As seen on Garden Doctors in 1998 !
1997: 25 year old friendship formed at 159 Lewisham Road SE13 7HW in 4 flats top to bottom:
Top: Brigid, Anthony, Lawrence + Rowan
1st floor: Sharon and Richard
Ground Floor: Nana
Basement: Marcia
Additional family members since !
(G5)
To honour the legacy of The Black People’s Day of Action, a plaque was mounted at the historic Moonshot centre in Fordham Park, home of IRIE! Dance Theatre.
The unveiling took place on 2 March 2024, the 43rd anniversary of the demonstration and included a drumming workshop, followed by a performance and exhibition exploring the role of drums within protest.
The maroon plaque reads:
When the Black community came together in their thousands to march from Fordham Park against racism 2 March 1981
The unveiling curtain was handmade by local textile artist Gloria Pottinger-Jones, who created a commemorative quilt as part of In Living Memory.
With talks from IRIE!’s founding artistic director Beverley Glean MBE, Russell Proffitt MBE and Desmond Clarke, the event brought the community together in a tribute to the New Cross Fire Tragedy and following demonstrations.
