Author Jacqueline Blackett Jacqueline Wendy Blackett (nee Halley) was born in Guyana. She resided in Perth, Mahaicony, located on the East Coast of Demurer, until she left Guyana to pursue nursing at Standish Hospital, Gloucestershire, England in 1969. She was educated at Mahaicony Church of Scotland School in Demerara and Victoria High School in New […]
Tag: Health
Broken Silence Talent Show 2009
Brent Has Got Talent! Youth charity Broken Silence announces winning acts from talent show to raise awareness of sickle cell disease 30th September 2009: On Saturday night (26th Sept) a group of young people suffering from the blood disorder, sickle cell disease, hosted a star-studded talent show at Brent Town Hall in Wembley in order […]
Broken Silence Charity
About Broken Silence Broken Silence is a registered charity founded in 2004 by four teenagers with sickle cell disease in memory of their friend, Leona Dehaney who died from complications relating to the disease. Broken Silence campaigns for the rights of people with SCD. Edward Maughan aged 21 from Wembley in London, is a member […]
Sickle Cell Society 30th Anniversary
Sickle Cell Society 30th Anniversary Archbishop supports Sickle Cell Society 30th anniversary as UN recognises international significance of disease. Reverend Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, who co-hosted the reception and is chair of the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme comments: "I congratulate the Sickle Cell Society sincerely as it celebrates World Sickle […]
Happy Soul Festival 2009
Happy Soul Festival 2009 South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, is pleased to announce the programme for this year’s Happy Soul Festival. The award-winning annual festival, which is supported by Film London and the Arts Council of England, is London’s premier celebration of film, arts and music, dedicated to creating awareness […]