Service and Sacrifice

Pilots of the Madras Squadron. Group including Sgt. (later Flt. Lt.) Billy Strachan (extreme left). Billy’s plane was named Vizagapatam after the town in India which paid for it.

Billy Strachan (1921- 1998)

Born in Jamaica as William Arthur Watkin Strachan, Billy left school in December 1939 with a desire to…


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…


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Black History Month

2024 LISTINGS

Colchester Thursday 21th March 2024

Reginald D Hunter

In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real….

Bristol Friday 22th March – Saturday 23th March 2024

Romesh Ranganathan

After a sell-out tour in 2022, Romesh is back with a brand-new show examining the human condition… are…