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FROM 8 AUGUST 2024 THERE WILL BE NO WALKS OR TALKS FROM THIS TOUR GUIDE AS SHE HAS TO GO INTO HOSPITAL FOR KNEE SURGERY. PLEASE DO NOT BOOK WITHOUT CONTACTING TOUR GUIDE FIRST.
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Avril Nanton
Nov 23, 20212 min read
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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Alexandra Causer - London News Online
Jul 27, 20215 min read
“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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Harriet Sherwood - The Guardian
Jun 19, 20214 min read
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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Avril Nanton
May 4, 20212 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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, 20202 min read
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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Jo Fernandez - The Independent
Aug 31, 20204 min read
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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Jo Fernandez - I Love Essex
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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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Avril Nanton
May 15, 20202 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Nov 7, 20191 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Feb 19, 20191 min read
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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Avril Nanton
Dec 1, 20172 min read
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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James Morris - Islington Gazette
Oct 24, 20172 min read
‘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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Oct 12, 20173 min read
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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