CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNER STEVE STEPHENSON

Congratulations to community campaigner and race relations specialist Steve Stephenson, who was recently honoured by the Luton Heritage Group for his work in community and race relations.

Mr Stephenson, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, was awarded an MBE in 1996, and in 2003 he received the Jamaican Prime Minister’s medal of appreciation for services to Jamaica and Caribbean people in the UK.

In 2019, the West Indies team paid respect to Mr Stephenson, who has been one of their long-standing supporters. He was described as a champion of social work and cricket across the United Kingdom.

Mr Stephenson has a long history of supporting Jamaican and West Indian cricketers and putting on various functions for West Indies team when they are in England.

His autobiography ‘Unbeaten Innings’ was published in 2022, and tells his life story, from his birth in Jamaica to his arrival in the UK in 1971, through to his distinguished career in social work and community activism in a number of cities and towns across the country, including Birmingham, Bristol, London, Luton and Manchester.