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Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Carole Johnson JP
Happy Christmas!!! Off to our next engagement! Picking up my consort and then robes on.
Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Carole Johnson
Bristol Cathedral A Festival of Music & Readings for Christmas It was an honour to be invited as Deputy Lord Mayor to attend the service tonight which was very moving, welcoming and warm. We were reminded of the nativity story and also of the importance of words …and HOPE. The intended delivery of a better future filled with love was palpable. With choir singing and candles burning bright…feelings of all that can be good with and in the world was greatly appreciated. Thank you. Carole
Windrush Ambassador Update
Windrush Ambassador update Hi what an experience…8 weeks in.. Raising Awareness re The Windrush Schemes Several Windrush Online Events later Multiple Radio interviews here in the South West and Nationally… After news of the scheduled deportation..which came at us left field.. All Windrush Ambassadors ( 41 ) urgently United together. We devised and sent a joint letter to the Home Office making 3 recommendations. The outcome… The Home Office came straight back to us. They accepted the letter and points made including the recommendations… 3 days later, 37 out of the 50 passengers scheduled to be deported were removed from […]
Legends and Pioneers Windrush Ambassador Good Vibes Radio
Legends and Pioneers Windrush Special” The Good Vibes LIVE radio’s “Musical Journey- Legends and Pioneers Windrush Special” featuring yours truly – will be broadcast from 6pm-8pm (Thursday 24th December 2020) Tune in here To listen please visit www.goodvibeslive.net
Appointed Windrush Ambassador Carole Johnson
Windrush Ambassador Delighted to have been appointed by the Home Office as Ambassador for the Windrush Compensation Scheme! This will be a short term role effective for the next 8 weeks!!! So I would greatly appreciate your help to get the information out so that we can help support as many impacted by the Windrush Scandal as possible!!! As Ambassador I will be promoting the Windrush Scheme and the Windrush Compensation Scheme to communities most likely to be affected by this issue which will include: people of Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Ghanaian, Bangladeshi and Nigerian origin. These schemes have been put […]
Buckingham Palace and me
Invited to the Palace for the first time representing Bristol City Council as City Councillor. I am honoured.
Bristol Life Award St Pauls Carnival
We won!!!! A Bristol Life award! Well done to all the whole team, volunteers, sponsors and supporters who brought this iconic event St Pauls Carnival back to Bristol in 2018 #Bristol @BristolLifeMag. I am delighted to have been part of this team as Vice Chair successfully bringing it back to the Bristol conmunity after 4 long years of absence. Successfully hosting over 100,000 people on the day arriving from all over the UK and beyond! Adding an incredible 5.1 million pounds to the Bristol economy ( on the day of the event). Working with the local community, schools, […]
Magistrates Association AWARD 2019
I AM the WINNER!!! I won!!!! God is good! Magistrates Association AWARD 2019 (Covering All magistrates in England and Wales!) for Changing the Face of the Judiciary Inclusion and Diversity Is hereby awarded to ; Dr Carole Johnson JP (me!) I am humbled, honoured and slightly overwhelmed but very grateful to have received this award last night. It means more than I can say. We have certainly made a positive impact on / in the judiciary. I am proud to see how the judiciary are warmly embracing this. The room fell silent as they explained for what reason I had […]
Magistrates Association Award Nominee
Magistrates Association Nominee! Whilst away I received notification that I have been nominated for a Magistrates Association Award.- Changing the Face of the Magistracy, Inclusivity and Diversity!!! Its a national award all Magistrates across the UK. Its narrowed down tonight to three nominees… I AM 1 of them! Here now In Stratford in Avon…. Dinner..then the awards… I will let you know the outcome!!! But I am incredibly honoured and humbled…to be ..here in this position..