Joe Hunte Court, a council sheltered housing scheme in Knight’s Hill, marks its 40th anniversary this month, celebrating four decades of dedicated service to Lambeth’s older and vulnerable residents.
His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant, Mr Anthony Griffith, and the Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Adrian Garden, were among those who joined residents and their relatives to celebrate the occasion. They also joined the Prime Minister’s office in paying tribute to the scheme’s manager Tara Solanki, who has worked at Joe Hunte Court since the first residents moved in on 20 February 1986.
You can read more about the day of celebration here on the Love Lambeth website.
The sheltered housing scheme is named after the community activist Joe Hunte, who is buried in West Norwood Cemetery. He fought to improve living and working conditions for West Indians in London. Born in St Vincent and working in Trinidad as a teacher, he came to Britain in 1958 and studied Politics, Economics and Philosophy at Swansea University. Joe Hunte then moved to Brixton with his family and in1968 he took up the post as Senior Community Relations Officer in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a post he held until his retirement. He became a voice for the growing West Indian community and was active in social and political issues.
