Attention: African Community of Bradford

Attention: African Community of Bradford

Working together for fairer care at the end of life for ethnic minority communities

Attention: African Community of Bradford

What are we trying to do?

We are doing a research study to develop ways to tackle unfairness such as racism in the care provided at the end of life faced by ethnic minority communities.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for people who have experience of supporting someone at the end of life, live in, and are from the Bradford Black-African communities and have an interest in addressing unfairness at the end of life.

What does it involve?

You can take part in a series of four, relaxed and friendly workshops with other members of your community. We will talk about what and who matters most at the end of life, experiences of unfair treatment and how to improve things.

You will be paid £20 per hour for attending the workshops. Travel costs will be covered up to £10 per visit each way.

Saidu has lived in Hull for decades and has played a key role in building relationships and initiatives between Hull and Freetown. He has campaigned tirelessly, alongside his 13-year-old daughter Sarah Koroma, to raise funds and resources to support a school breakfast club in Freetown.

Saidu is very passionate about this work and has a strong personal connection to Wilberforce School in Freetown. He is keen to see the school develop a meaningful partnership with Hull. The school is currently in need of repairs, which Saidu believes could become a collaborative project bringing together communities from both Freetown and Hull.

Happy Mothers Day Mother – Mrs P Fernandez 

We shall feed from the cradle that has fed nations ,

And nurtured our footprints before the storm,

Warm shields dressed in mantles of hope,

Blessed in the robes of an ageless song

We shall drink from the lakes that have bathed many sons,

And painted our dreams with a new tomorrow .

The story unfolded before we were born 

The glory was crawling – creating a song .

We are the living children of The African Mother , 

Breaking through the secrets of many new nations , 

For our home is best with the best of secrets ,

We are the reason behind old stories and mysteries, 

And the ancient cradle of a loving mother .

Happy Mothers Day Mum .

Lots of love 

Tony, Nicky and Steve 

TEDxHeaton – Save the Date

We’re excited to announce that Bradford will be hosting its very own TEDx event — TEDxHeaton.

 Saturday 20th June 2026

 10:00am – 4:00pm

 Bradford Grammar School

This will be a powerful day of ideas, inspiration, and thought-provoking talks, bringing together visionaries, storytellers and changemakers from Bradford and beyond.
Expect big ideas, meaningful conversations, and voices that challenge, inspire and spark new possibilities.
For now, please save the date — tickets and full event details will be released soon.

If you would like to volunteer or be involved in helping bring TEDxHeaton to life, please email:

tedxheaton@gmail.com

Contact Inayah Sher on 07969357670

We’re proud to bring the TEDx spirit of “Ideas Worth Spreading” to Heaton and Bradford.

 More updates coming soon. Stay tuned. 

Vortex of delusions  

Light, dark, and colour

Strength, weakness, power 

What do they pursue? 

People are byproducts

Tools to be used!

Chaos and Confusion

A maelstrom of delusion  

The higher they climb,

The darker they rot in time.

Ordinary masses bleed

Children’s innocence, the cost we heed.

Who decides, 

Whose lives matter more? 

Greed, gluttony, lurking below,

Or is it darker still? 

Satanic, Devilish,

Desires that feast on will.

We have been waiting for this harvest ,

Long before the morning had opened its eyes, 

New riddles breathing through the palace of golden doors , 

Embraced by the  customs of a new celebration 

We have  been waiting for this moment since the crack of dawn,

Before new stories began to unfold 

Raw seasons dancing to the music of our past

More reasons to live and discover new paths 

We are living through the testimony of a new celebration, 

And your global footprints which have touched new lives ,

For today is the day to bring out the glasses 

A new party feeling , that is warm and loud 

Lots of love

Tony.  Fernandez – 1st Son

You should have led

If you had played your role and led,

I wouldn’t be the one winning bread. 

You wear thobes, bow in prayer,

But faith is action, not words in air. 

It’s character.

It’s duty.

It’s what you live. 

Prayers at the mosque, yet still you’re lost;

Prestige takes hold, accountability comes at cost. 

No care for your legacy,

Oh, what a tragedy. 

Your logic defies faith,

Yet you hide behind its grace. 

To be a man is to lead,

A gardener, planting seed.

How can you expect a woman to win bread,

Then feel foiled when she rises ahead?

Working together for fairer care at the end of life for ethnic minority communities

Attention: Bradford African-Caribbean community

What are we trying to do?

We are doing a research study to develop ways to tackle unfairness such as racism in the care provided at the end of life faced by ethnic minority communities.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for people who have experience of supporting someone at the end of life, live in, and are from the Bradford African-Caribbean communities and have an interest in addressing unfairness at the end of life.

What does it involve?

You can take part in a series of four, relaxed and friendly workshops with other members of your community. We will talk about what and who matters most at the end of life, experiences of unfair treatment and how to improve things.

You will be paid £20 per hour for attending the workshops. Travel costs will be covered up to £10 per visit each way.

Where will the workshops take place?

Mary Seacole Court

89 Park Road

Bradford

BD5 0SW

Dates

2nd March – Workshop 2

9th March – Workshop 3

23rd March – Workshop 4

Time: 11.00-1.00pm

Please contact:

• Sandra Brown, Email:sandra@blackhealthforum.org.uk

Phone: 07949869497

• Jamilla Hussain

Email: jamilla.hussain@bthft.nhs.uk

• Zuneera Khurshid

Email: zuneera.khurshid@bthft.nhs.uk

Working together for fairer care at the end of life for ethnic minority communities

Attention: Bradford African-Caribbean community

What are we trying to do?

We are doing a research study to develop ways to tackle unfairness such as racism in the care provided at the end of life faced by ethnic minority communities.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for people who have experience of supporting someone at the end of life, live in, and are from the Bradford African-Caribbean communities and have an interest in addressing unfairness at the end of life.

What does it involve?

You can take part in a series of four, relaxed and friendly workshops with other members of your community. We will talk about what and who matters most at the end of life, experiences of unfair treatment and how to improve things.

You will be paid £20 per hour for attending the workshops. Travel costs will be covered up to £10 per visit each way.

Where will the workshops take place?

Mary Seacole Court

89 Park Road

Bradford

BD5 0SW

Dates

2nd March – Workshop 2

9th March – Workshop 3

23rd March – Workshop 4

Time: 11.00-1.00pm

Please contact:

• Sandra Brown, Email:sandra@blackhealthforum.org.uk

Phone: 07949869497

• Jamilla Hussain

Email: jamilla.hussain@bthft.nhs.uk

• Zuneera Khurshid

Email: zuneera.khurshid@bthft.nhs.uk

Recalibria 

Like a snake, shedding skin

One slithered, another kin 

Malware of Malice,

Silent and callous 

Windows eleven-

Yet they linger on one

Venom’s victory? 

Now undone. 

Anatomy dissected; 

Firewalls updated.

Milking toxins for sanity;

Debugging, away from vanity. 

What if remnants remain?

Deep within the software. 

Pain resurfaces, 

Yet I still repair

So, I tighten the Gateways

Upgrade them to The Most High

Life is a test, 

Work in progress  

I pray all systems heal 

Including snakes,

Shining Light, where darkness dwells

For many lives are at stake.