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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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National Windrush monument

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

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Ongar Millennium History Society

Ongar Millennium History Society

Formed to promote and foster an active interest in the local history of Ongar, and to preserve it for future generations.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
BRA

BRA

Westminster City Council informs us that this acronym stands for 'Bayswater Residents Association', but we are unable to find anything that distinguishes it from SEBRA.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Physiological Society

Physiological Society

Founded as a dining society by a group of 19 sociologists led by John Burton Sanderson and Michael Foster. Most of its members are involved in research into how the body works in health and disease...

Group, Community / Clubs, Medicine

1 memorial
Leonard and Freda Darke

Leonard and Freda Darke

At Arts and Humanities Research Council we found a brief biography of Leonard (1914-2004) which includes: "In 1951 he and his family moved to Bedford Park, Chiswick (the first garden suburb) where ...

Group, Architecture, Community / Clubs

1 memorial