Lived most of her life in and around West London. After WW2 the housing conditions, the poverty and the racial mix in Notting Hill brought out her skills as a community champion. In 1965 she introduced a week-long Notting Hill street festival in celebration of the cultural mix in the area and was involved in the organisation until the early 70s.
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Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien
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Eagle Hut
From Heritage Images (link now dead): "The Eagle Hut was designed as a centre for soldiers on leave in London during the First World War, providing accommodation and food. A group of soldiers, incl...
1 memorial
Mark Ashton
Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up in Northern Ireland. With his friend Mike Jackson he formed and raised funds for the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners...
Person, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Ireland
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Pat McDonald
Lived and worked in North Kensington, 1960s - her death. She was the driving force behind the campaigns for better housing, more play-space and new nurseries. At It's your Colville we were shock...
1 memorial