Betty Campbell Cardiff

A statue in honour of Waless first black head teacher has been unveiled in Cardiff. The brand-new statue of Betty Campbell has started its journey to its new home in Cardiff.

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Betty campbell cardiff. Cardiff Betty Campbell is known for paving the way to equality and diversity in the capital and beyond. Betty full name Rachel Elizabeth Scanbell was born in 1934 to a Jamaican father and a Wales Barbadian mother in the Butetown Docklands area of Cardiff. On a bright and windy day the permanent immortalisation in bronze of the inspirational and pioneering daughter of Butetown was.

A monument to honour Betty Campbell MBE Wales first black headteacher and champion of equality and diversity is being unveiled in Cardiff city centre. The first black headteacher in Wales has been immortalised in the centre of Cardiff. It is a fitting tribute to Betty - such an important woman in Welsh and Cardiff history - to be honoured and commemorated in this incredible way in the city centre.

It will be Cardiffs first public statue of a named women and the first created by a female artist. A statue will be placed in Cardiff to immortalise Wales first black headteacher Betty Campbell after she topped a Hidden Heroines. The late Betty Campbell who sadly passed away in 2017 was appointed as headteacher of Mount Stuart Primary School in Butetown where she worked for 28 years.

She was a pioneer and a rule-breaker an educator community leader and race relations campaigner who met Nelson Mandela and rubbed shoulders with royalty but always had time to call out the bingo numbers at a local event or sign a. Cllr Huw Thomas Leader of Cardiff Council said. In bright sunshine on Wednesday a choir from the school Betty Campbell led with distinction sang her favourite song Something Inside So Strong as a huge bronze monument to her was unveiled in a Cardiff city centre square.

THE STATUE of Wales first black headteacher Betty Campbell is to be unveiled on September 16th in front of the new HMRC building at 6 Central Square. Betty Campbell MBE died in 2017 but was a popular community figure campaigner and headteacher for years in the city. Betty Campbell born Rachel Elizabeth Johnson is born to Nora and Simon Vickers Johnson.

Betty whose full name was Rachel Elizabeth Campbell - was born in 1934 in Cardiffs Butetown docklands area to a Jamaican father and Welsh Barbadian mother. Betty Campbell was once told her childhood dream of becoming a headteacher was insurmountable. Campbell was the first black woman to become a headteacher in Wales.

The once thriving town a melting pot enticing sailors and dockworkers from around the world has languished as the Great Depression grips the country. The event which was originally planned for the summer of 2020 has been postponed multiple. Betty Campbell - who died in 2017 - was a champion of multi-cultural education in Cardiffs Butetown community.

Betty Campbell was told a working-class black girl could never succeed but she proved her doubters wrong in the most inspirational way. Betty Campbell who died in 2017 at the age of 82 proves her allegations wrong after being told that achieving her dream of becoming a principal as a child is insurmountable Did. The Second World War brought tragedy to Bettys family when in 1942.

A public vote decided three years ago that a statue would be made to honour her achievements. The family of Betty Campbell unveil a statue of the educator in Central Square Cardiff on Wednesday. The family of Betty Campbell unveil a statue of the educator in Central Square Cardiff on Wednesday.

Betty Campbell who died in 2017 overcame societal barriers to. Today Mrs Campbell was honoured with a permanent monument in Cardiff city centre to mark her. Betty Campbell topped a public vote to decide who would be the first ever statue of a named non-fictionalised woman in Wales.

Cardiff officer and the concetre pinth which will be clad with black granite has been. Betty Campbell taught at Mount Stuart in Butetown for 28 years. Under her guidance the school would go on to embrace a deeper outlook on history and multicultural education ensuring black history was present in the curriculum.

Betty Campbells statue is the first in a series five of permanently sited figurative sculptures championed by a collective of Welsh journalists academics and businesswomen who are working. During her life Betty Campbell made strides to. Betty Campbell who died in 2017 aged 82 proved her doubters wrong after being told as a child that achieving her dream of becoming a head teacher was insurmountable.

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A statue to honour Betty Campbell MBE Wales first black headteacher and champion of equality and diversity was finally unveiled in Cardiff city centre today following a campaign by the Monumental Welsh Women group. A statue of Wales first ever black headteacher has been unveiled in Cardiff with the bronze monument set to be a permanent reminder of her work. Betty whose full name was Rachel Elizabeth Campbell was born in 1934 in Cardiffs Butetown docklands area to a Jamaican father and Welsh Barbadian mother.

Her family who were involved in the selection said the design really captures the. Monumental Welsh Women the organisation responsible for getting five statues of Welsh women put up in five years has announced today that the first statue of the project and the very first public statue of a named Welsh woman has left the foundry destined.

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