Kreative Culture Klub, a superb local youth arts group, will be hosting its 5th annual awards ceremony next Friday 26th January 2007.
BBC radio presenter Geoff Schuman and MTV’s Kat will be the comperes for the evening.
Click here to download a flyer with more information.
I attended Waltham Forest’s 101st Citizenship Ceremony, as guest of honour, on Wednesday morning. It was a fantastic and moving experience that lifted my spirits for the whole day. I was particularly delighted to present new British citizen Maureen Paul (pictured with me above) who comes from Dominica, where my family is from. Continue reading “Waltham Forest’s Citizenship Ceremony 101”
George Mitchell School, where I have the privilege of being a governor, held a Community Banquet last week, to thank the local community for supporting the school as it continues its formidable march onwards and upwards Continue reading “George Mitchell’s Community Banquet”
This morning I took part in Leyton’s very moving remembrance Sunday ceremony and church service. Leyton’s war veterans, councillors and local residents gathered together in Coronation Gardens to pay our respects to those who lost their lives in the first and second world wars, fighting to secure the freedoms we enjoy today. Continue reading “Leyton Remembers”
Thanks so much to the African and Caribbean Elders group for inviting me to join their 2006 Black History Month celebrations. I spent a wonderful night listening to poetry, singing old time Caribbean songs (songs I’ve known since childhood, thanks to my Caribbean mum) and I also learnt more about Black History and the positive contributions Black people have made to Britain. Did you know, for example, that it was Garret Morgan, a Black man, who invented the traffic light? No? Me neither! Continue reading “Celebrating Black History Month with Leyton’s Elders”