Information Updates - November Newsletter

FOTC NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the
Friends of the Caribbean Newsletter

The events in November gave us a lot to think about. We celebrated Black History Month. We commemorated Armistice Day by paying our respects to the brave soldiers, including people of colour, who lost their lives in WW1. We met with Community and Political Leaders, and celebrated the consecration of our Patron at St Paul's Cathedral which you can read below in this edition.

We have also had some fun attending events advertised by FOTC Friendship Group which was set up this year. local charity established in 2008 whose primary objective is to promote cultural, social, educational, health and economic activities among our community in the Milton Keynes area and the wider UK and Caribbean region. By clicking on the underlined links below you will be able to find out more about what we did last month. For more details about us and out work, you can find us on our website at friendsofthecaribbean.co.uk which is also at the end of this Newsletter.

For those who have recently heard about FOTC, we are a local charity established in 2008 whose primary objective is to promote cultural, social, educational, health and economic activities among our community in the Milton Keynes area and the wider UK and Caribbean region. By clicking on the underlined links below you will be able to find out more about what we did last month. For more details about us and out work, you can find us on our website at friendsofthecaribbean.co.uk which is also at the end of this Newsletter

LETS TAKE A VOTE

FOTC Does Table Talk

Diane Abbott in Milton Keynes.

FOTC at the Table of Influence.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

FOTC's Christmas Party for adults and children, will be held on 7th December 2019 at 7pm until 10pm. It will be held at Conniburrow Community Centre, 37-39 Coniburrow Boulevard, MK14 7DX, Milton Keynes. Contact Pauline on 07973 560686. Bring a Dish & Share in the festivities.

Friends of the Caribbean have booked tables at the Holiday Inn Christmas Party on 21st December 2019 so come and join us. Book now to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available by contacting the Hotel directly on 01908 698555 or MEETINGS@HIMILTONKEYNES.CO.UK and quote FOTC Xmas Party.

FOTC FRIENDSHIP GROUP

The Friends of the Caribbean Friendship Group was officially launched on 13th September 2019. It was designed to promote activities geared towards the Caribbean and related cultural events to the local community, particularly those who are isolated from their communities. The events are sourced by FOTC members to ensure they are fit for purpose before they are posted onto the website by one of the two administrators.

The website can be accessed by downloading a 'Meet Up' App unto mobile phones. There are currently 81 members in the Friendship Group who are primarily made up of the general public and are not all members of FOTC. The website is financed and run by FOTC and access is free to everyone else. There is no membership fee and you do not currently have to be a member of FOTC to use the site.

FOTC SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL

EMS Tutoring, Milton Keynes, is the educational arm of FOTC. The supplementary school provides superb one to one tutoring assistance, helping students pass exams and significantly improving their academic grades in 11plus, KS2 to GCSE 'A' level, English, Maths and Science. EMS Tutoring helps students from the local schools and have an excellent record of its students obtaining outstanding results in 11 plus & GCSE A' level, English, Maths and Science. To find out more and how to enroll your child(ren), go to our website on friendsofthecaribbean.co.uk.

Meet an FOTC Member

Carlston Medford was born and raised on the Island of Barbados. He is a talented musician, NLP Practitioner, Hosts a weekly Radio Show on mental health matters, and he recently became a best selling co author of The Warrior Wellbeing Toolkit. Carlston has been involved in setting up and working on many of our projects. FOTC are very proud to have him serving on our Committee.

Current, and Future Events

New ventures for 2020. We are setting up FOTC Young Persons group. WATCH THIS SPACE
Membership Fees. We have reviewed and set out the revised membership fees which can be found on our website together with information on the work we do and the benefits of becoming a member.
FOTC Health Forum - We will be running two Health Forums in 2020, the first of which will be on Sickle Cell Anaemia. MORE TO COME

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