by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 6, 2024 | PIONEERS
Donald Cremer PIONEERS ‘The Cream Of The Royal Navy’ Share this: Joining the Empire Windrush in Bermuda were ten Royal Navy midshipmen all earmarked to become leaders in the Navy of the 1950s and 60s. All but one, who was killed in 1951,...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 4, 2024 | PIONEERS
PHYLLIS CORT AND FAMILY PIONEERS ‘English actress who became a peeress’ 1919 - 2010 Share this: Twenty-nine-year-old Phyllis Cort was one of 119 passengers on the Empire Windrush who gave their country of previous permanent residence as England....
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | CHAMPIONS
Derrick Thomas CHAMPIONS ‘He became a toastmaster, which allowed him to travel the world’ Share this: Derrick was born in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1936. His mother was a teacher and she instilled in him the love of learning. After hearing...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | CHAMPIONS
Lia Obi & Olive Morris CHAMPIONS ‘She was well known for her activism’ 1952- 1979 Share this: After seeing an advertisement in The Gleaner for volunteers to join the RAF, 17-year-old Neil Flanigan, was persuaded to fight for Britain. He had...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | CHAMPIONS
Neil Flanigan MBE CHAMPIONS ‘A staunch supporter of Urban Synergy’ Share this: After seeing an advertisement in The Gleaner for volunteers to join the RAF, 17-year-old Neil Flanigan, was persuaded to fight for Britain. He had been among the...
