Gilbert Clarke, who lives in Plaistow, shared his memories of D-Day as a young RAF recruit training in Britain.

Gilbert Clarke

Born in Jamaica, Gilbert, his brother and sister lost their father when Gilbert was three. A bright pupil…


The Kumasi Memorial which stands in the centre of town, commemorates 768 officers, troops & carriers of the Gold Coast Regiment who died during the First World War 1914-18.

Private Bai

Private Bai of the Gold Coast Regiment was the first confirmed Commonwealth casualty under fire in the First World War….


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Black History Month

2025 LISTINGS

Lambeth Saturday 5 July

Love’s Letter

Catch one of contemporary R&B’s most exciting and consistent artists, Shaé Universe, as she performs an R&B medley…

Nottingham Tuesday 1 July – Saturday 5 July

Kinky Boots The Musical

The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting back into Nottingham in a brand-new production…

Manchester Saturday 5 July

THE HERDS: Pennington Flash

Public art meets climate action in THE HERDS—a monumental, continent-spanning migration of puppet animals making their way from…

Liverpool Friday 12 July 2025

Kinky Boots

After inheriting his family’s failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to…

Brixton Tuesday 8 July

Windmill to Windrush

Join local guide Diana for a captivating two-hour walking tour through the heart of Brixton, tracing over 2,000…