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Recordiad sain / Audio recording: Vernesta Cyril
Cyril, Vernesta Camilla (Vernesta Camilla Cyril OBE (née Kirton) was born in 1943 in Castries, St Lucia. She travelled to the UK in 1962 to join her husband Peter, and spent over 30 years working in hospitals in Wales. She was awarded Midwife of the Year in 2006, and an OBE for her contributions to the NHS.)
Oral history recording with Vernesta Cyril OBE from the Back-a-Yard project. This project collected stories from older African-Caribbean people who came to live in Newport from the 1940s onwards, including their recollections of the Caribbean and reasons for coming to the UK. The eighteen-month project was run by the South East Wales Racial Equality Council (SEWREC) and supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project ran from October 2014 to March 2016.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
AV 11770
Creation/Production
Cyril, Vernesta Camilla
Mutale, Donald
Date: 19/03/2015 –
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Techniques
digidol | born digital
Location
In store
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