Person    | Male  Born 19/5/1960  Died 11/2/1987

Mark Ashton

Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up in Northern Ireland. With his friend Mike Jackson he formed and raised funds for the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners support group at the 1984 Lesbian and Gay Pride march. Died with HIV at Guy's Hospital.

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Mark Ashton

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Mark Ashton

The crowd funded plaque was unveiled on 19 May 2017, Ashton's 57th birthday. ...

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Friends of Choice FM

Friends of Choice FM

We're not sure if this group still exists.  Is this the group on Facebook?

Group, Community / Clubs, TV & Radio

1 memorial
50 years of Lionism in the British Isles

50 years of Lionism in the British Isles

Lions Clubs International were begun on 7 June 1917 in America by a Chicago businessman.  The first Lions Club in the UK was formed in London in 1950. From LionsMD105: "We are one of the largest se...

Event, Benefactor, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Festival Pleasure Gardens - Battersea

Festival Pleasure Gardens - Battersea

The gardens were in the northern part of Battersea Park, which had been transformed as part of the Festival of Britain.  Among its features, were a tree walk and the popular Guinness clock (picture...

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Southbank Mosaics / London School of Mosaic

Southbank Mosaics / London School of Mosaic

Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, inter-generational mosaic art work. The studio aims to draw on the historic roots of local neighbourhoods traversed by Sh...

Group, Art, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design

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