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
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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
Headley Court COVID-19 Rehabilitation Centre named after Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole Trust Chair, Trevor Sterling, has welcomed the naming of the first Seacole rehabilitation centre to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The official opening of the NHS Seacole Centre, Headley Court took place on Monday 4 May 2020, attended by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Chief Nursing Officer for England Ruth May, […] Read More
Happy Birthday Colonel Tom
‘Old soldiers never die …’ as the saying goes, and Captain Tom Moore, certainly lives up to that popular saying. On Thursday 30 April 2020, Captain Tom, now Colonel Tom following an honorary promotion by the MoD, turns 100 years old and we at the Mary Seacole Trust would like to congratulate you on your […] Read More
Jamaica hosts Welcome Home Mary Seacole event to mark International Women’s Day
The Mary Seacole Trust (MST) joined forces with Jamaica’s Mary Seacole Foundation (MSF) to celebrate the 19th century Jamaican/Scottish nurse as part of International Women’s Day and the World Health Organization’s Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Mary Seacole Trust Chair Trevor Sterling and Vice Chair Lisa Rodrigues CBE were guests at the relaunch […] Read More
Young Seacole Ambassador awards celebrate today’s Mary Seacoles
School students in South London have been given awards by the Mary Seacole Trust after identifying and writing about their own ‘modern day Mary Seacoles’. The competition, now in its second year, attracted entries from a number of local schools. The Awards ceremony was held at City Hall on Friday 31st January 2020, as part […] Read More
MST trustee appointed chief nurse
The Mary Seacole Trust is proud to announce that trustee Karen Bonner has been appointed chief nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Karen, who heads the MST Leadership Programme, is currently divisional director of nursing for planned care at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She has previously worked at a number of major […] Read More
MST Chair wins prestigious legal diversity award
Mary Seacole Trust Chair Trevor Sterling has been named Lawyer of the Year (private client) at the 10th UK Legal Diversity Awards. The award acknowledges lawyers who have stood out for their business impact, leadership and contribution to black and minority ethnic (BAME) diversity. Trevor, who is celebrating his 35th anniversary in the legal profession, […] Read More
