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A Tuntum story 1997
Homes for Montserrat Refugees
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In July 1995, the Volcano Soufriere In typical Tuntum style, a welcoming erupted on the island of Montserrat in the committee was very quickly established
Caribbean burying the capital Plymouth in and the first black Sheriff of Nottingham, 12 feet of ash and killing over 23 people. Cllr Tony Robinson, agreed to chair
As a colony of Britain, Montserratians it. The committee was made up
are entitled to British citizenship and
so in 1997 it was announced that the British government would evacuate Montserratians by aircraft to Britain.
The CEO, Richard Renwick, contacted Nottingham City Council to ask if any of the evacuees were coming to Nottingham and was told that a number of families would be arriving in a few days.
of representatives from various departments of the City Council and other housing associations; and under Tuntum’s leadership a plan of action was devised. By the time the first four
of 20 families arrived, a warm welcome was awaiting them at Tuntum’s Sheltered Scheme Acacia Court, now called Lyn Gilzean Court.
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