Bridges Crossed: Westminster, Waterloo, Blackfriars, Millennium, Southwark, London, Tower That’s what we did on Sunday 26th May for our annual sponsored walk. This is one of our 50th Anniversary events this year. We walked from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge, stopping for one break just before the millennium bridge. This Read more…
Bob Marley’s birthday is 6th February and each year the Jamaican High Commission holds Reggae Month. This year’s theme was “Women in Music”. The evening began with the Jamaica National Anthem. Vivienne Siva introduced HE Seth George Ramocan who set the record straight about the events that happened on Monday 4th February. Read more…
It’s International Reggae Month! How are you celebrating? Don’t know yet? If you need a few options, take a look at the events that Rastaites.com has listed. If you go to an event here or any other to celebrate Reggae month, let us know by tagging #reggaemonth on Instagram.
Last night, we attended a reception at the Houses of Parliament to honour the Windrush Generation and their descendants. The occasion marked the 70th anniversary year since the arrival of the Windrush Empire at Tilbury Docks in Essex on 22 June 1948, bringing approximately 500 Jamaicans to live and work in the UK. This Read more…
Our next quiz is going to be compèred by none other than Shaun Wallace. As we are currently supporting Ellen Pearl Outreach Children’s Charity, Sean (being a patron of the charity) has kindly said he will host our next quiz night fundraiser. Please come along and invite a friend. To get Read more…
On the 20th May, the Lignum Vitae Club and friends took part in our annual sponsored walk. Over the next two years January 2018 to December 2019 we are supporting Ellen Pearl Outreach Children’s Charity which is providing a free Childline in Jamaica. The Bridges We started at Albert Bridge Read more…
Last week we had our Annual General Meeting. We had a full house of guests that evening, including our new patron, Dr Lola Ramocan, and two speakers, Paulette Lewis MBE and Vivienne Siva, Community Relations Officer at the Jamaican High Commission. The evening began with a prayer by one of Read more…
Over 400 people attended the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Nurses Association of Jamaica UK (NAJ UK) at Bishop Thomas Grant School on Saturday 14th April 2018. The comperes for the evening were Mrs Del Cooper and their patron, Ms Paulette Simpson (Jamaica National Bank). Sherill Gregory and the President, Paulette Lewis, Read more…
Last Saturday, we held our quiz and curry night at Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre in Wembley and it was packed! We had a number of prizes donated within our raffle and lovely handmade gifts available for purchase. Guests travelled from all over London to the event and were greeted with a Read more…
The Lignum Vitae Club presents a Gala Quiz and Curry Night on Saturday 7th April 2018 with Quiz Master, Geoff Schumann. We’re raising money for Ellen Pearl Outreach Children’s charity who provide a toll free national 24 hours child line to the children of Jamaica. Tickets will be £20 per Read more…