In 1980 Lawrence 'Lord Sam Soca Wax' Chambers formed London Brotherhood of Soca Sounds, the first soca sound system at the Notting Hill Carnival. He also pioneered making the sound system mobile - an essential ingredient of the modern Carnival.
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Lord Sam
Claimed to be the world's largest blue plaque - and we ain't arguing. Three ...
From their website: "Living Bankside was formally established in 1995, and ever since, it is run by residents for the benefit of residents. At the time of a proposed immense change in the area, inc...
Apart from erecting the Liverpool Street Station memorial and commissioning the design of this flag in 1903 or 1905 we can't discover what this society has done, or what it's for.
Born as Freda Pulverness in Stepney but 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...
Community worker, inspirational community activist, volunteer, & teacher, devoted to ethnic & inter-faith harmony, justice and equality. Born in Wales, he moved to London and worked for sev...
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