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Barking and Dagenham: Black History Month
Barnet:  Bringing you this BHM programme of events
Bexley: Black and Asian History Month
BBC - Your London:  Black History Month events calendar
Brent:  Over 50 activities in the borough
Arts Council London:  Black History Month
Bromley: Black History Month at Bromley Libraries
Camden:  Camden Black History Month
Croydon: Artists Inspired During Black History Month
Ealing:  A month long festival of black culture
Enfield: Supports Black History Month
Greenwich & Lewisham:  Celebrating Black History Month
Hackney:  Fusion of Black History to enliven October
Harrow:  Showcasing local talent
Havering: Exhibition celebrates Black History Month
Hillingdon: Supports Black History Month
Hounslow: Response to fostering drive during BHM
Islington:  Many Roots, One Islington
Imperial War Museum:  Marking Black History Month
Kensington & Chelsea :  Noble Pasts reclaimed
Lambeth :  Lambeth Black History Month
Mayor of London:  Black History Season
Merton:  Black History Season
Newham:  The biggest ever programme of events
October Gallery: Cutting edge contemporary art
Redbridge:  Get involved in Redbridge BHM
Richmond upon Thames: Supports Black History Month
Science Museum:  Events for students
Southwark:  Events and activities
Tate Britain:  Cultural exhibitions from across the globe
Tower Hamlets:  Black History for All
Wandsworth:  Events in Wandsworth
Waltham Forest:  Performance, education and history
Westminster: Black History Month
Waterstones: Black History Month
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Joseph Clough - London’s First
Black Motorbus Driver

Joe Clough - London's First Black Motorbus Driver

Joseph 'Joe' Clough was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1887, but was orphaned in childhood. As a boy, he worked as a stable hand looking after polo ponies for the Scottish Dr RC White.

In February 1906, a young servant and his employer stepped off a boat from the West Indies at Bristol docks. The servant, frozen with cold in spite of his new warm underwear and exhausted by seasickness, was Joseph Clough, one of the very first West Indians to emigrate to Britain. He would never see the Caribbean again.

Joe's public transport career started in 1908, when he was employed as a bus driver by the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC), the largest bus company in the world at that time. Unknown to Joe he was making history - as London's first black motorbus driver. He trained at Shepherd's Bush garage, passed his Scotland Yard driving tests and became a spare driver. Soon, Joe was driving a B-type motorbus along the LGOC's route No. 11 between Liverpool Street and Wormwood Scrubs.

Up until the end of the Second World War, Joe was Bedford’s only black inhabitant. He died in January 1977 and his impact on Bedford’s community is still felt today, as people continue to talk about him with huge affection and respect nearly 30 years after his death.

"For the full story visit London's Transport Museum website at www.ltmuseum.co.uk
 

The Department of health (DOH)

The Department of Health is committed to treating all staff fairly, with respect and responsibility, regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, personal beliefs, colour, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, responsibilty for dependants, Trade Union membership or activity, working patterns or position. We are pleased to support Black History Month and hope it will be a great success.

 
 
 
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This year Transport for London (TfL) is
celebrating the 50th anniversary of
London Transport’s direct recruitment
scheme in the Caribbean.

Transport for London (TfL) will be celebrating Black History month this year with a series of events for staff. Yvonne Howard, Interim Director of Group Equality & Inclusion, talks to BHM magazine 2006.

BHM - The Official Guide To Black History Month
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