Home is a Place to
live in… Family is a Place to find love in
A “Farewell” snap of 1967 as I leave home for
But soon England was to turn
into a great personal challenge… tackle racism in the UK or be oppressed
by it in Jamaica
Joining the Probation Service
led me to form the Association of Black Probation Officers… now in its 27th
year
Much later I was to lead a
multi-ethnic team in tackling racism within the Army – and worked at the
heart of the Policing authority within the
The Shakespearean line
(“The friends thou hast and their adoption tried, grapple them to thy
soul with hoops of steel”) was never more true in determining a partner
and wife and good friends (e.g. Hilda, left)
Soon three beautiful boys
with a beautiful supportive Polish-English wife were to affirm my belief that
“somewhere in my youthful childhood, I must have done something
good” (Sounds of Music)
Jamie, flanked by JD &
Desmond who promised to “Get him to the church on time” – at
least before he in turn got Desmond there (Oct 2008)
Playing cricket and winning
at Lords was the apex of requited love that was in turned used as an unifying force for our Caribbean communities and for
feeling more integrated in
But as Family is where love
is truly found, I bask in Barbara’s Polish family where love abounds
as it does with my brothers (above)… where life
has been tough but affection true (apology
for two absent sisters, Joyce and Monica)
And as things come full
circle, having a home and a family seems more than many can boast about. Its been a cracking story!