I came to Sheffield in 1962 to join my father who lived on Chesterfield Road. I went to Meersbrook Bank Primary School and then onto Newfield Secondary School for boys. I attended church and joined the Boy Scouts. Maybe due to my size I was bullied and faced racism. I did not recognise it as racism at the time; I just knew that I felt uncomfortable in the environment.
The first youth club for Caribbean young people was set up near Oxford Street in Crookesmoor. Faced with racism and a culture that did not understand me, Crookesmoor was a place of comfort and safety, where I could meet friends, socialise and be myself. The youth club provided me with a range of experiences; visits to other cities to help with school work and sporting activities where I could have fun. The youth club co-existed with the West Indian Association that occupied the hut next door.

The Ponderosa, Crookesmoor