30 – 21:00 | Edna Allen (now Chavannes) was born in the parish of St. Andrew, Jamaica, in 1930. After leaving school, she worked for three years as a teacher, but always wanted to be a nurse....