WE'VE BUILT THE STATUE, NOW WE'RE TELLING THE STORY
Black History Month 2024
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Jack Leslie Campaign: Black History Month 2024
It is important to acknowledge black history every month but we are always happy to present a range of activities for Black History Month each October, and 2024 will be no exception!
October 2023 was a very successful Black History Month- see our review here
Last October included a presentation of an honorary England cap to Jack’s family at Wembley, and this year we will be back at Wembley talking about Jack for the England game on October 10th!
And last year saw the publication of Matt Tiller’s definitive biography of Jack Leslie- The Lion who never roared. Matt has attended numerous literary and history events, and will be busy promoting the book and talking about Jack’s story this month.
The Campaign would like to see copies of the book in libraries and schools across the Country, and are looking for a commercial sponsor to help with that- if interested, do get in touch!
2024 Eventsinclude:
07 October- presentation at Lyndhurst School, Camberwell, London
10 October – Campaign and Jack Leslie family members take part in BHM event at Wembley Football Stadium
It is important to acknowledge black history every month but we are always happy to present a range of activities for Black History Month each October, and 2023 was no different!
Last October (2022) was an incredibly busy but amazing month for the campaign which also included the statue unveiling. You can also read about our previous BHM presentations in 2020 here and in 2021 here! We do presentations al year round, and have worked with organisations such as the CPS, the GDC, a trades union, a leading law-firm, the Environment Agency and the University of Plymouth as well as commercial businesses. Commercial sponsors can be credited on our website, social media, and potentially added in perpetuity on the statue plinth. For further details contact Greg or Matt by email
REVIEW OF OCTOBER 2023:-
1 Presentation of Jack’s England Cap
Earlier this year the FA presented Jack Leslie’s family with a posthumous honorary cap at an England International at Wembley. This October Jack’s cap has made it’s way to Home Park where it has been presented to the club by Jack’s grand-daughters on permanent loan! Read about that here.
2 Publication of Jack Leslie book
The definitive biography of Jack, The Lion Who Never Roared, written by Campaign co-founder Matt Tiller, has now been released by Pitch Publishing (23rd October)
21st October: The Campaign visited West Brom to talk to fans about Jack’s story at the Championship fixture between WBAFC and PAFC (as part of our ongoing series at football clubs -details here ) Thanks to WBA for their engagement and hospitality!
29th October: At the London stadium as guests of West Ham United, talking about the campaign
4 Jack Leslie statue – limited edition framed print!
October saw the launch of a limited edition framed photograph of the Jack Leslie statue, in conjunction with esteemed local photographer Jonathan Ward and Kaya Galleries – more info here. (and as reported in Evening Herald here)
