Fanshawe Pioneer Village running special March Break event

Fanshawe Pioneer Village running special March Break event

If you are looking for economical activities for the kids or grandkids this March Break, Fanshawe Pioneer Village (FPV) is running a special event. Through Friday, the village is offering multiple activities... Read more »
Dub music pioneer Jah Shaka has died and tributes are pouring in for the south London ‘soundman’

Dub music pioneer Jah Shaka has died and tributes are pouring in for the south London ‘soundman’

South London dub music pioneer Jah Shaka, famous for spearheading the genre with his ‘spiritual’ sound systems, has died. His exact age and cause of death last Wednedsay April 12 have not... Read more »
New Mural Celebrating Pioneer of Notting Hill Carnival to be Unveiled in West London

New Mural Celebrating Pioneer of Notting Hill Carnival to be Unveiled in West London

This August, multi-disciplinary artist, carnivalist and DJ Linett Kamala will create a brand-new carnival themed mural outside Studio West Gallery, Notting Hill ahead of this summer’s long-awaited return of the Notting Hill... Read more »
Jamal Edwards: Tributes pour in for ‘inspiring’ West London music pioneer after his death aged 31

Jamal Edwards: Tributes pour in for ‘inspiring’ West London music pioneer after his death aged 31

Tributes have poured in celebrating music mogul, Jamal Edwards, after it was announced that he had died at the age of 31. Dua Lipa, Mo Gilligan, AJ Tracey and London Mayor Sadiq... Read more »
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Eileen Ash, pioneer of women’s cricket, 1911-2021

In England, the birthplace of cricket, small numbers of women began playing the sport in the 18th century, not long after the first organised men’s matches. But for the next 200 years... Read more »
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East London football pioneer Jack Leslie honoured with blue plaque

  East London football pioneer Jack Leslie has been honoured with the unveiling of a blue plaque in his memory at his former home in Canning Town. Born in east London in... Read more »
The many lives of punk pioneer Poly Styrene

The many lives of punk pioneer Poly Styrene

Somewhere in the middle of Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché is a clip of punk’s brightest ingénue interviewed on television in 1978. We see Styrene’s smiling face in close-up. Tony Wilson,... Read more »