George “Johnny” Johnson, Last Surviving Dambuster Dies Aged 101
George Leonard “Johnny” Johnson, the last surviving original member of RAF 617 Squadron’s famous “Dambusters” raid of 1943, died peacefully at his care home in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, on Wednesday night surrounded by his family. On his 101st birthday, Mr Johnson received an MBE from the Queen for services Continue Reading
Amnesty – It Starts With a Letter
Amnesty International was started in 1961 by a lawyer called Peter Benenson who had heard of the arrest of two Portuguese students imprisoned for raising a toast to freedom. It has grown to an international movement – and it all started with putting a pen to paper to help another Continue Reading
