Wednesday 15^th November 2023

The Bristol heat of the Historical Association Great Debate

Which historical place or person from your local area deserves greater recognition?

There were ten candidates from seven schools.

The winner was Alicia Morgan from Clifton College who presented the case for Carmen Beckford, black activist in Bristol and one of the founders of St Pauls Carnival. Carmen’s incredible community work led her to become the first Black recipient of an MBE in the South West.

There were two runners up. Arthur Fisher from Beechen Cliff School presented the case for the Bath Pavilion. Lily Wiltshire presented the case for RAF Locking.

A big thanks to all the students who took part. Many of them had travelled a great distance. Thank you to their teachers and parents.

This year the three judges were Professor Ronald Hutton, Clare Deering and Eugene Byrne.