Commemorating Tony Cheeseman on Emancipation Day
Before the Tony Cheeseman Foundation was constituted, the first 3 events (The Resilience of Caribbean Communities Living in Newham, Emancipation Day and Promoting Family Health & Wellbeing) were held as a Sub-Committee working under the Newham based Association of...
Donna Keizer
Tony Cheeseman 1944 – 2009
Continuing the legacy of Tony Cheeseman The Tony Cheeseman Foundation is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to preserve the heritage of the African Caribbean Communities in the East End of London and in particular the London Borough of Newham.
The Resilience of Caribbean Communities Living in Newham
Our inaugural event was titled ‘Celebrating Caribbean Settlement in Newham’ and held on 15th July 2010 at All Saints Church Hall London E7. The first half featured heritage and wellbeing promotions with the sharing of individual histories and contributions through one...
Promoting Family Health & Wellbeing
This lecture included a photographic exhibition of earlier events and promoted family health and wellbeing with special tributes to two outstanding community workers Valerie Forde and Betty Carter, who worked for many years in various voluntary organisations in the...
Tony Cheeseman Foundation Exhibition & Royal Docks Consultation
Join the Docks: The Royal Docks consultation programme has now launched.
Sam King MBE
Sam was born in Portland Jamaica in 1926. He worked with his father on the family farm with every intention of eventually taking over after his dad retired. When World War 2 was declared IN 1939 he was still at school and had an interest in everything that was going...
From Discovery to Independence Highlighting a Journey of Sugar
From Discovery to Independence is a community partnership between the Tony Cheeseman Foundation and the National Archives via the Caribbean through a lens project. The images in this exhibition are taken from a broader collection of Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
Our Caribbean Heritage
Remembering the Caribbean Community Contributions
The theme for the lecture came from an evaluation request suggesting that the committee explore the African Caribbean community contributions in the UK. We agreed with the idea and the lecture was titled ‘Remembering the Caribbean Community’s Contributions -...