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Website updated ...at last!
Avril Nanton
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • 2 min

Website updated ...at last!

Hi everyone, Finally, I've been able to get in a professional to update my website. Ros has been amazing. It all started last week. I...
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“Black history is British History"
Alexandra Causer - London News Online
  • Jul 27, 2021
  • 5 min

“Black history is British History"

Tour guide showcases Black cultural landmarks in Brixton walking tour, saying “Black history is British history” A tour guide and author...
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From Tudor courts to BLM, a new book brings London’s black history to life
Harriet Sherwood - The Guardian
  • Jun 19, 2021
  • 4 min

From Tudor courts to BLM, a new book brings London’s black history to life

The work highlights the plaques and art that celebrate a neglected side of the capital’s culture She’s 10ft tall, barefoot, with a simple...
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At last...my new book comes out!
Avril Nanton
  • May 4, 2021
  • 2 min

At last...my new book comes out!

Hi everyone, I am so excited! Last week, after months of speaking to the publisher, I have finally got a date for the publication of my...
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Happy New Year Everyone
Avril Nanton
  • Jan 10, 2021
  • 1 min

Happy New Year Everyone

Hi everyone, I was hoping to post a new blog last week but I was so busy that I got bogged down in work. Well, I have to say I'm still...
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Avril Nanton
  • Nov 26, 2020
  • 2 min

Nursery Rhymes

Just attended a Zoom talk about nursery rhymes and their history - really interesting talk. Here's some of the info I learned: Little...
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Taking a tour of London’s black statues reveals another side to our capital’s past
Jo Fernandez - The Independent
  • Aug 31, 2020
  • 4 min

Taking a tour of London’s black statues reveals another side to our capital’s past

The city is full of black history if you know where to look, says Jo Fernandez, The Independent In 2016, Londoner Avril Nanton, a former...
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Black History Tour: Ships, Sailors, Priests & Plantations
Jo Fernandez - I Love Essex
  • Jun 21, 2020
  • 1 min

Black History Tour: Ships, Sailors, Priests & Plantations

Avril Nanton is the director of Avril’s Walks and Talks, a black heritage tour guiding company that she set up in 2016 after recognising...
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The Roots of Black Music Course
Avril Nanton
  • May 15, 2020
  • 2 min

The Roots of Black Music Course

Hi everyone, I have once again linked up with Robin Walker to bring you this fantastic presentation as a 5 week course. Robin will be...
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Lockdown Gardening (as opposed to Guerilla Gardening!)
Avril Nanton
  • Apr 22, 2020
  • 1 min

Lockdown Gardening (as opposed to Guerilla Gardening!)

Oh what a time we are having at the moment! Everyone is worked up about coronavirus - except me! I'm loving all this free time that I'm...
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Future work
Avril Nanton
  • Feb 14, 2020
  • 1 min

Future work

I know it's been a while since I last blogged but I'm excited today as I am getting closer to getting my new book published. The book will c
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Remembering the transatlantic enslavement of African people.
Avril Nanton
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 1 min

Remembering the transatlantic enslavement of African people.

Today I am attending an event which commemorates the above. I'm at the GLA building in London where mayor Sadiq Khan is speaking. There...
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Spring is on its way - whoo hoo! :)
Avril Nanton
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 2 min

Spring is on its way - whoo hoo! :)

At last spring looks like it's finally on its way. I love it when the flowers come up and look so pretty in the parks. I restart my walks...
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Avril Nanton
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 1 min

Black History Month 

This BHM has been crazy for me...certainly my busiest over the 3 yrs that this company has been running. My month started actually at...
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Avril Nanton
  • Nov 1, 2019
  • 2 min

Halloween and all that...

Yesterday I had a lovely day. I got up late and then went to meet my friend Nadine Marsh-Edwards for lunch at BAFTA. It was a special...
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Avril Nanton
  • Sep 1, 2019
  • 1 min

How not to blog...!

I started a blog back in Feb 2019...and haven't added anything since!! It wasn't my intention to do that but that's how busy things get...
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Hello and Welcome to my blog
Avril Nanton
  • Feb 19, 2019
  • 1 min

Hello and Welcome to my blog

Hi everyone, For ages now everyone has been telling me to start a blog...so here it is! I'm not sure what's supposed to go into a blog,...
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Stand up comedian runs African Caribbean tours in Tottenham
Avril Nanton
  • Dec 1, 2017
  • 2 min

Stand up comedian runs African Caribbean tours in Tottenham

During the mid-1990s a stream of comedy clubs sprang up around London and the UK in general. Tottenham was no different – and yet it was!...
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‘Islington is where my heart is’: Black history tours with Avril Nanton
James Morris - Islington Gazette
  • Oct 24, 2017
  • 2 min

‘Islington is where my heart is’: Black history tours with Avril Nanton

As Black History Month draws to a close, the Gazette chats to Avril Nanton – who runs African Caribbean tour guides – about the spirit of...
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Lost generation: Barnardo’s shares archive of Victorian black children
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  • Oct 12, 2017
  • 3 min

Lost generation: Barnardo’s shares archive of Victorian black children

Images of young black charges in Barnardo’s archive shed new light on Victorian British history. Maggie Robinson, Augustus Williams and...
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