I was born in 1973 on a council estate in West London called the Mozart estate. Despite the high cultural sounding name, the estate was notorious in the area for crack houses, glue sniffers and crime; to me this was fun, exciting and normal, I used to hang around with the ‘undesirables’, and being chased […]
Ansel migrated from Trinidad to the UK in 1965 to earn, learn and then return. He earned, learnt but did not return. For the past 57 years, he has had an extensive engagement with Britain as a combatant, advocate and beneficiary. As an Arsenal supporting pensioner, he is currently Trustee of The Carnival Village Trust, Director of […]
Lionel McCalman was born in Guyana, South America. He is the former leader of Nostalgia Steel Band, the UK’s original ‘traditional’ steel band (founded in 1965), and a retired Senior Lecturer in Education Studies from the University of East London. Today, he is an active musician, and part-time music teacher at a local school. He also […]
It’s nice to see pad arts continue to support nurture and teach the children of our community and this is one of the reasons I became a trustee
Leandra is a senior manager at the Race Equality Foundation, a leading UK equalities charity. Her career has been largely within the voluntary sector and has consistently focused on tackling disadvantage and inequality, particularly in the field of parenting and family support. Leandra was born and brought up in the area and is a parent […]
