A STATUE FOR MARY: The Seacole Legacy, a book edited by Lord Clive Soley and Jean Gray is now available for purchase directly through the Mary Seacole Trust website. Click here to buy a copy. Book description: Sculptor Martin Jennings’ stunning monument is the first statue of a named black woman in the UK. This […] Read More
Author: The MST Team
Saying Goodbye to Mary
As I step down from the Mary Seacole Trust I reflect upon the last four years and the amazing people I have met and the work we have done. My journey with the Mary Seacole Trust started in 2016 when I was working at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Here I learnt of […] Read More
NHS diversity champion appointed to Mary Seacole Trust board
Dr Habib Naqvi MBE, Director of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, has been appointed to the Board of the Mary Seacole Trust (MST). MST Chair Trevor Sterling said: “The Mary Seacole Trust is privileged to have Dr Naqvi as Trustee. He brings huge insight and experience as evidenced by his Literature Review on Race […] Read More
“You’re a leader now” | MST Trustee Karen Bonner gives advice to students
Student nurses, midwives and nursing associates who aspire to be leaders in the future need to recognise they are leaders already and can make changes at every level, says Karen Bonner, chief nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and MST Trustee. Karen shares her advice with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in their newsletter […] Read More
Black History Month | Charities to benefit from supermarket sales, thanks to ‘The Black Farmer’ deal
Major supermarkets and their customers will have the opportunity to show support for change in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests as a result of a nationwide deal negotiated by the UK’s only ‘Black Farmer’. During Black History Month in October, profits from sales of ‘The Black Farmer‘ products will be shared between […] Read More
Graphic Designer Greg Bunbury brings Mary Seacole to London Billboards
Greg Bunbury is a graphic designer and creative consultant who is working with media agency Brotherhood Media to repurpose unused billboards to make a social and cultural impact. In his latest artwork, he features Mary Seacole across a number of London sites. Greg says: “The artwork is part of an initiative between myself and the […] Read More
WINDRUSH DAY 2020: Mary Seacole Trust calls for national “black plaque scheme”
Trustees of the first statue of a named black woman in the UK are today, on the third annual Windrush Day, calling for a national “black plaque scheme”. Amid conversations about what should be done with statues of slave traders and others involved in abhorrent activity, the Mary Seacole Trust has written to the Prime […] Read More
Statement from Vice Chair Lisa Rodrigues CBE on Black Lives Matter
We felt it would be remiss not comment on what is happening in the US and UK following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man. Mr Floyd was killed by an on-duty white police officer who knelt on his neck for 8 minutes 46 seconds watched by three other officers while he pleaded […] Read More
1916 Built Steam Locomotive ‘Illingworth’ will be renamed ‘Nightingale and Seacole’
The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway have announced that a 1916 steam locomotive, resident at their railway, will be renamed Nightingale and Seacole to mark the courage of those in the front line tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently carrying the name ‘Illingworth’, the locomotive is seen regularly on the Victorian passenger trains and will […] Read More
Movie ‘SEACOLE’ Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw
London, May 2020: May 12th was International Nurses day and May 14th marks the anniversary of the death of Mary Seacole, the famous Jamaican Scottish nurse who died in Paddington in 1881. Before lockdown, UK based production company, Racing Green Pictures was finalising filming and editing the movie, ‘Seacole’ due for release early next year. ‘Seacole’ is an historical drama about […] Read More
