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Person    | Male  Born 4/10/1945 

Ansel Wong

Ansel Wong

A cultural and political activist, an educationist and academic. In a wide-ranging career has worked at senior levels in various organisations in the public and charitable sectors, including with the Windrush Foundation. Influential in many organisations particularly in the Black community.

Ansel Keith David Wong was born in Trinidad and Tobago and came to the UK in 1965, initially studying in Hull and then in London. He founded the Elimu Mas Band and was Chair of the Notting Hill Carnival Board. Appointed CBE in 2020. Member of the Windrush Commemoration Committee.

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Ansel Wong

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Notting Hill Carnival pioneers

Claimed to be the world's largest blue plaque - and we ain't arguing. Three ...

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National Windrush monument

Unveiled on Windrush day in 2022. The full poem is available at Laura Serrant.

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Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society

Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society

A society with the aim to promote the conservation of Ruislip's heritage and to bring the history of the area to life.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Rawthmell's Coffee House

Rawthmell's Coffee House

Braxton's Coffee House (1702) at no.24 Henrietta Street became Rawthmell's Coffee House in 1715 and later moved to no.25, where the (R)SA first met. The image shows the painting by Anna Katrina Zi...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial
London District of Fitzrovia

London District of Fitzrovia

Area of London, bordered roughly by Euston Road to the north, Oxford Street to the south, Great Portland Street to the west and Gower Street to the east. Probably named after the Fitzroy Tavern pub...

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Brian Henderson

Brian Henderson

We can find very little about this man. c.1968: "We called a meeting at the home of Brian Henderson who was the nephew of Russell Henderson and in attendance were Junior Telfor, Selwyn Baptiste, Ru...

Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

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