Bury St Edmunds for Black Lives

Please welcome for the first time to Sounds of Colour a musician and music producer of Afro beats. It’s going to be an incredible night, tickets are limited so get yours before they sell out. At the Theatre Royal, BSE. 25th October 7-10pm.

https://theatreroyal.org/events/sounds-of-colour/

Welcoming back the fantastic to Sounds of Colour 2024. A singer, songwriter and rapper who’s been doing shows all over the uk, with a huge passion and drive for performances including his love for lyricism and beat making. October 25th at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. Get tickets here: https://theatreroyal.org/events/sounds-of-colour/

We have the wonderful poet, Zelly Lisanework performing for us at our Sounds of Colour event October 25th at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmund’s. Not to be missed, only £7.50 per ticket for 5 performances. Tickets available here https://theatreroyal.org/events/sounds-of-colour/

We are so very excited to have the wonderful Norfolk African Choir perform for us at our Sounds of Colour event to celebrate Black talent from our region for Black history month. Save the date 25th October 7-10pm Tickets available me through the theatre royal. https://theatreroyal.org/events/sounds-of-colour/
Come and enjoy live music, poetry and theatrical performance, while supporting racial unity in your community.

Introducing Ashton Owen who will be performing a version of his outskirts play for us at Sounds of Colour 2024 for Black history month 25th October. Tickets available from the theatre website. Link in bio. Ashton Owen is an actor, puppeteer and theatre maker. In the last few of years, he has been keen to produce work for people of colour, who live in rural areas. He wrote and performed his one man play ‘Outskirts’ which is a semi-autobiographical play about growing up in a white predominate rural area of Norfolk, as a person of colour. ‘Outskirts’ has been performed at Sheringham Little Theatre and toured schools in partnership with Creative Arts East. He has recently set up Outskirts Outreach which aims to work with young people, theatres, schools, communities and charities. Exploring anti-racism through arts and creative safe spaces for POC.

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Anti Racist/Anti Fascist protests across the Country today.

Sounds of Colour 2024- save the date 25th October. Come and join us and celebrate Black History month at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. We have a fantastic line up for you, live music, theatrical performance, poetry and our headliner The Norfolk African Choir. Tickets available through the Theatre Royal website. £7.50 Link in bio. A great way to support your community, stand up to racism and promote inclusivity.

We are so very excited to bring you another ‘Sounds of Colour’ event this year to celebrate Black history month by showcasing Black talent from our region. Save the date 25th October 7-10pm. We have a fantastic line up for you and this year we are very grateful to for allowing us to use their auditorium. More news about the performers we have this year coming up. Tickets are a steal at £7.50 and available through the theatre royal website. Link in bio.

We reflect today on the Windrush pioneers who paved the way.

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Have your say on West Suffolk Hospital’s plans to move around 55% of planned orthopaedic surgery to a new centre in Colchester www.healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk/elective

Black communities are underrepresented in responses so far. People of Black and mixed backgrounds suffer some of the worst health inequalities, so it is really important that we/you take part. Survey is live until 30 June - tell friends, family, neighbours😊

www.healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk

On this day 7 years ago we remember the 72 people who tragically died in a fire at Grenfell Tower. 7 years on and no one was convicted!

Good meeting today with Funmi and Patricia from very inspiring young women making great change in our community.

Police are appealing for help in tracing 15-year-old Delisha Mackenzie. She was last seen leaving Lakenheath on foot at approximately midnight on Sunday 26 May.

Anyone with any information should contact Suffolk Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.

https://orlo.uk/Yivyc

The BME Suffolk support group are doing some incredible work for our community in Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds

We have carefully listened to your feedback and have made adjustments to the pricing. Please take a moment to review the updated flyer.

Secure your ticket now at http://tiny.cc/acuca !

Kindly note that tickets will not be available for purchase at the door for logistical reasons, so we encourage you to buy now to ensure your attendance. Thank you for your understanding and support!

👑✊🏽May you Continue to Rest In Power King ✊🏽👑

STEPHEN LAWRENCE DAY

A very worthwhile and important event to go along to and show your support. Tickets on Eventbrite.

This Saturday at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds 2-5pm. Come and have a chat with the team to see how you can contribute to become a true ally for racial equality for real change in your community.

Diane Abbott is the UKs first longest standing black female MP … in spite of her numerous accolades and decades of service to her community,country and constituency she has faced continuous disrespect & verbal abuse throughout her career, without the protection and support she so deserves from other members of parliament,it’s high time people put respect on her name!

after the recent vile, racist ,misogynistic remarks made about her ,BSE4BL stand in solidarity with Diane Abbott ✊🏽💛

A poignant poem which lays out all that maybe you’d ask about becoming an activist. Written by the late Stephen Higgins. Image credit

March 23rd 2-5pm Come along to the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmund’s and have a chat with the team, find out what we’re doing and how you may want to get involved. You can make a real difference to your community and make a step to fight racism. See link in bio to get in touch.

Bury St Edmund’s for Black Lives are looking for new members to join our group to help fight racism and make lasting change. 23rd March. So come along for a chat and a cuppa to see how you can make a difference in your community.

Come and join us! This article was written for the Bury Free Press but we realised we are only reaching a small section of our community that way. We are very soon going to launch a recruitment day at the Bury St Edmunds theatre Royal. 23rd March. We are looking for people to volunteer some time to make a real difference in your community.

For all those wishing to pay their respects for Stephen Higgins, the funeral for our former chair is taking place on 6th March at Honor Oak Crematorium 1pm. 💚.

Here’s a tribute to our former chair Stephen Higgins which was written for the Bury Free Press

More tributes are coming in to pay respect for a true activist whose want for change was inspiring.

Racism activist Stephen Higgins dies after health battle Bury St Edmunds for Black Lives says Stephen Higgins "will never be forgotten"