PROMOTING DIVERSITY FOR BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2022
APRIL 2021
Connecting Communities - Inspiring A New Generation
REACHING DEEPER Over 4 gruelling days, professional racing driver and double-leg amputee, Billy Monger battled the elements as well as physical and mental exhaustion to walk, kayak and cycle a staggering 140 miles.
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t has been a difficult 4 years for professional racing driver and double-leg amputee Billy Monger, who started racing at only 6 years old, and over the next 12 years became one of the most exciting British talents in the sport, earning him the moniker “Billy Whizz” In April 2017 he was involved in a horrific crash at Donnington Park, leaving him with life-changing injuries which resulted in the amputation of both of his legs. Following his accident a JustGiving page was set up for Billy,
describing him as “A complete one off, a cracking young man with a spark that makes it impossible for anyone not to like him. Full of spirit, Billy is one of those people that instantly lights up a room.
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l The dangerous flats are off Regina Road in South Norwood
National Shame Over ‘Dangerous Squalour’ In Council Housing
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by Steve Williams
ollowing the exposure of the ‘appalling and unliveable’ council housing conditions some people have endured during lockdown in London, attention was drawn to the inhabitable living conditions experienced by residents living in council-run properties up and down the country – especially during the turbulent COVID-19 pandemic. A recent ITV news investigation highlighted the plight of people living in council-run properties in Croydon, in south London and it cited residents living in ‘unliveable’ council housing
conditions. Many have been enduring such atrocious conditions during lockdown measures.
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